4/9/1977, DAY77-SPK77, game 1, Fulton County Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1977 Flyers            0  0  0  1  0  1  2  3  2     9 16  1    11  1
1977 Sparkplugs        0  1  7  2  2  0  0  2  x    14 18  4     5  3
 
Flyers               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Sparkplugs           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Rudi              lf  4  2  3  4  .286    Geronimo          cf  5  2  3  2  .240
Chalk             3b  6  0  0  0  .213    LeFlore           lf  5  1  2  1  .318
Stennett          2b  4  1  3  0  .500    Thornton          dh  5  1  3  3  .250
 Remy             ph  1  1  1  0  .286    Burroughs         rf  5  3  2  2  .171
Murcer            rf  4  1  2  0  .400    Stearns           c   5  4  4  3  .385
May,L             dh  5  0  2  2  .378    Biittner          1b  5  1  1  2  .280
Maddox,G          cf  5  2  3  0  .293    Chaney            2b  4  0  0  0  .000
May,M             c   4  1  0  0  .300    Howe              3b  3  1  2  0  .361
Speier            ss  4  0  1  1  .333    Reynolds          ss  2  1  1  0  .452
 Youngblood       ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Dauer            2b  2  0  0  0  .125
Ault              1b  5  1  1  0  .308                         41 14 18 13
                     43  9 16  7
 
Flyers                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Alcala           L 0-1           2.0  7  5  5  0  1  45  30 12.38
Burgmeier                        1.1  5  4  4  1  0  40  20 10.80
McGraw                           3.2  4  3  3  1  4  61  42  3.68
Miller,D                         1.0  2  2  2  0  1  20  15  7.71
                                 8.0 18 14 14  2  6 166 107 
 
Sparkplugs                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Reuss            W 2-1           6.0  9  2  1  3  1 106  60  4.08
Torrealba        H 1             1.0  4  4  2  0  0  22  15 18.00
Camp                             1.0  2  1  1  0  1  14   9  9.00
Capilla                          1.0  1  2  2  1  0  19  10 18.00
                                 9.0 16  9  6  4  2 161  94 
 
DAY: Remy batted for Stennett in the 8th
     Remy moved to 2b in the 8th
     Youngblood batted for Speier in the 9th
SPK: Chaney moved to ss in the 4th
     Dauer inserted at 2b in the 4th
 
E-Speier, LeFlore, Chaney 2, Howe. 2B-Maddox,G 2(3), Ault(1), Remy(2), 
LeFlore(2), Thornton(2). 3B-Howe(1). HR-Rudi 2(2), Geronimo(2), Thornton(2), 
Burroughs 2(3), Stearns 2(2), Biittner(3). RBI-Rudi 4(6), May,L 2(6), 
Speier(8), Geronimo 2(3), LeFlore(5), Thornton 3(8), Burroughs 2(5), 
Stearns 3(6), Biittner 2(7). K-Maddox,G, May,M, Geronimo, LeFlore 2, Stearns, 
Biittner, Chaney. BB-Rudi 2, Murcer, May,M, Chaney, Howe. WP-Burgmeier, 
Reuss 2, Capilla. 
GWRBI: Stearns
Temperature: 73, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 4 MPH.
4/9/1977, DAY77-SPK77, game 1, Fulton County Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1977 Flyers            0  0  0  1  0  1  2  3  2     9 16  1    11  1
1977 Sparkplugs        0  1  7  2  2  0  0  2  x    14 18  4     5  3
 
 
Flyers               -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Rudi              lf 1>S          3>53         5>W            W.2-3;1-2    HR.2-H    
Chalk             3b   643/gdp      9            7            63/gdp       Camp      
                                                                           9         
Stennett          2b   S            S            64/f.B-1   7>Torrealba              
                                                              S                      
 Remy             ph                                                       D         
Murcer            rf   S.1-3        S.1-2        W.1-2        e5.1-2;B-1   41.2-3    
May,L             dh   6/L          5/f          43           S.2-H;1-2    S.3-H     
Maddox,G          cf 2>S          4>D.B-3(e7)  6>D            note 1       k         
May,M             c    63.1-2       13           wp.2-3       note 2     9>Capilla   
                                                 k                         W         
Speier            ss   63           13           S.3-H        7                      
 Youngblood       ph                                                       wp.1-2    
                                                                           9         
Ault              1b   63           wp.3-H       e6.1-2;B-1 8>D            53        
                                    63                                               
 
 1: e6.2-3;1-2;B-1  2: 643/gdp.3-H;2-3 
 
 
Sparkplugs           -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Geronimo          cf 1>e6/fl      3>S            note 1     5>HR           k         
                       43                        S.3-H;2-3                           
LeFlore           lf   k            D.1-3        S.3-H;1-2    k            63        
Thornton          dh   D            HR.3-H;2-H   5/f          8          8>Miller,D  
                                                                           S         
Burroughs         rf   53           HR         4>63           HR           64/f.B-1  
Stearns           c  2>HR           Burgmeier    S            k            HR.1-H    
                                    S                                                
Biittner          1b   9            6            McGraw     6>43           k         
                                                 HR.1-H                              
Chaney            2b   9            7            k            W            63        
Howe              3b   T            W.1-2        S            463/gdp                
Reynolds          ss   43           S.2-3;1-2                                        
 Dauer            2b                             43         7>13                     
 
 1: wp.3-H;2-3;1-2 
 
 
Flyers               -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Rudi              lf   HR.2-H                                                        
Chalk             3b   9                                                             
                                                                                     
Stennett          2b                                                                 
                                                                                     
 Remy             ph                                                                 
Murcer            rf                                                                 
May,L             dh                                                                 
Maddox,G          cf                                                                 
May,M             c                                                                  
                                                                                     
Speier            ss                                                                 
 Youngblood       ph                                                                 
                                                                                     
Ault              1b                                                                 
                                                                                     
 
 
Sparkplugs           -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Geronimo          cf                                                                 
                                                                                     
LeFlore           lf                                                                 
Thornton          dh                                                                 
                                                                                     
Burroughs         rf                                                                 
Stearns           c                                                                  
                                                                                     
Biittner          1b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Chaney            2b                                                                 
Howe              3b                                                                 
Reynolds          ss                                                                 
 Dauer            2b                                                                 
 
 
Flyers           IN OUT ER                  Sparkplugs       IN OUT ER                  
Alcala           A1  B4  5 L 0-1            Reuss            A1  D2  1 W 2-1            
Burgmeier        B5  C5  4                  Torrealba        D3  E1  2 H 1              
McGraw           C6  E2  3                  Camp             E2  E6  1                  
Miller,D         E3  E7  2                  Capilla          E7  F2  2                  
4/9/1977, DAY77-SPK77, game 1, Fulton County Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1977 Flyers            0  0  0  1  0  1  2  3  2     9 16  1    11  1
1977 Sparkplugs        0  1  7  2  2  0  0  2  x    14 18  4     5  3
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Flyers batting
 0-0  0 --- 11  Rudi grounded a single up the middle (BCX)
 0-0  0 1-- 12  Chalk grounded into a double play, Reynolds to Chaney to 
                  Biittner (BCSX)
 0-0  2 --- 11  Stennett lined a single to shallow center (BFX)
 0-0  2 1-- 12  Murcer grounded a single between first and second, 
                  Stennett to third (BSCX)
 0-0  2 1-3 21  May,L lined out to short (BFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Sparkplugs batting
 0-0  0 --- 11  Geronimo continues to bat after the shortstop Speier 
                  dropped a foul popup for an error (BFXF)
 0-0  0 --- 22  Geronimo grounded out to second (BFXF.BX)
 0-0  1 --- 32  LeFlore struck out (BCSBFBS)
 0-0  2 --- 32  Thornton lined a double to right center (FSFBBBX)
 0-0  2 -2- 02  Burroughs grounded out to third (CSX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Flyers batting
 0-0  0 --- 02  Maddox,G lined a single down the left field line (CSX)
 0-0  0 1-- 22  May,M grounded out to short, Maddox,G to second (1FbBBSFX)
 0-0  1 -2- 00  Speier grounded out to short (X)
 0-0  2 -2- 10  Ault grounded out to short (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Sparkplugs batting
 0-0  0 --- 00  Stearns homered deep down the left-field line (X)
 0-1  0 --- 20  Biittner flied out to right (BBX)
 0-1  1 --- 01  Chaney flied out to right (FX)
 0-1  2 --- 10  Howe tripled deep to right center (BX)
 0-1  2 --3 11  Reynolds grounded out to second (BFX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Flyers batting
 0-1  0 --- 10  Rudi grounded out to third (BX)
 0-1  1 --- 00  Chalk flied out to right (X)
 0-1  2 --- 10  Stennett grounded a single between first and second (BX)
 0-1  2 1-- 21  Murcer reached on an infield single to short, Stennett to 
                  second (1BBSX)
 0-1  2 12- 11  May,L grounded to third, forcing Stennett at third (FBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Sparkplugs batting
 0-1  0 --- 12  Geronimo reached on an infield single to the pitcher 
                  (BCSX)
 0-1  0 1-- 00  LeFlore doubled deep to center, Geronimo to third (X)
 0-1  0 -23 22  Thornton homered deep to left center, Geronimo scored, 
                  LeFlore scored (BBFCX)
 0-4  0 --- 00  Burroughs homered deep to left center (X)
                Burgmeier now pitching
 0-5  0 --- 10  Stearns grounded a single up the middle (BX)
 0-5  0 1-- 21  Biittner popped out to short (BBCX)
 0-5  1 1-- 22  Chaney flied out to left (FBFBFX)
 0-5  2 1-- 31  Howe walked, Stearns to second (BBFBB)
 0-5  2 12- 32  Reynolds lined a single to center, Stearns to third, Howe 
                  to second (BBBCF>X)
 0-5  2 123 21  Burgmeier threw a wild pitch, Stearns scored, Howe to 
                  third, Reynolds to second (CBBB)
 0-6  2 -23 32  Geronimo lined a single to shallow left, Howe scored, 
                  Reynolds to third (CBBB.SFX)
 0-7  2 1-3 00  LeFlore grounded a single up the middle, Reynolds scored, 
                  Geronimo to second (X)
 0-8  2 12- 20  Thornton grounded to third, forcing Geronimo at third 
                  (BBX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Flyers batting
                Chaney moved to shortstop
                Dauer now playing second base
 0-8  0 --- 11  Maddox,G doubled deep to left, Maddox,G to third on an 
                  error by the left fielder LeFlore (CBX)
 0-8  0 --3 00  May,M grounded out to the mound (X)
 0-8  1 --3 11  Speier grounded out to the mound (SBX)
 0-8  2 --3 00  Reuss threw a wild pitch, Maddox,G scored (B)
 1-8  2 --- 20  Ault grounded out to short (B.BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-8  0 --- 10  Burroughs grounded out to short (BX)
 1-8  1 --- 21  Stearns grounded a single between first and second (BBFX)
                McGraw now pitching
 1-8  1 1-- 00  Biittner homered deep to right, Stearns scored (X)
 1-10 1 --- 02  Chaney struck out (SCFFS)
 1-10 2 --- 00  Howe grounded a single between third and short (X)
 1-10 2 1-- 12  Dauer grounded out to second (SFBFX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Flyers batting
 1-10 0 --- 30  Rudi walked (BBBB)
 1-10 0 1-- 32  Chalk flied out to left (BFFBBX)
 1-10 1 1-- 00  Stennett grounded to short, forcing Rudi at second, 
                  Stennett to first (X)
 1-10 2 1-- 32  Murcer walked, Stennett to second (BCBBC>F>B)
 1-10 2 12- 12  May,L grounded out to second (CFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-10 0 --- 32  Geronimo homered deep to right center (BFCBBX)
 1-11 0 --- 22  LeFlore struck out (SBSBS)
 1-11 1 --- 11  Thornton flied out to center (BSX)
 1-11 2 --- 21  Burroughs homered deep to left center (FBBX)
 1-12 2 --- 12  Stearns struck out (CBCC)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Flyers batting
 1-12 0 --- 22  Maddox,G doubled deep to right center (BCCBFX)
 1-12 0 -2- 11  Reuss threw a wild pitch, Maddox,G to third (BCB)
 1-12 0 --3 22  May,M struck out (BCB.SS)
 1-12 1 --3 32  Speier grounded a single between third and short, 
                  Maddox,G scored (BBBCFX)
 2-12 1 1-- 32  Speier to second, Ault to first on an error by the 
                  shortstop Chaney (SBBBFX)
 2-12 1 12- 31  Rudi walked, Speier to third, Ault to second (BBBCB)
 2-12 1 123 21  Chalk grounded into a double play, Chaney to Biittner 
                  (BFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 2-12 0 --- 01  Biittner grounded out to second (SX)
 2-12 1 --- 32  Chaney walked (BCBFBB)
 2-12 1 1-- 11  Howe grounded into a double play, Stennett to Speier to 
                  Ault (CBX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Flyers batting
                Torrealba now pitching
 2-12 0 --- 00  Stennett lined a single to right center (X)
 2-12 0 1-- 02  Stennett to second on an error by the third baseman Howe, 
                  Murcer to first (CSX)
 2-12 0 12- 00  May,L singled to shallow center, Stennett scored, Murcer 
                  to second (X)
 3-12 0 12- 20  Murcer to third, May,L to second, Maddox,G to first on an 
                  error by the shortstop Chaney (BBX)
 3-12 0 123 01  May,M grounded into a double play, Chaney to Dauer to 
                  Biittner, Murcer scored, May,L to third (FX)
 4-12 2 --3 11  Speier flied out to left (BCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 4-12 0 --- 22  Dauer grounded out to the mound (BBCCFFFX)
 4-12 1 --- 12  Geronimo struck out (CFBS)
 4-12 2 --- 12  LeFlore grounded out to short (CBCX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Flyers batting
 4-12 0 --- 32  Ault lined a double to left center (FCBBBFX)
 4-12 0 -2- 10  Rudi homered deep to center, Ault scored (BX)
                Camp now pitching
 6-12 0 --- 01  Chalk flied out to right (FX)
                Remy pinch hitting for Stennett
 6-12 1 --- 20  Remy lined a double to right center (BBX)
 6-12 1 -2- 10  Murcer grounded out to second, Remy to third (BX)
 6-12 2 --3 21  May,L grounded a single up the middle, Remy scored (BCBX)
 7-12 2 1-- 02  Maddox,G struck out (FFS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Sparkplugs batting
                Miller,D now pitching
                Remy moved to second base
 7-12 0 --- 12  Thornton reached on an infield single to the pitcher 
                  (BCFX)
 7-12 0 1-- 01  Burroughs grounded to short, forcing Thornton at second, 
                  Burroughs to first (CX)
 7-12 1 1-- 11  Stearns homered deep down the left-field line, Burroughs 
                  scored (BFX)
 7-14 1 --- 22  Biittner struck out (CBFBFFFS)
 7-14 2 --- 11  Chaney grounded out to short (BCX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Flyers batting
                Capilla now pitching
 7-14 0 --- 32  May,M walked (FCBBBB)
                Youngblood pinch hitting for Speier
 7-14 0 1-- 01  Capilla threw a wild pitch, May,M to second (CB)
 7-14 0 -2- 21  Youngblood flied out to right (CB.BX)
 7-14 1 -2- 22  Ault grounded out to third (BBSFX)
 7-14 2 -2- 00  Rudi homered deep down the left-field line, May,M scored 
                  (X)
 9-14 2 --- 11  Chalk flied out to right (BFX)