MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/24/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1429 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (48-56) 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 11 0
Chicago Traders (54-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 10 2
Washington Downs Chicago, 6-4
The Washington Eagles defeated the Chicago Traders, 6-4, in National Baseball League action at Union Field. Washington pitcher Alex Fonseca had a standout performance. Fonseca, the 4th overall pick in the 1968 draft, went the distance for Washington. He gave up 4 runs on 10 hits. Washington has a record of 48-56, placing them 6th in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.

With Washington leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Fonseca hit a run-scoring single off Chicago hurler Marty Arnold. It was the 12th hit of the season for Fonseca and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"When Alex is on, he can really move the ball around," said Washington manager Juan Placeholder.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .276 2 13
P. Soroka SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .217 0 5
M. Lockhart RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .298 17 60
J. Duersch 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .264 9 53
V. Marshall 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .324 1 5
R. Golick LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .313 4 36
J. Lawler CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .275 4 25
J. Olvera C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .185 3 21
A. Fonseca P 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .203 0 4
Totals 39 6 11 6 2 2 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (23, 3rd Inning off M. Arnold, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cook (4, 7th Inning off G. Allen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lawler (4, 8th Inning off G. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cook 3 , P. Soroka , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Duersch , V. Marshall , R. Golick , J. Lawler 5 , J. Olvera , A. Fonseca
2-out RBI: V. Marshall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Soroka , M. Lockhart , R. Golick , J. Olvera
Sac Fly: E. Cook
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Soroka-Cook-Marshall, Soroka-Cook-Marshall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 1 24
F. Precourt CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .309 2 49
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .319 11 47
J. Madsen LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .287 14 58
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 4 32
D. Fickes SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .289 0 2
B. Richter 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .133 1 3
D. Farrell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 0 1
M. Arnold P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   a-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 1 3
   G. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-W. McCord PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 11
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4 0 2 9      
a - T. Rathbone pinch hit for M. Arnold in the 6th
b - W. McCord pinch hit for W. Matz in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: F. Precourt (9, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Madsen (14, 7th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Richter (1, 9th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes , F. Precourt 5 , J. Madsen 5 , D. Fickes 2 , B. Richter 4 , M. Arnold
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , B. Richter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd , E. White
GIDP: E. White , D. Farrell
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes 2 (14)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca W (10-6) 9.0 10 4 4 0 2 2 119 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 53
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 119-75
WP: A. Fonseca
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Arnold L (2-4) 6.0 6 4 3 1 1 0 88 3.46   
G. Allen 1.2 5 2 2 1 1 1 43 2.62   
W. Matz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.16   
R. Birch 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Arnold 46
Batters Faced: M. Arnold 26, G. Allen 11, W. Matz 2, R. Birch 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Arnold 10-7, G. Allen 2-2, W. Matz 1-0, R. Birch 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Arnold 88-57, G. Allen 43-25, W. Matz 4-2, R. Birch 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Matz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Fonseca
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 16606
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