MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
08/11/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1667 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (68-52) 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 9 16 1
Chicago Hawks (50-70) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 11 0
Hawks Fall, 9-4, to Howard, Wranglers
Behind a solid performance from second baseman Dick Howard, the Dallas Wranglers defeated the Chicago Hawks, 9-4. Howard went 3 for 3 with 3 singles and 3 walks, while scoring 2 runs for the Wranglers. Charlie Sokol was the winner. Over 7.2 innings, he yielded 4 runs on 11 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Dallas has now won 4 straight.

With Dallas leading 3-0 in the top of the fifth, Charlie Sokol hit a 2-run single off Chicago pitcher Doug Smilanich. It put the Wranglers ahead 5-0.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Sokol told the Dallas Chronicle.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 3 2 3 1 3 0 0 .280 9 25
M. Weatherby SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 7 .300 9 47
D. Simmons 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 .280 23 67
S. Walp RF 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 .294 17 78
J. Hammit 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .304 10 48
C. Yoshimura LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .300 2 8
T. Meola C 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .259 8 39
W. Penrod CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 8 36
C. Sokol P 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 .294 0 4
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 3 14
   A. Wohlt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 16 9 7 5 29      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for F. Dunn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sokol 2 (2, 2nd Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hammit 2 (22, 5th Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Chambers, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Walp (29, 7th Inning off D. Chambers, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 3 , M. Weatherby , S. Walp 3 , J. Hammit 5 , C. Yoshimura , T. Meola 2 , C. Sokol 6
2-out RBI: S. Walp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Simmons , S. Walp , J. Hammit , T. Meola 2 , W. Penrod
GIDP: M. Weatherby , D. Simmons
Sac Bunt: M. Weatherby
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Weatherby (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Hammit-Howard-Simmons, Weatherby-Howard-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .292 14 47
M. Morris RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 16 57
A. Robinson 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .311 37 84
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 10 36
   a-B. Strange PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 13 44
D. Bozza 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .299 11 51
F. Chavez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .259 3 17
C. Burton CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .282 9 38
G. Tavares C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .122 0 7
D. Smilanich P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071 0 3
   D. Chambers P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 0 1
   b-T. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335 15 52
   B. Hix P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 6 20      
a - B. Strange pinch ran for E. Ronnebaum in the 7th
b - T. Davis pinch hit for D. Chambers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (17, 2nd Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Morales (21, 6th Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (11, 7th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Robinson (37, 5th Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales 4 , M. Morris , A. Robinson 4 , E. Ronnebaum 2 , D. Bozza 3 , F. Chavez , C. Burton , G. Tavares
2-out RBI: , S. Morales 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morris , A. Robinson , C. Burton , D. Smilanich
GIDP: B. Strange , F. Chavez
Sac Bunt: D. Smilanich
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bozza-Chavez-Robinson, Chavez-Morales-Robinson)
OF assists: 1 (Burton(Yoshimura at 3rd base))
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Sokol W (9-8) 7.2 11 4 3 3 6 1 37 133 2.77   
F. Dunn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.35   
A. Wohlt 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 46
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 37, F. Dunn 1, A. Wohlt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 11-5, F. Dunn 1-0, A. Wohlt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 133-82, F. Dunn 2-1, A. Wohlt 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Dunn 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Smilanich L (5-11) 4.1 10 7 7 4 3 0 27 105 6.24   
D. Chambers 3.2 5 2 2 3 2 0 17 58 4.30   
B. Hix 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smilanich 14
Batters Faced: D. Smilanich 27, D. Chambers 17, B. Hix 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smilanich 7-3, D. Chambers 4-3, B. Hix 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smilanich 105-66, D. Chambers 58-34, B. Hix 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Chambers 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Howard
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 12896
Special Notes: LF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases.
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