MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/15/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1683 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (64-56) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 7 11 1
Washington Eagles (43-77) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 1
Big Day for Sledd in 7-5 Traders Win
The Chicago Traders beat the Washington Eagles, 7-5, at Monument Field. John Sledd, in particular, was impressive. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Bobby Peters picked up the win, improving his season record to 17-5. He struck out 6 in 7 innings. The losing streak for Washington has now reached 6 games.

Sledd had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 0-2 sinker from Alex Fonseca, he banged a 2-run home run to left-center, giving the Traders a 4-3 lead. It was the 8th home run of the year for Sledd.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Traders manager Larry Link.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .307 8 46
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .313 8 47
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Garcia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 13 39
   c-W. McCord LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 23
R. Fuentes 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .327 3 52
C. Panetta LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .310 2 3
   V. Marcell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Cox RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .206 2 19
E. White C 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .312 10 61
M. White 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .291 3 22
D. Lindsey SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .202 0 29
B. Peters P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .139 0 7
   a-J. Seidler PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 21 55
Totals 36 7 11 7 4 5 14      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for B. Peters in the 8th
b - S. Garcia pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 9th
c - W. McCord substituted for S. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fuentes (31, 1st Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Precourt (26, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. White (21, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sledd (8, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , J. Sledd 6 , R. Fuentes 2 , C. Panetta , E. White 2 , M. White , D. Lindsey 2
2-out RBI: , J. Sledd 2 , E. White , M. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Panetta , E. White , J. Seidler
Sac Bunt: B. Peters
Sac Fly: L. Cox
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Peters (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Sledd, Seidler-Lindsey-Seidler)
PB: E. White
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 12 43
   a-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 1 4
L. Wools 3B 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 .315 4 37
G. Long SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .270 13 73
J. Lawler LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .223 2 24
E. Cook 2B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .263 3 39
J. Stites RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 6 36
B. Brosnahan CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .215 2 22
J. Olvera C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .227 5 36
A. Fonseca P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 0 8
   D. Rodriquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Kill PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 3 22
Totals 35 5 10 4 3 6 22      
a - A. Garcia substituted for A. Cassill in the 8th
b - G. Kill pinch hit for D. Rodriquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Long 2 (19, 1st Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off V. Marcell, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Lawler 2 (14, 1st Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Calhoun, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Stites (10, 1st Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Wools (5, 1st Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Wools 3 , G. Long 5 , J. Lawler 4 , J. Stites 2 , B. Brosnahan , A. Fonseca , G. Kill
2-out RBI: G. Long , J. Stites
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cassill , G. Long , J. Lawler , B. Brosnahan 2
GIDP: J. Lawler , J. Stites
Sac Bunt: A. Fonseca
Hit by Pitch: J. Lawler
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Fonseca (1)
OF assists: 1 (Brosnahan(Precourt at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters W (17-5) 7.0 7 3 3 1 6 0 114 2.96   
J. Calhoun H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 5.49   
V. Marcell 0.2 2 2 1 1 0 0 22 5.62   
R. Weisenberg SV (32) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 56
Batters Faced: B. Peters 30, J. Calhoun 4, V. Marcell 5, R. Weisenberg 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 9-6, J. Calhoun 2-0, V. Marcell 1-1, R. Weisenberg 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 114-71, J. Calhoun 13-7, V. Marcell 22-13, R. Weisenberg 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Weisenberg 2-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Peters
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (6-17) 7.2 10 6 5 1 5 1 94 4.00   
D. Rodriquez 1.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 27 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 41
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 34, D. Rodriquez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 11-6, D. Rodriquez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 94-65, D. Rodriquez 27-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rodriquez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Sledd
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 14187
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