MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
08/15/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1724 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (65-58) 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Cincinnati Packers (54-68) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 2
Traders Win at Cincinnati, 5-2
The Chicago Traders downed the Cincinnati Packers, 5-2. The hitting star was right fielder Jimmy Benson. Benson went 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times for the Traders. Jose Mojica earned the win to go to 7-9. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits, with 2 walks and 1 strikeout in 7 innings of work. With the win, Chicago pushed its record to 65-58.

Chicago used the hitting of Walt McCord to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Traders on top, 1-0. For the game, McCord had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

Chicago manager Larry Link commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .298 2 32
W. McCord CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .267 1 14
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316 12 59
   a-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 2
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 16 67
J. Benson RF 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .272 9 62
E. White C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .241 6 37
G. Russell 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .213 9 45
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .218 0 12
J. Mojica P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .122 1 5
   b-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 2
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5 1 4 18      
a - A. Garcia substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - D. Fickes pinch hit for J. Mojica in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fuentes (37, 5th Inning off C. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Benson (19, 5th Inning off C. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. McCord (1, 1st Inning off C. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 3 , W. McCord 6 , J. Benson 4 , E. White , D. Lindsey 2
2-out RBI: J. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Madsen , E. White , G. Russell
Sac Bunt: E. White
Sac Fly: D. Lindsey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Russell (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Sledd, Lindsey-Fuentes, Fuentes-Lindsey-Sledd, Fuentes-Lindsey-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Taranto 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 2 33
S. Timmons 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .290 8 39
D. Stewart LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .317 2 43
G. Bennett SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .303 4 21
C. Ruoff RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .238 5 25
E. Ingle 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 0 5
   b-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 1 3
G. Borowy CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .243 3 11
D. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .189 2 14
C. Montgomery P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .129 0 4
   a-G. Palmer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 2 26
   S. Meckley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2 3 2 13      
a - G. Palmer pinch hit for C. Montgomery in the 8th
b - J. Anderson pinch hit for E. Ingle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Stewart (28, 1st Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Ingle (5, 2nd Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Taranto (15, 3rd Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Montgomery (1, 5th Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Stewart (9, 8th Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Taranto 2 , D. Stewart 5 , C. Ruoff 2 , E. Ingle 2 , G. Borowy , C. Montgomery 2
2-out RBI: D. Stewart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Bennett 2 , C. Montgomery
GIDP: G. Bennett , E. Ingle , J. Anderson
Sac Fly: D. Stewart
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bennett (3) , C. Montgomery (3)
OF assists: 1 (Ruoff(McCord at 2nd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica W (7-9) 7.0 6 1 1 2 1 0 91 4.03   
R. Birch 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 60
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 26, R. Birch 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 7-10, R. Birch 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 91-51, R. Birch 28-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Montgomery L (12-4) 8.0 11 5 4 1 2 1 109 2.59   
S. Meckley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Montgomery 43
Batters Faced: C. Montgomery 36, S. Meckley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Montgomery 11-10, S. Meckley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Montgomery 109-70, S. Meckley 12-9
WP: C. Montgomery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Benson
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 13106
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