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Keeping Up
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Manager Letchas had 16 men in
the lineup before the game was
over, using four pitchers and four
pinch-hitters (including himself).
Vines, who took over in the 18th
inning, was the winning pitcher.
Hull was behind the plate.
Errors played a large part in the
Colts scoring, with the Braves being
charged with four miscues.
The Braves took a 81 run lead in
the first inning. With one away,
Myers doubled to right. Bortz came
right behind him with another
double to center, scoring Myers. Bar
rett walked and Laguna was safe at
first on an error, filling the bases
Guyton was up next and he singled
to right, scoring Bortz and Barrett,
with Laguna stopping at second.
Blake then forced Guyton at second,
with Laguna going to third on the
play. Hersh walked and the bases
were again loaded. Horton, the ninth
man up, flied to center to retire the
side
That was all the scoring until the
sixth, when both teams got a run to
make the score 4 to l Hagerstown
In the top half, with one away,
Blake singled to center. Hersh went
down swinging, but Horton came
through with a double to left, scor-
ing Blake. Butts (who was the start
ing pitcher then retired the side
without any further scoring.
In the bottom half, Santora, the
first man up, grounded to Bortz, who
booted the ball and Sanford was safe
at first on the error. Butts went out
second to first, with Sanford moving
to second and Burgos went out the
same way, with Sanford moving to
third. Sangalli walked and Poole
followed with a single to center,
scoring Sanford. But the inning end
ed when Giammarco flied to left.
Richmond scored twice in the sew
enth to make the score 4-3 Hagers-
town.
Montiero, the first man up, walked
Pope then singled to right and when
the ball got through Guyton and
rolled to the fence, Montiero scored
on the error and Pope went to third.
Miller then relieved Horton. Hull,
the first man to face him, popped up
to Miller on the mound. Sanford
made the second out by grounding
to Miller who threw him out at first,
but Ennis, pinch-hitting for Butts,
lined a single to right, scoring Pope
with the second run of the inning.
Burgos then forced Ennis to retire
the side.
Richmond tied it up in the ninth.
With one away, Pope singled through
the box and Hull followed with a
line single to left, with Pope stop
ping at second. Sanford then ground
ed to Bortz at short who bobbled the
ball for an error and the bases were
loaded. Letchas, pinch-hitting for
Dansby, who had taken over the
pitching in the eighth, grounded to
linn, who threw to Bortz for the
force out at second, but the relay to
first was too late for the double play
and Pope scored the tying run. The
inning ended when Hull was trapped
/ between third and home and was
tagged out by Laguna.
That was all the scoring until the
18th and here's what happened:
With Vines on the mound, linn,
the first man to face him, singled
through the box. Myers then laid
down sacrifice bunt and was
thrown out at first. On the play
Jimmy linn, with a bit of daring
4 base running, instead of stopping at
. second, kept on running and when
Pope made a wild throw to third
trying to get him, Jimmy came all
4 of the way home on the error. Bortz,
the next man up, took third called
strike and Barrett went down swing
ing to retire the side.
In the bottom half, Giammarco, the
first man up, grounded to Myers back
of first, but Boobies throw to Miller
covering was too high and Grammar
co was safe on the error Montiero,
the next man up, singled to left, with
Giammarco stopping at second. Pope
followed with a double to right
scoring Giammarco and sending
Montiero to third. Hull came right
behind him with an other single this
time to center, scoring Montiero with
the winning run.
Summary: Richmond, CIR, 18Th, 2E
10 Left. Hagerstown, 5R, OH, 4E, Il
Left.
AT RICHMOND
TUESDAY, September u
The Braves won the Richmond
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