1977 ALCS, Game 1: Memphis Redbirds At Homestead Grays 9/16/1977
Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Grays AB R H RBI AVG
I.Dejesus SS 3 0 0 0 .000 K.Griffey LF 4 0 0 0 .000
D.Money 3B 3 1 1 0 .333 L.Bowa SS 5 1 2 0 .400
M.Hargrove 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Staub DH 4 1 2 0 .500
R.Smith RF 3 2 1 2 .333 E.Murray 1B 3 1 2 2 .667
L.Bostock CF 3 1 1 0 .333 R.Jones RF 4 1 2 1 .500
A-B.Powell PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Sundberg C 3 1 2 0 .667
C.Fisk C 4 0 1 2 .250 B.Hobson 3B 4 0 1 2 .250
K.Bevacqua DH 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Winfield CF 4 0 1 0 .250
S.Lezcano LF 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Lopes 2B 4 0 1 0 .250
W.Randolph 2B 3 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 29 4 4 4 Totals 35 5 13 5
A-Pinch Hit For Bostock In 9th Inning
Redbirds........ 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 4 0
Grays........... 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 13 0
Redbirds (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
E.Halicki LOSS(0-1) 7 13 5 5 2 2 1 122 6.43
G.Pentz 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00
Totals 8 13 5 5 3 2 1
Grays (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Hooton WIN(1-0) 8 3 3 3 4 5 0 113 3.38
B.Sutter SAVE(1st) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 9.00
Totals 9 4 4 4 4 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 49,674 DATE- Friday, September 16th 1977 TIME- Night
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 2 Grays: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 1 Grays: 1
DOUBLES- J.Sundberg(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Smith(1st), E.Murray(1st)
WALKS- I.Dejesus, D.Money, R.Smith, S.Lezcano, K.Griffey, E.Murray, J.Sundberg
STRIKE OUTS- M.Hargrove-2, C.Fisk-2, S.Lezcano, W.Randolph, D.Winfield, D.Lopes
GIDP- W.Randolph, L.Bowa
49,674 fans watched an exciting game at Shea Stadium. The Homestead Grays
topped the Memphis Redbirds by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
Homestead had 3 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 5th inning with the
help of 4 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Butch Hobson who
brought a roar from the partisan Shea Stadium fans when he slapped a base-hit
scoring two baserunners. Memphis made it exciting in the 9th, but they were
unable to push the needed runs across.
Burt Hooton(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 8 innings. Hooton
got relief help from Bruce Sutter who gained credit for his 1st save. Ed
Halicki(0-1) absorbed the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 13 hits and 2
walks in 7 innings.