| AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION HOUSTON EAGLES AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS 08/22/2005 | | | | | |
| AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | HOUSTON EAGLES AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS | GAME ID: 1864 - MONDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 2005 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Houston Eagles (74-51) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | Chicago American Giants (63-62) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
Eagles Topple American Giants with Late Rally | The Houston Eagles dealt the Chicago American Giants a 5-4 loss at Rube Foster Park. Dave Bancroft was the star on offense. He was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Takashi Saito, credited with the save, is now 32 for 35 in save opportunities. The win puts Houston at 74-51 this season.
In the top of the eighth, the Eagles grabbed the lead when Bancroft hit his 14th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Matt Thornton made it 5-3, Houston.
"The fans pay the tickets and help us do what we do, so we like to put on a show for them," Bancroft told the Houston Daily. | | | | |
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HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Judge pinch hit for K. Davies in the 7th b - L. Voit pinch hit for R. Monteleone in the 9th c - D. Jansen substituted for B. Henley in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: M. Brantley (12, 7th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Bancroft (14, 8th Inning off M. Thornton, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: M. Brantley 5 , D. Bancroft 4 , B. Williams , D. Pedroia , B. Henley , B. Monroe 2-out RBI: M. Brantley , B. Henley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Stobbs , B. Williams , B. Henley GIDP: J. Wynn Team LOB: 6 | | | a - L. Polonia pinch ran for D. Santana in the 7th b - A. Cabrera pinch hit for J. Bradley in the 7th c - B. Holt pinch hit for K. Brown in the 7th d - J. Early pinch hit for C. Hinton in the 9th e - B. Barberie pinch hit for M. Thornton in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: J. Altuve (7, 8th Inning off R. Monteleone, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Ennis (22, 7th Inning off T. Spooneybarger, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Altuve 4 , D. Santana , D. Ennis 5 , A. Cabrera , B. Holt , B. Barberie 2-out RBI: A. Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , S. Garvey , B. Holt Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: N. Cash (2) , L. Polonia (8)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Garvey-Altuve-Cash) | | |
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HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
PITCHING Game Score: C. Stobbs 63 Batters Faced: C. Stobbs 16, K. Davies 4, T. Spooneybarger 7, R. Monteleone 5, T. Saito 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stobbs 7-5, K. Davies 2-0, T. Spooneybarger 0-2, R. Monteleone 1-1, T. Saito 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: C. Stobbs 69-49, K. Davies 13-10, T. Spooneybarger 31-16, R. Monteleone 15-12, T. Saito 17-12 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | K. Brown | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 65 | 2.93 | M. Thornton L (4-8) | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 2.55 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dave Bancroft Ballpark: Rube Foster Park Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 6:05 PM CT Time: 2:55 Attendance: 30772 |
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