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rpriske · 07-21-2019, 10:45 AM

May 23rd, 1987

Today the Giants are pitching Willie Fraser (1-2, 6.33) vs Charles Hudson (4-2, 4.02) and the Phillies.

I have done pretty well vs Hudson, going 7 for 16 - .438.

I open the game by fouling out to Bill Madlock at 1st.

In the bottom half I took a Madlock fielder's choice ball to get Tim Raines for the 1st out.

I came up with one out in the 3rd and drop one into left centre for my 50th hit of the season. Stolen base #41. I was left there.

There was a scary moment when Willie hit Madlock in the head with a pitch, but it seems that he is all right.
I erased Bill on a Von Hayes fielder's choice ball.

The 4th got a little sloppy, with a Chris Brown error, a wild pitch, and a sac fly by Ray Knight to score Dwight Evans. Worse, Steve Stanicek hurt his elbow on the play and had to leave the game. Word is that it is a sprain.
Alan Cockrell replaced him.

Phillies lead 1-0

I came up in the 5th with one out and Bobby Grich on 2nd. I grounded out to Madlock, moving Bobby up. He ended up not scoring.

In the bottom half I took a Madlock grounder for the 2nd out.

Because this is how things go sometimes, Alan Cockrell led off the 6th for us with a solo home run.

Game tied 1-1

In the bottom half, I should have closed the inning with a Knight grounder, but I messed up the throw for an error! Thankfully it ended up not costing us a run.

I came up with two out in the 7th and pushed one through the left side for another single. Stolen base #42. I then scored on a Mike Aldrete single. Mike then scored on a Chili Davis single.

Giants lead 3-1

In the bottom of the 8th, with now out and Juan Samuel on 2nd, Nestor went to Dennis Eckersley. I handled a Garry Templeton grounder for the final out of the inning.

I led off the 9th, now facing Clint Jenkins, by walking. Stolen base #43. Stolen base #44! I scored on a ground out by Mike.

Giants lead 4-1

Eck got three more and we had the win.

I had a great day! 2 for 4 with two singles, a walk, two runs scored, and FOUR stolen bases!

We heard after that Steve's elbow isn't TOO bad. He plans to play through it. (Maybe he is worried after Alan stepped in and smacked a dinger.)

07-21-2019, 10:45 AM	#468
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,969	May 23rd, 1987 Today the Giants are pitching Willie Fraser (1-2, 6.33) vs Charles Hudson (4-2, 4.02) and the Phillies. I have done pretty well vs Hudson, going 7 for 16 - .438. I open the game by fouling out to Bill Madlock at 1st. In the bottom half I took a Madlock fielder's choice ball to get Tim Raines for the 1st out. I came up with one out in the 3rd and drop one into left centre for my 50th hit of the season. Stolen base #41. I was left there. There was a scary moment when Willie hit Madlock in the head with a pitch, but it seems that he is all right. I erased Bill on a Von Hayes fielder's choice ball. The 4th got a little sloppy, with a Chris Brown error, a wild pitch, and a sac fly by Ray Knight to score Dwight Evans. Worse, Steve Stanicek hurt his elbow on the play and had to leave the game. Word is that it is a sprain. Alan Cockrell replaced him. Phillies lead 1-0 I came up in the 5th with one out and Bobby Grich on 2nd. I grounded out to Madlock, moving Bobby up. He ended up not scoring. In the bottom half I took a Madlock grounder for the 2nd out. Because this is how things go sometimes, Alan Cockrell led off the 6th for us with a solo home run. Game tied 1-1 In the bottom half, I should have closed the inning with a Knight grounder, but I messed up the throw for an error! Thankfully it ended up not costing us a run. I came up with two out in the 7th and pushed one through the left side for another single. Stolen base #42. I then scored on a Mike Aldrete single. Mike then scored on a Chili Davis single. Giants lead 3-1 In the bottom of the 8th, with now out and Juan Samuel on 2nd, Nestor went to Dennis Eckersley. I handled a Garry Templeton grounder for the final out of the inning. I led off the 9th, now facing Clint Jenkins, by walking. Stolen base #43. Stolen base #44! I scored on a ground out by Mike. Giants lead 4-1 Eck got three more and we had the win. I had a great day! 2 for 4 with two singles, a walk, two runs scored, and FOUR stolen bases! We heard after that Steve's elbow isn't TOO bad. He plans to play through it. (Maybe he is worried after Alan stepped in and smacked a dinger.) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````