MLB TRIPLE A
ROCKY MOUNT BUCCANEERS AT SYRACUSE CHIEFS
08/21/1979
 
MLB TRIPLE A
ROCKY MOUNT BUCCANEERS AT SYRACUSE CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1961 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1979 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rocky Mount Buccaneers (66-39) 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 8 13 0
Syracuse Chiefs (62-43) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 11 0
Rocky Mount Gets 8-3 Win
Rafael Landestoy drove in 3 runs to help Rocky Mount hand Syracuse a loss. The final score was 8-3. Landestoy had 3 singles and 1 triple for the Buccaneers. He also scored 1 run. Douglas Jackson picked up the win with 8 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 10 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 9-6. Rocky Mount has now won 6 games in a row.

Bob Molinaro was a prime contributor to the Rocky Mount win. He was 2-5 with 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs. In the top of the seventh with two out, the 29-year old left fielder hit a run-scoring single. It made the score 5-3, in favor of the Buccaneers.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Porter Vaughan said.
ROCKY MOUNT BATTING LINESCORE SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 14 41
   a-J. Gantner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 10 62
   c-D. Edwards RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 18 52
T. Flannery 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316 3 31
B. Molinaro RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .344 11 56
   S. Hinds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Landestoy 2B 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 .284 1 27
H. Torres SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .266 1 26
T. Smith LF, RF 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .286 5 22
C. Warren CF, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .246 2 18
S. Swisher C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .191 3 16
D. Jackson P 4 2 1 1 0 2 3 .075 1 3
   b-S. Moffitt 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 7 40
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 9 16      
a - J. Gantner pinch hit for K. Bell in the 9th
b - S. Moffitt substituted for D. Jackson in the 9th
c - D. Edwards substituted for J. Gantner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Warren (5, 4th Inning off R. Botting, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Warren (1, 2nd Inning off R. Botting, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Landestoy (6, 7th Inning off D. Choate, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jackson (1, 2nd Inning off R. Botting, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Flannery 2 , B. Molinaro 2 , R. Landestoy 6 , H. Torres , C. Warren 5 , S. Swisher , D. Jackson 4
2-out RBI: B. Molinaro , R. Landestoy 2 , D. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bell , H. Torres , T. Smith
Sac Fly: S. Swisher
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Molinaro (29)
CS: J. Gantner (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Landestoy-Flannery, Torres, Torres-Landestoy-Flannery, Landestoy-Torres-Flannery)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Jemison LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .268 1 16
D. Davis RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .324 15 58
B. Stein 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 3 40
D. Unser CF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .329 12 57
P. Mankowski 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .360 6 28
J. Doherty 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .274 4 42
J. Hiatt C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .316 7 36
M. Miley SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .240 5 39
R. Botting P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 6
   a-R. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 6 41
   D. Choate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Hiller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Sandt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 4 32
   A. Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Metcalf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Fosse PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 2 11
Totals 34 3 11 3 3 3 19      
a - R. Thomas pinch hit for R. Botting in the 6th
b - T. Sandt pinch hit for J. Hiller in the 7th
c - R. Fosse pinch hit for T. Metcalf in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Jemison , D. Davis , B. Stein , D. Unser 4 , P. Mankowski , J. Hiatt 2 , M. Miley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jemison , B. Stein , J. Hiatt
GIDP: P. Mankowski , M. Miley , R. Fosse
Hit by Pitch: D. Davis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jemison 2 (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Doherty)
ROCKY MOUNT PITCHING LINESCORE SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jackson W (9-6) 8.0 10 3 3 2 3 0 132 4.35   
S. Hinds 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 51
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 34, S. Hinds 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 12-6, S. Hinds 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 132-82, S. Hinds 22-13
Hit Batsmen: D. Jackson
Balk: D. Jackson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Botting L (5-2) 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 1 93 2.98   
D. Choate 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 21 16.20   
J. Hiller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.80   
A. Lopez 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 40 2.22   
T. Metcalf 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Botting 47
Batters Faced: R. Botting 25, D. Choate 6, J. Hiller 1, A. Lopez 7, T. Metcalf 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Botting 1-10, D. Choate 1-1, J. Hiller 0-0, A. Lopez 0-2, T. Metcalf 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Botting 93-57, D. Choate 21-12, J. Hiller 5-3, A. Lopez 40-21, T. Metcalf 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hiller 1-0 , T. Metcalf 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Landestoy
Ballpark: MacArthur Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 7298
Special Notes: RP Ralph Botting was injured while pitching. LF Bob Molinaro was injured while running the bases.
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