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Phillies Leading Hitter.Pulaski’s Rick Knepper a second and third baseman for the Phillies (No. 8) was the team’s leading hitter through June 26, according to statistics released by Howe News Bureau of Chicago. Knepper was batting a .462 clip after the first few games, However, the statistics are only through last Monday and do not include this past week’s action. (Times photo by Jerry Ratdiffq.)Although the statistics are a week behind, the Phillies weren’t doing too bad in a recent' Appalachian League survey of , statistics, compiled by the Howe News Bureau of Chicago?'The stats, incomplete through June 26 (the season began June 21), show that atthat time, Pulaski was third in club batting with an average of .254. The Phils were second in club fielding with a .951.Pulaski’s Rich Knepper, a second and third baseman (mostly third), was tied for second in the league with Wytheville’s . Davis Michalic in batting averagewith' a .462. Pressley of Wytheville, led the league at that time with an even .500. y Other Phillies in the top 20 were centerfielder Willie Quintana, seventh on the list, and shortstop Chris Germano, 12th on the roster.These statistics are only through June 26.Appalachian League averages incomplete thru games on June 26 Compiled by Howe News Bureau, Chicago, Illinois.WythevilleKingsportPulaskiJohnson CityBluefieldCovingtonMarionMarionBristolG AB R4 122 237 229 504 114 257 210 382 55 U2 52 5CLUB BATTING OR H TB 2B 3B HR SH SF SB BB SO LOB RBI PCT29 34 47 6 36 .63 101 10 20 29 46 2 39 50 76 8 8 13 17 4 7 .12 15 3170 21. 164 25*,37 36 ,54 22 32 -401644172781^,2510 2543..., 4,1, 44 35204521291051?16279275254238231212195By JERRY RATCLIFFE limes Sports EditorSome players could have sworn that Pulaski’s game with the Wytheville Braves at Withers Fiel,d in Wytheville Friday night was an instant replay of the night before.On Thursday, after dropping the first game, the Pulaski Phillies had rebounded in the second contest . to beat Wytheville 74, via a big error by a Braves’ outfielder.Well Friday night, an eighth inning error by a Pulaski outfielder, allowed one run to score that kept Wytheville in the game, and afforded them the . opportunity to nip Pulaski in the bottom of the ninth, 7-6. «Leading 5-4, going into the bottom of the eighth, Pulaski relief hurler: Dave Steuber walked Albert of the BraVes to lead off. Gary Hammond singled and then Jay Miaclik reached first on a fielder’s choice to load the bases.Wytheville catcher, Dave Workman hit into a double play, but Albert scpred to knot the game at 5-5 with one ,two outs.Nekt man up, Jeff Dinzey, popped up to' centerfield, butunfamiliar with- thatposition, dropped the ball for a» error, that Hammond scored on. That made it 6-5, Braves.You can’t really blame Guarnaccia, a nifty outfielder, with a tremendous aim. He is normally a leftfielder, but was stepping in for Willie Quintana,, who left for Venezuela due to a death in the family.That really didn’t matter that much, though. Pulaski came back in the ninth with Rick Knepper rapping out a sipgle, Guarnhccia walked and Tom Higgins (who returned here frmSpartanburg, S.C.). also drew a ‘walk, to }oad the bases. Rocky Skalisky struck out,, but a wild pitch brought Knepper home to tie the game again 6-6.But Wytheville reliever Harrison Travis came in after the next out to squelch the Pulaski rally.In the Wytheville ninth, Coggins walked and Hammond doubled him home off reliever Sal Laura to win the game.Ken Kurtz started for Pulaski and was relieved after sevenbeginning at 6 p.m. at Calfee Park. Tuesday will be a Boosters Night and season passes will not be honored. This is the second of three such nights this season.boxscoresPHILLIES: AB RRivera, ss 4 Knepper, 2b 5 Gurarnaccia, cf 4Higgins, 3b Skalisky, rf Passerelli, lbH RBI0 9innings plus. He faced threeCarey, c3012batters in the eighth. He gave up Allison, If400oseven hits and six runs, only fourKurtz, p-311iearned. Steuber worked orieSteuber,000.) oinning arid Laura, who went justGermano,.1000two-thirds of an inning was givenLaura, p0000the 169s.Wytheville’s Travis workedTotals:35665only the last out of the game, but was given the win, his. secondBRAVES:ABRH RBIVictory in two nights.Coggins, cf511o 2-Pulaski was behind 4-3 goingAlbert ss410’0into the fifth inning, whenHammond, rf5142Skalisky, who seems to haVe broken out of- an early seasonMachlek, 3b4000Workman, c42.11hitting slump, homered with theDinzey'If4011,bases empty. And-took the lead Leazer, lb2100off Kurtz’ second home-run blastSmith, 2b. 411.0of the season, that shot, also with the bases empty. ' Higgins, who was the MostMcTfiriished.in the top three of the league in batting, was reputedly, not coming to Pulaski, but he is here and is playing third base. He Went one. for three, walking twice and committed one error in Friday’s game,Pulaski hurler ’ Larry Christenson started Saturday’s game in Covington, but no report was available at press time.The.Phillies return home Monday for a. single game with the Marion Mets, and will also take on the Mets in a July 4th doubleheader Tuesday,Bahnik,p Bing.p ' Travis, p tivSbtals:211360 0 ,-0,E-Albertf Higgins, Guar naccis; DP-Pulaski^); LOB- P (9), W . (6); 2B-Carey, Hammond; 3B-Knepper; HR-Skalisky, Kurtz, Workman; SB-Skalisky, Knepper. _ Phillies-021 011 001-6 Braves-031 000 021-7PITCHING SUMMARYIP H (R ER BB SO ::7 7 4 4 2 7 :■Kurtz Steuber •Laura (L)Bantc* 4 4 IBind 24.2-3 2 -Travis (W) 13 0 (WP-Travis; PB-Carey.11 10CLUB FIELDINGW L T DP PB PO A E PCT3 3 o 3 0 1 141 56 8 961 0 0 0 21 0 02 o I3 0 2 0 0 2Bristol . .Pulaski KingsportJohnson City 1 .Bluefield * fMarion Wytheville CovingtonINDIVIDUAL BATTING: Included Phillies in two or more games with at least one hit, except’pit- . chers. 'POS G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SH SF SB BB BI SO PCT90 27 6 951.162 66 15 9380 0 168 66 17 9320 2 42 12 4 9311© 53 15 9241 5 0 3 0 504 o 2 0 0 84 25 13 8931 1 0 0 0 2 39 8 8 assKnepperQuintanaGermanoWilsonCareyGuarnacciaSkaliskyPassarielli9 o 0 1 04 16 4 6 10 1 0 1 04 16 4 6 9 0 0 1 °.3b 3 : 8 2 2 3 _ 1 0 » 0x 2 I 5 0 1' 1 0 0 0 0of 3 i 6 3 . ..1,-,1 0 0, 0 02b 4 13 4 -.6 ofss0 0 0 2 0 1 0 01 11 52 5 1 1„ 2^2 2 2 0 0 0 0 o 0 1 0lb 34.13 1 1 1 0 -0. 0 0 0 o 1 t0 4 2 40 0 12 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 64624003752502lt;*167154077•Christenson - Jimenez -Steuber- : Kurtzpitchers With a decision -G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB HB SO WP1 1 1 1 0 1000 7 4 2 2 0 0 121 1 1 6 inon 7 9 5 4 ,• 3_1000000'0 7 0 3 0 801SO
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