1977 NLCS, Game 1: Albuquerque Dukes At Chicago Fire 10/17/1977
Dukes AB R H RBI AVG Fire AB R H RBI AVG L.Randle 3B 4 0 0 0 .194 F.Patek SS 5 0 1 0 .200 T.House P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Cash 2B 4 1 1 0 .250 E.Sosa P 0 0 0 01.000 R.Jackson RF 4 2 1 0 .250 F-G.Flores LF 1 0 0 0 .250 C.Chambliss 1B 3 0 1 1 .333 R.Stennett 2B 5 1 1 0 .281 D-D.Johnson PH,1B 0 2 0 0 ---- T.Puhl CF 5 1 1 0 .333 D.Winfield CF 5 2 3 2 .600 J.Thompson 1B 2 2 1 1 .160 E.Valentine LF 3 0 3 31.000 J.Bench C 3 0 0 1 .167 G.Carter C 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Bonds RF 3 2 2 4 .261 K.Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Wohlford LF 4 0 3 0 .400 M.Wilcox P 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Drago P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-T.Whitfield PH 0 0 0 0 ---- F.Duffy SS 3 0 0 0 .080 P.Vuckovich P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Brown P 3 0 0 0 .000 B-J.Milner PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Carroll P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-E.Cabell 3B 1 0 0 0 .400 E-S.Ontiveros PH 0 0 0 0 ---- S.Foucault P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 6 8 6 Totals 34 7 11 6
A-Pinch Hit For Wilcox In 4th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Vuckovich In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For McLaughlin In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Chambliss In 7th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Carroll In 8th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sosa In 8th Inning
Dukes........... 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 8 2 Fire............ 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 - 7 11 1
Dukes (4-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Brown 5 1/3 7 3 3 3 1 1 98 1.98 B.McLaughlin HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 0.00 T.House 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 ---- E.Sosa BS(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.17 D.Drago LOSS(0-2) BS(1st) 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 34 9.82 Totals 8 11 7 5 6 2 1
Fire (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Wilcox 4 6 4 4 2 0 2 88 9.00 P.Vuckovich 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.00 C.Carroll 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 33 9.00 S.Foucault WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 8 6 6 3 4 3
ATTENDANCE- 36,447 DATE- Monday, October 17th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:50 LEFT ON BASE- Dukes: 6 Fire:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dukes: 0 Fire: 0 ERRORS- T.Puhl, J.Bench, D.Cash DOUBLES- R.Stennett(2nd), R.Jackson(1st), E.Valentine-2(2nd) HOME RUNS- J.Thompson(1st), B.Bonds-2(4th), D.Winfield(1st) RBIs- J.Thompson(2nd), J.Bench(4th), B.Bonds-4(9th), C.Chambliss(1st), D.Winfield-2(2nd), E.Valentine-3(3rd) STOLEN BASES- F.Patek(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- F.Patek SACRIFICE HITS- F.Duffy SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Bonds, E.Valentine WALKS- J.Thompson-2, J.Bench, D.Cash, R.Jackson, D.Johnson, E.Valentine, T.Whitfield, S.Ontiveros HIT BY PITCH- D.Johnson STRIKE OUTS- R.Stennett, J.Bench, F.Duffy, J.Brown, D.Cash, K.Reitz 2-out RBI- C.Chambliss, E.Valentine RLISP 2-out- M.Wilcox, F.Duffy-2, T.Puhl, D.Cash-3, G.Carter, E.Cabell TEAM RISP- Dukes: 2 for 5 Fire: 4 for 13 WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Dave Winfield robbed Frank Duffy of an extra base hit.
With the hometown crowd on the edge of their seats, Chicago Fire came from behind to top Albuquerque Dukes, 7 to 6.
Chicago erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 2 base hits. Reggie Jackson kicked off the action when he drew a walk. Davey Johnson followed next and he was hit by a pitch. Dave Winfield then lined a single resulting in a run. Ellis Valentine stepped in and he slapped a one-base hit making Chicago the winners and sending the 36,447 fans home happy. It was roller coaster of a game as the lead change hands 5 times.
Steve Foucault(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Dick Drago(0-2) took the loss in relief. He allowed 2 hits and 2 walks in 1 inning.
'What a game!,' Foucault said afterward. 'When we won it I almost couldn't believe it!'