RUTHVEN K'S 12 IN BRAVES 'W' OVER 'SPOS
Sets New NL Strikeout High
ATLANTA, June 24 (AP) - Dick Ruthven struck out 12 batters en route to a
complete game six-hitter and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Montreal Expos,
8-1, at Fulton County Stadium. The 12 strikeouts represent a new season
high for a National League pitcher. Nolan Ryan and Frank Tanana, both of
the California Angels, hold the American League and Major League highs for the
season to date with 15 strikeouts in a single game.
The Braves seized control of the contest in the bottom of the first inning with
three runs off Expos starter Don Stanhouse who walked four batters in the
frame. The runs scored on Darrel Chaney's sacrifice fly and Jerry
Royster's bases loaded free pass. Willie Montanez had the only hit of the
inning and drove in the third run of the frame.
Montreal nicked Ruthven for the only tally the Atlanta right-hander yielded in
the third when Larry Parrish led off with a double and scored on Pepe Frias'
single.
The Braves added single runs in the fourth and sixth on a bases loaded walk to
Rod Gilbreath and a Rowland Office single respectively and then effectively put
the game away once and for all with two more runs in the seventh on Royster's
second sacrifice fly of the contest and Earl Williams' RBI double. Atlanta
capped the scoring in the eighth when Royster drew his team's third bases loaded
walk of the contest.
Ruthven fanned two batters in the first, third and fifth innings, single batters
in the fourth and sixth and then struck out the side in the eighth. Expos
first baseman Jose Morales was a victim three times.
6/24/1976, Mon76-Atl76, Fulton County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Expos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 7 0 1976 Braves 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 x 8 9 0 11 0 Expos AB R H BI AVG Braves AB R H BI AVG Mangual,P cf 3 0 0 0 .290 Office cf 2 1 1 1 .349 Lyttle lf 4 0 0 0 .196 Gilbreath 2b 3 1 1 1 .247 Roenicke rf 3 0 1 0 .277 Wynn lf 4 1 0 0 .198 Morales,Jo 1b 4 0 0 0 .352 Montanez 1b 4 2 2 1 .297 Mackanin 2b 3 0 0 0 .227 Henderson,K rf 4 1 1 0 .246 Murray,D p 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ss 2 0 0 2 .281 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 .194 Royster 3b 3 0 0 2 .278 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams,E c 4 2 3 1 .220 Foote c 4 0 0 0 .221 Ruthven p 4 0 1 0 .242 Parrish 3b 4 1 2 0 .195 30 8 9 8 Frias ss 3 0 2 1 .341 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 .275 Stanhouse p 1 0 0 0 .278 Granger p 1 0 0 0 .000 Foli ss 1 0 1 0 .236 33 1 6 1 Expos INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Stanhouse L 3-1 3.2 3 4 4 6 4 78 42 3.88 Granger 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 20 14 3.58 Murray,D 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 31 21 6.00 Scherman 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 29 11 5.46 8.0 9 8 8 8 6 158 88 Braves INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Ruthven W 5-6 9.0 6 1 1 2 12 141 90 3.60 9.0 6 1 1 2 12 141 90 Mon: Frias moved to 2b in the 6th Foli inserted at ss in the 6th Dwyer batted for Murray,D in the 8th Jorgensen batted for Frias in the 9th 2B-Parrish(12), Gilbreath(3), Williams,E 2(4). RBI-Frias(4), Office(20), Gilbreath(7), Montanez(32), Chaney 2(25), Royster 2(22), Williams,E(21). K-Mangual,P 2, Lyttle 2, Roenicke 2, Morales,Jo 3, Mackanin, Stanhouse, Dwyer, Gilbreath, Henderson,K, Royster, Williams,E, Ruthven 2. BB-Mangual,P, Roenicke, Office 2, Gilbreath 2, Wynn, Henderson,K, Chaney 2. SH-Chaney. SF-Royster 2. HBP-Office, Montanez. HB-Scherman 2. GWRBI: Montanez Temperature: 91, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 9 MPH. Attendance: 8,236 Game Time: 2:34