Greenwich scored runs in five of its six innings at bat to defeat Andrew Warde, 8-5, in an FCIAC baseball game at the winners' diamond on this date, Thursday, April 20, 1967.Jed Swift led the Cardinals' attack at the plate with a perfect three-for-three performance, while Vin Esposito and Corky Fitter added two hits apiece. Al Rakoczy drove in four of the five Crimson Eagles runs with a bases loaded triple and a sacrifice fly.
Trailing by 7-1 in the sixth inning, Rakoczy delivered his bases loaded triple. Steve Plucker followed with a double to plate Rakoczy with the final Warde run. The Eagles were outhit in the contest, 11 to 7.
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