FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS
07/28/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS
GAME ID: 1780 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 28TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (58-41) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 0
San Francisco Sailors (57-48) 0 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 X 12 13 1
Farmer Leads Sailors to Win
The San Francisco Sailors topped the Kansas City Kings, 12-4, with second baseman Al Farmer playing a big role. Farmer went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 7 for the Sailors in the win. The winning pitcher was George Reynolds. He's now 14-5. He went 8.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits for the Sailors. San Francisco now owns a record of 57-48.

With San Francisco leading 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Farmer batted against Kansas City pitcher Walt Staton. Farmer hit a changeup to right for a bases-clearing double. His 30th double of the season put the Sailors on top, 8-1.

"At least I did my job," Farmer said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Grace SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 7 44
J. Cahill RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .265 7 26
C. Rogers CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .310 10 63
K. Newman 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .328 16 63
D. Miller C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 14 67
R. Hinton LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .309 10 44
A. Clement 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 7 28
C. Lewis 2B 4 1 1 2 0 3 3 .243 6 42
W. Staton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .116 0 1
   G. Fitzmorris P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Schmelz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 18
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 6 14      
a - B. Schmelz pinch hit for G. Fitzmorris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rogers (22, 3rd Inning off G. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Cahill (2, 3rd Inning off G. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Newman (16, 8th Inning off G. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Lewis (6, 9th Inning off G. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Grace , J. Cahill 3 , C. Rogers 3 , K. Newman 5 , R. Hinton , C. Lewis 4
2-out RBI: C. Rogers , K. Newman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rogers , K. Newman 2 , C. Lewis 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Clement (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Grace-Clement)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnston LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .279 16 54
   a-R. Hughes PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 0 4
A. Farmer 2B 4 2 3 7 1 0 0 .280 12 70
B. Harbin RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .286 18 62
B. Guthrie 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .361 8 28
B. Forbes CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .288 5 60
T. Cooprider C 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .320 5 49
L. Cunha SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .299 11 72
A. Peterson 3B 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .223 4 36
G. Reynolds P 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .137 0 2
   D. Hern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 0 0
Totals 36 12 13 12 6 9 16      
a - R. Hughes pinch hit for J. Johnston in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Farmer 2 (30, 6th Inning off W. Staton, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off G. Fitzmorris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Johnston (6, 5th Inning off W. Staton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Peterson (4, 2nd Inning off W. Staton, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Farmer (12, 5th Inning off W. Staton, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Harbin (18, 6th Inning off G. Fitzmorris, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnston 3 , A. Farmer 8 , B. Harbin 4 , B. Guthrie , B. Forbes 2 , T. Cooprider 2 , L. Cunha , A. Peterson 5
2-out RBI: , A. Farmer 2 , B. Harbin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harbin , B. Forbes , T. Cooprider
GIDP: B. Forbes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Cooprider (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Staton L (7-7) 5.2 9 9 9 3 7 2 98 4.12   
G. Fitzmorris 2.1 4 3 3 3 2 1 50 8.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Staton 19
Batters Faced: W. Staton 29, G. Fitzmorris 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Staton 5-5, G. Fitzmorris 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Staton 98-64, G. Fitzmorris 50-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Fitzmorris 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Reynolds W (14-5) 8.2 8 4 4 4 6 2 158 3.27   
D. Hern 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Reynolds 54
Batters Faced: G. Reynolds 38, D. Hern 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Reynolds 5-15, D. Hern 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Reynolds 158-97, D. Hern 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hern 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Farmer
Ballpark: Golden Gate Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 12771
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