FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS
05/14/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS
GAME ID: 232 - FRIDAY, MAY 14TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (12-15) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 9 0
San Francisco Sailors (17-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 5 5 0
Sailors Beat Kings, 5-4
The San Francisco Sailors topped the Kansas City Kings, 5-4, in Continental Association action at Golden Gate Stadium. The standout performance belonged to San Francisco pitcher and Morton, Pennsylvania, native Danny Hern. Hern, who is tied for 9th in the CA in complete games with 2, went the distance for San Francisco. He gave up 4 runs on 9 hits. With the win, the Sailors have a record of 17-14.

Had George Rutter not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Rutter hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Sailors.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Kansas City manager Glenn Carney. "But we decided not to take it."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Clement 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 1 4
T. Mullis LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .292 0 3
C. Rogers CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .327 5 17
K. Newman 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .338 3 17
D. Miller C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .203 3 19
E. Grace SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .181 1 7
B. Craig RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .229 1 6
B. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 1 4
B. McClellan P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .091 0 1
   a-B. Burge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 1 9
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 9 7      
a - B. Burge pinch hit for B. McClellan in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Lopez (1, 7th Inning off D. Hern, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rogers (5, 4th Inning off D. Hern, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Newman (3, 8th Inning off D. Hern, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rogers 6 , K. Newman 4 , D. Miller , E. Grace 3 , B. Lopez 3
2-out RBI: K. Newman , B. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Craig 2 , B. McClellan
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnston LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308 4 11
A. Farmer 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .184 3 13
B. Harbin RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .268 3 11
G. Rutter 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .407 4 12
   a-B. Guthrie 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 2 7
B. Forbes CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .289 0 17
T. Cooprider C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337 2 24
L. Cunha SS 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .330 4 31
A. Peterson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 2 12
D. Hern P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 5 3 4 9      
a - B. Guthrie substituted for G. Rutter in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Cunha (4, 7th Inning off B. McClellan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnston , A. Farmer , G. Rutter 2 , L. Cunha 4
2-out RBI: G. Rutter , L. Cunha
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Forbes
Team LOB: 3
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McClellan L (0-6) 8.0 5 5 5 3 4 1 110 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McClellan 53
Batters Faced: B. McClellan 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McClellan 13-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. McClellan 110-68
WP: B. McClellan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hern W (1-3) 9.0 9 4 4 1 9 2 119 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hern 61
Batters Faced: D. Hern 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hern 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hern 119-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Hern
Ballpark: Golden Gate Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 16023
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