FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
08/25/1955
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 4654 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1955 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Foresters (66-63) 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 18 20 1
Chicago Cougars (63-63) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Foresters Steamroll Cougars, 18-2
The Cleveland Foresters pounded the Chicago Cougars, 18-2, at Cougars Park. Cleveland first baseman Gus Melvin had a game-changing performance. He was 4-5 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4 times and driving in 3. Hugh Blumenthal, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1947 draft, was the winning pitcher. Over 9 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. The Foresters now have a mark of 66-63.

In the top of the first inning, center fielder Frenchy Sonntag had a 3-run home run for Cleveland. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Foresters on top, 3-0.

Chicago manager Doc Woods called the blowout loss "a real bummer."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Melvin 2B, 1B 5 4 4 3 1 0 1 .223 16 43
J. Low SS 4 2 3 3 2 0 1 .321 7 50
F. Sonntag CF, RF 6 2 2 5 0 0 6 .286 15 53
S. Doyal RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 26 99
   a-J. Urquhart PH, 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317 4 50
L. Samuels 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 23 72
   b-T. Jeffries PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 0 9
   c-J. Wood RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 10 43
L. McClure C 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 .299 6 57
L. Coulter 3B 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 .279 31 96
B. Sikorski LF 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .284 2 4
H. Blumenthal P 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .061 0 2
Totals 45 18 20 18 7 1 15      
a - J. Urquhart pinch hit for S. Doyal in the 8th
b - T. Jeffries pinch hit for L. Samuels in the 8th
c - J. Wood substituted for T. Jeffries in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. McClure (28, 3rd Inning off G. Irwin, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Sonntag (3, 4th Inning off G. Irwin, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Low (4, 8th Inning off G. McDonald, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Sonntag (15, 1st Inning off B. Allen, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Melvin (16, 2nd Inning off B. Allen, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Samuels (23, 3rd Inning off G. Irwin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Melvin 7 , J. Low 5 , F. Sonntag 7 , J. Urquhart , L. Samuels 4 , T. Jeffries , L. McClure 4 , L. Coulter , B. Sikorski 2 , H. Blumenthal 2
2-out RBI: J. Low , F. Sonntag , J. Urquhart , T. Jeffries , L. McClure , L. Coulter , H. Blumenthal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Sonntag 2 , S. Doyal , B. Sikorski
GIDP: G. Melvin , F. Sonntag , L. Coulter
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Blumenthal (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Melvin-Low-Samuels)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sutterfield 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .251 4 32
J. Dorch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 0 2
J. Smith RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .282 29 85
   b-C. Hall PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 0 5
F. Reece CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .216 5 51
O. Christian 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 19 72
   c-L. Mitchell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
D. Lee LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 6 48
S. Schneider SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 4 42
   d-G. Phelps PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 6 34
E. Howard C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 2 45
B. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   a-F. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 1 8
   G. Irwin P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 1 3
   S. Moulton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 5
   G. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 3
   e-C. Everitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 8
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 6 16      
a - F. Miller pinch hit for B. Allen in the 2nd
b - C. Hall pinch hit for J. Smith in the 8th
c - L. Mitchell pinch hit for O. Christian in the 9th
d - G. Phelps pinch hit for S. Schneider in the 9th
e - C. Everitt pinch hit for G. McDonald in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Sutterfield (15, 3rd Inning off H. Blumenthal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sutterfield (4, 1st Inning off H. Blumenthal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sutterfield 6 , J. Smith , L. Mitchell , G. Phelps , E. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Reece , C. Everitt
GIDP: S. Schneider
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Schneider (26)
Double Plays: 3 (Dorch-Schneider-Christian, Schneider-Dorch-Christian, Sutterfield-Dorch-Christian)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Blumenthal W (11-8) 9.0 6 2 2 3 6 1 132 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Blumenthal 70
Batters Faced: H. Blumenthal 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Blumenthal 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: H. Blumenthal 132-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Allen L (6-4) 2.0 4 6 6 3 0 2 53 4.59   
G. Irwin 5.1 7 3 3 2 0 1 71 5.17   
S. Moulton 0.1 6 6 6 0 0 0 24 5.68   
G. McDonald 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 40 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Allen 17
Batters Faced: B. Allen 12, G. Irwin 24, S. Moulton 7, G. McDonald 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Allen 2-3, G. Irwin 8-6, S. Moulton 1-0, G. McDonald 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Allen 53-33, G. Irwin 71-43, S. Moulton 24-19, G. McDonald 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Moulton 1-1 , G. McDonald 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gus Melvin
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 16557
Special Notes: 1B Leo Mitchell was injured in a collision at a base.
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