FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
09/03/1954
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 4709 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (77-55) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Cleveland Foresters (79-56) 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 X 8 10 0
Sonntag Homers Twice in 8-2 Foresters Win
The Cleveland Foresters cut down the Kansas City Kings by the score of 8-2, with the largest share of the credit going to center fielder Frenchy Sonntag. Sonntag was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Foresters. The winning pitcher was Ducky Davis. He's now 9-9. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits for the Foresters. Cleveland now sits at 79-56, while Kansas City falls to 77-55.

With Cleveland leading 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Sonntag hit a fastball from Fred Washington for a 3-run home run. It was his 29th home run of the season and put the Foresters ahead, 8-2.

Sonntag said afterward that his team has grown over the course of the season, adding: "It feels good when a plan comes together."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Grace SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 10 54
J. Cahill RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 11 41
C. Rogers CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 13 78
K. Newman 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .300 19 80
D. Miller C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .282 22 95
R. Hinton LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .300 10 53
G. Hartnett 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
C. Lewis 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .240 8 61
F. Washington P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .113 1 13
   G. Fitzmorris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   a-B. Schmelz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 3 23
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 7 13      
a - B. Schmelz pinch hit for G. Fitzmorris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hinton (22, 4th Inning off D. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Miller (2, 6th Inning off D. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Newman (19, 2nd Inning off D. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Grace , C. Rogers , K. Newman 5 , D. Miller 3 , R. Hinton 3 , G. Hartnett , C. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinton , F. Washington 2
GIDP: G. Hartnett
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Lewis (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lewis (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Hartnett-Grace-Hartnett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Carr LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 5 32
J. Low SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 6 44
S. Doyal RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305 15 77
F. Sonntag CF 4 2 2 4 0 1 2 .276 29 96
L. McClure C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .278 5 58
L. Coulter 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .243 22 73
G. Melvin 1B 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .000 0 1
   a-L. Samuels 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 6 34
J. Urquhart 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .244 1 14
D. Davis P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068 0 2
   A. Hayes Jr. P 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-B. Sikorski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 2
   A. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 10 8 2 3 10      
a - L. Samuels substituted for G. Melvin in the 7th
b - B. Sikorski pinch hit for A. Hayes Jr. in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Urquhart (8, 3rd Inning off F. Washington, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. McClure (27, 4th Inning off F. Washington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Urquhart (5, 7th Inning off F. Washington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Sonntag 2 (29, 6th Inning off F. Washington, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off F. Washington, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Carr , S. Doyal 2 , F. Sonntag 8 , L. McClure 4 , J. Urquhart 5
2-out RBI: F. Sonntag
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Sonntag , B. Sikorski
GIDP: L. Coulter
Sac Bunt: D. Davis
Sac Fly: G. Melvin , A. Hayes Jr.
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Low-Urquhart-Melvin)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Washington L (24-7) 6.2 10 8 8 1 3 2 108 3.28   
G. Fitzmorris 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 7.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Washington 24
Batters Faced: F. Washington 31, G. Fitzmorris 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Washington 6-10, G. Fitzmorris 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Washington 108-74, G. Fitzmorris 21-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Davis W (9-9) 6.2 7 2 2 3 6 1 108 2.69   
A. Hayes Jr. H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.37   
A. Wilson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Davis 55
Batters Faced: D. Davis 28, A. Hayes Jr. 5, A. Wilson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Davis 6-6, A. Hayes Jr. 2-2, A. Wilson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Davis 108-70, A. Hayes Jr. 16-10, A. Wilson 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hayes Jr. 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frenchy Sonntag
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 15967
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