FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
09/05/1954
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 4726 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (79-55) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 8 14 3
Cleveland Foresters (79-58) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 14 1
Foresters Handed 8-6 Loss by Kings
The Kansas City Kings overcame a pretty good performance by Cleveland center fielder Frenchy Sonntag, beating the Foresters, 8-6, at Forester Stadium. Sonntag went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Kansas City starter Beau McClellan was credited with the win after throwing 130 pitches over 8.1 innings. His record now stands at 7-14. The second-place Foresters dropped to 79-58.

Had Dutch Miller not delivered a key base hit in the top of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Miller hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Kings.

"At the end of the day, wins and losses are really the only thing that matters," said Miller.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Grace SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .272 11 56
J. Cahill RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .242 11 42
C. Rogers CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .318 13 80
K. Newman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .299 19 80
D. Miller C 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .288 22 100
R. Hinton LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .302 11 54
   a-F. McHenry LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 9
B. Schmelz 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .255 3 23
C. Lewis 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .237 9 63
B. McClellan P 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .081 0 2
   M. Thorpe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 3
Totals 40 8 14 7 4 9 18      
a - F. McHenry substituted for R. Hinton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hinton (23, 2nd Inning off L. Beebe, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Grace (20, 5th Inning off L. Beebe, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Rogers (32, 7th Inning off L. Beebe, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cahill (11, 8th Inning off H. Berkowitz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Grace (6, 8th Inning off H. Berkowitz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lewis (9, 7th Inning off L. Beebe, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hinton (11, 9th Inning off H. Blumenthal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Grace 6 , J. Cahill 2 , C. Rogers 3 , D. Miller 2 , R. Hinton 7 , B. Schmelz , C. Lewis 4 , B. McClellan
2-out RBI: E. Grace , J. Cahill , C. Rogers 2 , D. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Grace , K. Newman , D. Miller , R. Hinton
GIDP: B. McClellan
Sac Bunt: J. Cahill
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cahill (12) , C. Rogers (6) , B. McClellan (2)
OF assists: 1 (Rogers(McClure at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Carr LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .287 5 32
J. Low SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .290 6 44
S. Doyal RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .301 15 78
F. Sonntag CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .278 29 98
L. McClure C 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 .284 5 58
G. Melvin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   a-L. Samuels 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 7 36
   c-L. Berry PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 2 5
J. Urquhart 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234 1 14
   d-B. Sikorski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 2
E. Haley 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .241 0 14
   e-L. Coulter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 22 73
L. Beebe P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .177 0 7
   H. Berkowitz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-O. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 1 7
   H. Blumenthal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 1 6
Totals 41 6 14 6 2 5 23      
a - L. Samuels substituted for G. Melvin in the 7th
b - O. Martinez pinch hit for H. Berkowitz in the 8th
c - L. Berry pinch hit for L. Samuels in the 9th
d - B. Sikorski pinch hit for J. Urquhart in the 9th
e - L. Coulter pinch hit for E. Haley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Sonntag (20, 5th Inning off B. McClellan, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. McClure (28, 8th Inning off B. McClellan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Low (47, 9th Inning off B. McClellan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Carr 3 , J. Low 3 , F. Sonntag 4 , L. McClure 5 , L. Berry , E. Haley
2-out RBI: , F. Sonntag 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Carr , L. McClure , G. Melvin , L. Coulter , O. Martinez
Sac Fly: S. Doyal
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Low (24)
Double Plays: 1 (Urquhart-McClure-Melvin)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McClellan W (7-14) 8.1 14 6 5 2 4 0 130 4.79   
M. Thorpe SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McClellan 35
Batters Faced: B. McClellan 42, M. Thorpe 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McClellan 8-12, M. Thorpe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. McClellan 130-79, M. Thorpe 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Thorpe 2-0
WP: B. McClellan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Beebe L (17-5) 7.1 9 4 4 4 8 1 112 3.25   
H. Berkowitz 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 24 3.79   
H. Blumenthal 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Beebe 48
Batters Faced: L. Beebe 34, H. Berkowitz 7, H. Blumenthal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Beebe 7-6, H. Berkowitz 0-1, H. Blumenthal 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Beebe 112-69, H. Berkowitz 24-17, H. Blumenthal 14-10
WP: L. Beebe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frenchy Sonntag
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 16661
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