FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
05/18/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 1012 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (18-24) 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 1
Los Angeles Stars (24-16) 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 7 12 0
Stars Nudge Past Cougars, 7-6
Los Angeles left fielder Paul Richardson picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Chicago Cougars, 7-6. The winner was Los Angeles reliever Jackie Thompson, now 6-0. The loser was Jim Norris. Los Angeles occupies second place in the Continental Association West at 24-16.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Richardson delivered big-time for Los Angeles, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Jim Norris. The game-changing hit put the Stars on top, 7-6.

"Nothing is scripted in this game," said Richardson.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cronin CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 6 14
   a-H. Watson CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .222 0 1
T. Halliday SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .195 4 14
S. Morrison LF 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .247 1 10
P. Vazquez 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .275 5 17
C. Sanders C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 2 19
C. Harris 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .311 2 11
   D. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Homer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 4 13
   B. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   J. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Ryan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 1
B. Grimm 1B, 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .254 4 10
B. Menz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .180 2 11
M. Espinosa P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-C. Johnson 2B, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 1 4
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 4 16      
a - H. Watson substituted for F. Cronin in the 2nd
b - C. Johnson substituted for M. Espinosa in the 5th
c - G. Homer pinch hit for D. Griffin in the 7th
d - B. Ryan pinch hit for J. Norris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Vazquez (7, 3rd Inning off G. Dunnigan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Morrison (1, 3rd Inning off G. Dunnigan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Watson , T. Halliday , S. Morrison 4 , P. Vazquez 4 , C. Sanders , C. Harris , B. Grimm 2 , M. Espinosa , C. Johnson
2-out RBI: C. Harris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morrison , P. Vazquez , B. Ryan , B. Menz 2
Sac Bunt: C. Sanders
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Watson (3) , T. Halliday (4) , M. Espinosa (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Harris (4)
OF assists: 1 (Menz(Haynes at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Moore CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .284 6 29
   c-F. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 0 4
   f-O. Pilkerton CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 4
P. Richardson LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .299 2 5
   g-J. Brown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Smith SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .263 2 19
B. Garrison 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .345 5 24
   d-B. Pearson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 3
R. Barrell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .284 7 31
B. Griffin C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .293 1 12
R. McGee RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .229 0 3
   J. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Williams 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .290 3 9
G. Dunnigan P 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .211 0 1
   F. Warner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 5
   a-R. Standish RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 1
   b-W. Haynes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   e-M. Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7 3 4 15      
a - R. Standish substituted for F. Warner in the 8th
b - W. Haynes pinch hit for R. Standish in the 8th
c - F. Taylor pinch hit for E. Moore in the 8th
d - B. Pearson substituted for B. Garrison in the 9th
e - M. Johnson substituted for W. Haynes in the 9th
f - O. Pilkerton substituted for F. Taylor in the 9th
g - J. Brown substituted for P. Richardson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Garrison (14, 1st Inning off M. Espinosa, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Smith (9, 2nd Inning off M. Espinosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Richardson (2, 1st Inning off M. Espinosa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Moore 2 , P. Richardson 5 , L. Smith 2 , B. Garrison 3 , R. Barrell , B. Griffin , M. Williams , G. Dunnigan , W. Haynes
2-out RBI: P. Richardson , L. Smith , B. Garrison , B. Griffin , G. Dunnigan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Moore , B. Garrison , M. Williams
Sac Bunt: P. Richardson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barrell (4)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Espinosa 4.2 9 6 6 3 1 1 89 2.65   
D. Griffin 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.63   
B. Scott 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.66   
J. Norris L (2-3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 17 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Espinosa 20
Batters Faced: M. Espinosa 27, D. Griffin 4, B. Scott 3, J. Norris 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Espinosa 10-3, D. Griffin 2-1, B. Scott 1-1, J. Norris 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Espinosa 89-56, D. Griffin 16-9, B. Scott 17-12, J. Norris 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Griffin 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Dunnigan 5.0 7 5 5 3 2 1 96 3.97   
F. Warner BS (1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 31 5.04   
J. Thompson W (6-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Dunnigan 32
Batters Faced: G. Dunnigan 25, F. Warner 9, J. Thompson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Dunnigan 11-2, F. Warner 5-0, J. Thompson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Dunnigan 96-59, F. Warner 31-17, J. Thompson 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Warner 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Richardson
Ballpark: Bigsby Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 24058
Special Notes: CF Fuzzy Cronin was injured while throwing the ball.
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