FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
05/23/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 1068 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Imperials (25-17) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Cleveland Foresters (18-22) 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Cleveland Claims 5-3 Victory
Cleveland and New York got after it at Forester Stadium.

The Cleveland Foresters picked up a win at Forester Stadium, downing the New York Imperials, 5-3. On the mound for Cleveland was right-hander Roy Rice, who played a pivotal role in the win. Rice picked up the win for Cleveland, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 6-3. Bob V James earned save number 3 this season.

The Foresters had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 5-3, Cleveland, with one out. New York, with a runner on 1st, was mounting a threat. Bill Wood dug in at the plate, but on a full count slider, he flied out.

The second-place Imperials dropped to 25-17.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Love 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .279 8 19
J. Poole 2B, SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .261 2 11
M. Counts 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .254 5 16
F. Curtis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 3 22
P. O'Leary LF 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .200 2 14
T. Rusconi C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .225 2 11
J. McMillan RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 0 1
   D. Johnston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Gage PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 1 3
R. Tejada SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
   c-P. Terry PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 7 24
   S. Boone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-D. Raz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 3 10
C. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
   a-B. Wood RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 1 10
Totals 31 3 5 3 6 9 15      
a - B. Wood substituted for C. Williams in the 4th
b - S. Gage pinch hit for D. Johnston in the 7th
c - P. Terry pinch hit for R. Tejada in the 7th
d - D. Raz pinch hit for S. Boone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Rusconi (4, 4th Inning off R. Rice, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Poole (2, 4th Inning off R. Rice, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Poole 4 , F. Curtis , T. Rusconi 2 , R. Tejada , P. Terry
2-out RBI: T. Rusconi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Love , J. Poole , T. Rusconi 2 , J. McMillan
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Love (11) , M. Counts (4) , R. Tejada (1)
CS: M. Counts (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Love-Rusconi-Counts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Benitez LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .192 0 2
A. Metrofanis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .298 0 10
A. Babel RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .327 3 23
H. Reed 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .309 3 19
D. Mosley 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .333 4 12
V. Schneider CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .250 2 14
C. Jaramillo SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 .222 2 20
S. McDavitt C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .297 1 8
R. Rice P 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .118 0 2
   T. Thierry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Chandler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 4
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 31 5 11 5 4 4 17      
a - F. Chandler pinch hit for T. Thierry in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Schneider (6, 2nd Inning off C. Williams, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Reed (13, 2nd Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Rice (1, 6th Inning off D. Johnston, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Babel (8, 7th Inning off S. Boone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Babel 2 , H. Reed 3 , D. Mosley 2 , V. Schneider 3 , C. Jaramillo , S. McDavitt 2 , R. Rice 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Metrofanis 2 , A. Babel , C. Jaramillo
GIDP: C. Jaramillo
Sac Bunt: R. Rice
Sac Fly: R. Rice
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Mosley (3) , S. McDavitt (2)
CS: A. Metrofanis (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Williams L (5-3) 3.1 7 5 5 3 2 0 73 2.60   
D. Johnston 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 43 1.47   
S. Boone 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Williams 23
Batters Faced: C. Williams 19, D. Johnston 10, S. Boone 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Williams 3-4, D. Johnston 4-3, S. Boone 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Williams 73-48, D. Johnston 43-28, S. Boone 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Johnston 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rice W (6-3) 6.2 4 3 3 4 8 1 111 2.79   
T. Thierry H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.85   
B. James SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rice 58
Batters Faced: R. Rice 27, T. Thierry 6, B. James 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rice 2-9, T. Thierry 1-2, B. James 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rice 111-66, T. Thierry 15-9, B. James 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Thierry 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roy Rice
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 11270
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