 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT MONTREAL SAINTS 05/24/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT MONTREAL SAINTS | | GAME ID: 1079 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Foresters (18-23) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | Montreal Saints (17-24) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 3 | | |  | |
| Turner Helps Saints Win, 4-3, with Pair of Homers | Dixie Turner led Montreal to a win over Cleveland. The final score was 4-3. The Live Oak, Florida native collected 3 extra-base hits, including 2 home runs and 1 double. Roy Wheeler earned the save for Montreal, his 2nd of the year. Montreal's record now stands at 17-24, placing them last in the Continental Association East.
Turner had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 0-1 fastball from Dick Couture, he banged a solo home run to right-center, giving the Saints a 4-3 lead. It was the 7th home run of the year for Turner.
"Everything is going good for me," said Turner. | |
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Mosley pinch hit for M. Cardoza in the 9th b - V. Schneider pinch hit for T. Thierry in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: A. Babel (9, 5th Inning off H. Bennett, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Metrofanis 2 , A. Babel 2 , S. McDavitt 2 , D. Mosley 2-out RBI: A. Babel Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Reed , J. Piper , D. Couture GIDP: D. Couture , V. Schneider Sac Fly: A. Babel , C. Jaramillo Hit by Pitch: A. Babel , M. Cardoza Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: C. Jaramillo (3) CS: A. Metrofanis (2) | | | a - C. Peterson substituted for H. Bennett in the 6th b - D. Baker pinch hit for B. Nelson in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: D. Turner (4, 1st Inning off D. Couture, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: D. Turner 2 (7, 5th Inning off D. Couture, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Couture, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Rawdon , D. Turner 10 , J. Robertson 2 , J. Smith , R. Barrell 2 2-out RBI: D. Turner , J. Smith Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hendricks 2 , J. Smith Hit by Pitch: C. Peterson Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: R. Barrell (2)
FIELDING Errors: D. Turner (5) , K. Steinbach (5) , H. Bennett (2) Double Plays: 2 (Barrell-Turner-Smith, Barrell-Turner-Peterson) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Couture L (3-2) | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 2.56 | | T. Thierry | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.72 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Bennett | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 3.38 | | B. Nelson W (2-2), BS (2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2.45 | | R. Wheeler SV (2) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.86 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dixie Turner Ballpark: Stade Montreal Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM ET Time: 2:42 Attendance: 20000 |
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