CENTURY LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS SHOWBOATS AT INDIANAPOLIS HOOSIERS
08/23/1974
 
CENTURY LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS SHOWBOATS AT INDIANAPOLIS HOOSIERS
GAME ID: 11202 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Showboats (52-67) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 8 12 0
Indianapolis Hoosiers (64-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Norton 3B 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
E. Ford SS 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 .312 6 25
B. Pierce LF 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 .284 11 55
W. Backus 2B 5 1 2 5 1 0 5 .299 3 32
F. McCoy CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .204 3 11
   b-V. Wyatt PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
H. Griffin RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .322 10 36
C. Thompson 1B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 4
   a-M. Wooten 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 2
M. Gonzalez C 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 .267 8 33
J. Walton P 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .103 0 1
   R. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 11 46
   J. Rose P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8 11 6 26      
a - M. Wooten substituted for C. Thompson in the 7th
b - V. Wyatt pinch hit for F. McCoy in the 8th
c - R. Peterson pinch hit for R. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Thompson (4, 6th Inning off M. Kennedy, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Backus (12, 8th Inning off H. Schlegel, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Backus (3, 7th Inning off A. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ford 3 , B. Pierce , W. Backus 6 , H. Griffin 2 , C. Thompson 3 , M. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: E. Ford , W. Backus , C. Thompson , M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Norton , W. Backus , F. McCoy 2 , H. Griffin , M. Gonzalez , J. Walton
GIDP: J. Walton 2
Sac Bunt: C. Thompson 2
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ford-Backus-Wooten, Ford-Backus-Wooten)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Barrett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .327 8 52
L. Stone 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 11 35
A. Rogers 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .320 5 63
B. Blake LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .313 15 78
   b-C. Fusco PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .165 1 9
B. Reed RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277 0 18
T. Van Landingham CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251 7 60
D. Wagner C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 4 13
   c-S. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 2 20
D. Keith SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 2 11
M. Kennedy P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   A. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-E. Scott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 1 21
   H. Schlegel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Gearhart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 0 1 5 13      
a - E. Scott pinch hit for A. Anderson in the 7th
b - C. Fusco pinch hit for B. Blake in the 9th
c - S. Bell pinch hit for D. Wagner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Fusco (4, 9th Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Barrett , L. Stone , B. Blake , C. Fusco 2 , B. Reed , D. Wagner , D. Keith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Barrett , B. Reed , T. Van Landingham
GIDP: L. Stone , T. Van Landingham
Sac Bunt: A. Rogers , M. Kennedy
Hit by Pitch: L. Stone
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Stone (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Rogers-Wagner-Stone, Rogers-Keith-Stone)
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Walton W (4-9) 7.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 85 4.86   
R. Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.08   
J. Rose 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walton 70
Batters Faced: J. Walton 28, R. Thompson 2, J. Rose 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walton 12-5, R. Thompson 2-0, J. Rose 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walton 85-55, R. Thompson 5-3, J. Rose 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thompson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Walton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kennedy L (1-2) 6.2 7 2 2 4 3 0 102 4.22   
A. Anderson 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 15 5.16   
H. Schlegel 1.2 2 4 4 6 3 0 65 4.15   
C. Gearhart 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kennedy 51
Batters Faced: M. Kennedy 30, A. Anderson 5, H. Schlegel 13, C. Gearhart 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kennedy 8-8, A. Anderson 1-0, H. Schlegel 2-0, C. Gearhart 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kennedy 102-64, A. Anderson 15-8, H. Schlegel 65-34, C. Gearhart 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Anderson 1-1 , C. Gearhart 3-0
WP: M. Kennedy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Backus
Ballpark: Indianapolis Base Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 8813
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