CENTURY LEAGUE
INDIANAPOLIS HOOSIERS AT DES MOINES DEVILS
08/30/1974
 
CENTURY LEAGUE
INDIANAPOLIS HOOSIERS AT DES MOINES DEVILS
GAME ID: 11223 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Hoosiers (69-56) 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 10 17 0
Des Moines Devils (55-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 0
Devils Pitching Ravaged by Blake
Bill Blake had a huge game in a Indianapolis Hoosiers win at Pawtucket Grounds. Blake rapped 5 hits in 5 tries and helped the Hoosiers overcome the Des Moines Devils, 10-2.

Bill Blake doubled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, singled in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

Blake has a .326 average and a .396 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 146 hits, 16 home runs and driven in 83 runs.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE DES MOINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Barrett 2B 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .327 10 54
   a-J. Jewell PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 5
P. Wright LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .232 1 9
   b-N. Myers PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Rogers SS, 2B 3 2 2 3 2 0 1 .315 6 68
B. Blake RF 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 .326 16 83
S. Bell 1B, LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .248 2 22
T. Van Landingham CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .249 8 64
B. Bennett 3B, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .353 0 2
D. Wagner C 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .298 5 15
S. Wright P 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .148 0 3
   C. Gearhart P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 10 17 10 3 5 16      
a - J. Jewell pinch hit for J. Barrett in the 7th
b - N. Myers pinch hit for P. Wright in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Blake 2 (32, 1st Inning off H. Kluth, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Ashworth, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Wright (4, 4th Inning off H. Kluth, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Rogers (22, 4th Inning off J. Ashworth, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Barrett (36, 6th Inning off J. Ashworth, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Wagner (5, 4th Inning off H. Kluth, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Rogers (6, 6th Inning off J. Ashworth, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Barrett 4 , P. Wright 3 , A. Rogers 6 , B. Blake 7 , S. Bell , B. Bennett 2 , D. Wagner 4 , S. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bell , T. Van Landingham 3
GIDP: B. Bennett , S. Wright
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Barrett (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rogers-Barrett-Bell)
OF assists: 1 (Blake(Ashworth at 3rd base))
PB: D. Wagner
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bucher SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .319 1 18
   b-P. Caldwell PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329 1 8
R. Haynes LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .357 6 41
H. Stafford 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .303 12 53
D. Crawford CF, RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .248 15 59
C. Sexton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .301 6 36
F. Holcomb RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 6 52
   a-F. Owen PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 0 1
C. Goodwin 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .292 1 13
D. Mitchel C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .337 6 51
H. Kluth P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 0 1
   J. Ashworth P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   L. Bedford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 5 16      
a - F. Owen pinch hit for F. Holcomb in the 7th
b - P. Caldwell pinch hit for P. Bucher in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Haynes (23, 8th Inning off C. Gearhart, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bucher , P. Caldwell , R. Haynes 3 , H. Stafford , C. Goodwin 2 , D. Mitchel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Sexton 2
GIDP: D. Mitchel
Hit by Pitch: P. Bucher
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mitchel-Bucher-Stafford, Sexton-Bucher-Stafford)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE DES MOINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wright W (11-9) 6.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 96 3.42   
C. Gearhart 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 34 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wright 62
Batters Faced: S. Wright 25, C. Gearhart 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wright 5-9, C. Gearhart 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wright 96-60, C. Gearhart 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gearhart 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kluth L (4-9) 3.1 9 7 7 1 2 1 86 5.70   
J. Ashworth 4.0 8 3 3 2 2 1 70 7.20   
L. Bedford 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kluth 13
Batters Faced: H. Kluth 20, J. Ashworth 20, L. Bedford 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kluth 5-3, J. Ashworth 5-3, L. Bedford 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kluth 86-53, J. Ashworth 70-45, L. Bedford 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ashworth 1-1 , L. Bedford 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Rogers
Ballpark: Pawtucket Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 6883
Special Notes: Bill Blake ties the regular season game record for hits with 5.
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