FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
05/29/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 1133 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (27-20) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Baltimore Clippers (26-22) 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 7 11 0
Clippers Get Better of Suns, 7-2
Dick Butler, who is tied for 6th in the FA in wins with 5, had a strong outing for the Baltimore Clippers against the Los Angeles Suns at Patapsco Field. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 7-2 win. The second-place Clippers have a record of 26-22.

With Baltimore leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Butler came up to bat against Los Angeles pitcher Gary Preston. Butler hit a sinker to left for a 2-run double. His 2nd double of the season put the Clippers on top, 3-0.

Said Los Angeles manager Jim Coulter: "They did a lot of things right. We did a lot of things wrong."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .233 2 11
B. Calvin LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .258 8 35
T. Lally SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 3 14
S. Forrester RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 9 28
L. Geyer CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .253 4 19
H. Dellinger 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .271 4 24
   B. Turnage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Kearney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 3 10
E. Mooney C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 1 23
A. Young 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 3 12
G. Preston P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-G. Whaley 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 6
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 3 10      
a - G. Whaley substituted for G. Preston in the 6th
b - B. Kearney pinch hit for B. Turnage in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Calvin (5, 3rd Inning off D. Butler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dellinger (4, 4th Inning off D. Butler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kellum 2 , B. Calvin 2 , T. Lally , S. Forrester , H. Dellinger 4
2-out RBI: B. Calvin , H. Dellinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lally , H. Dellinger , E. Mooney
GIDP: B. Calvin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Geyer (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Young-Lally-Whaley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Butler CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .343 2 21
A. Johnson 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .283 2 15
I. Barnett RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .262 4 26
H. Blank 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .313 2 20
H. Wallace C 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .288 4 22
H. Simmons LF 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 .213 4 16
C. Gregg 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .234 2 11
J. Goodman SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .230 4 17
D. Butler P 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .227 0 2
   a-C. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 0 3
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 1
Totals 34 7 11 7 5 3 14      
a - C. James pinch hit for D. Butler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Butler (2, 2nd Inning off G. Preston, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Blank (8, 3rd Inning off G. Preston, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Butler (2, 6th Inning off G. Preston, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Barnett (4, 1st Inning off G. Preston, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Butler 3 , A. Johnson 3 , I. Barnett 4 , H. Blank 3 , C. Gregg , J. Goodman 2 , D. Butler 2
2-out RBI: I. Barnett , J. Goodman , D. Butler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Butler , H. Simmons , D. Butler
GIDP: H. Wallace
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goodman-Johnson-Gregg)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Preston L (2-3) 5.0 8 7 7 5 3 1 107 4.43   
B. Turnage 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 43 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Preston 21
Batters Faced: G. Preston 28, B. Turnage 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Preston 8-4, B. Turnage 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Preston 107-66, B. Turnage 43-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Turnage 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Butler W (5-0) 7.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 96 3.50   
L. Warren 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Butler 62
Batters Faced: D. Butler 27, L. Warren 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Butler 7-11, L. Warren 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Butler 96-63, L. Warren 23-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Butler
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 13818
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