 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES LOS ANGELES SUNS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES 06/09/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | LOS ANGELES SUNS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES | | GAME ID: 1485 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Los Angeles Suns (35-21) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | Washington Eagles (28-31) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Eagles Saddle Suns with 4-1 Loss | At Columbia Stadium, the Los Angeles Suns and Washington Eagles were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.
The Washington Eagles topped the Los Angeles Suns, 4-1, in Federal Association action at Columbia Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Washington pitcher and Oakland, California, native Sam Rodgers. Washington currently is in 5th place in the Federal Association East at 28-31.
With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Ed MacNaughton had a game-changing hit. The Eagles right fielder slammed a 2-run single off Jack Meeks, making the score 4-1, Washington.
"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Rodgers. | |
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| LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - C. Gifford substituted for S. Rodgers in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: E. MacNaughton 4 , J. Cantrell , C. Zamudio , T. Lorang , H. Smith , A. Marino , C. Gifford 2-out RBI: J. Cantrell Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton , C. Zamudio 3 , H. Smith GIDP: J. Cantrell 2 Sac Bunt: D. Whited , S. Rodgers Team LOB: 11
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Lorang-Zamudio-Smith) | | |
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| LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Blair L (5-3) | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 3.24 | | J. Meeks | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.63 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Rodgers W (4-3) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 2.79 | | D. Lindley SV (7) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2.31 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Sam Rodgers Ballpark: Columbia Stadium Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM ET Time: 2:41 Attendance: 20367 |
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