 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS 06/11/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS | | GAME ID: 1509 - TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Dallas Wranglers (30-29) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | Cleveland Foresters (32-27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
| Foresters Win 5-4 Walk-Off | The Cleveland Foresters downed the Dallas Wranglers, 5-4, at Forester Stadium. The Foresters were led by Orlando Benitez. Benitez went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI. The win went to Charlie Sawyer in relief. His record improves to 4-5. Asbury Ashmore took the loss. Cleveland has won 4 consecutive games.
The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Benitez hit a fastball from Asbury Ashmore for a run-scoring single. The Foresters, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.
"Winning is great," Benitez said. "It's always just guys picking each other up -- if not me, then the next guy."
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| DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE | | CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Grenier pinch hit for E. Norris in the 7th
b - H. Graves substituted for D. Grenier in the 7th
c - J. Thomson pinch hit for C. Britton in the 8th
d - J. Walling pinch hit for H. Graves in the 8th
e - P. Lee substituted for N. Parker in the 8th
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Grenier , J. Walling , J. Black , J. Vance , J. Miller , S. Dunn
2-out RBI: J. Walling , J. Vance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Black , J. Vance , S. Dunn , E. Smith
GIDP: E. LeClair
Sac Bunt: J. Black
Sac Fly: J. Miller
Hit by Pitch: J. Vance
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dunn-LeClair-Parker) | | | a - V. Schneider pinch hit for E. Squires in the 7th
b - J. Piper pinch hit for C. Sawyer in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: O. Benitez (3, 3rd Inning off E. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. McKinney (3, 9th Inning off A. Ashmore, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Benitez 4 , A. Metrofanis , A. Babel , D. Mosley , K. McKinney 3 , M. Cardoza 2 , D. Couture
2-out RBI: A. Metrofanis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Metrofanis
GIDP: K. McKinney
Sac Fly: O. Benitez
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reed-Randall-Metrofanis) | | |
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| DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE | | CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Smith | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 3.67 | | C. Britton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.10 | | A. Ashmore L (5-4), BS (2) | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3.26 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Couture | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 3.50 | | E. Squires BS (2) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2.60 | | C. Sawyer W (4-5) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2.12 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Orlando Benitez
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 13885 |
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