 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT MONTREAL SAINTS 08/03/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT MONTREAL SAINTS | | GAME ID: 1736 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Foresters (61-37) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | Montreal Saints (37-55) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 11 | 1 | | |  | |
| Saints, Swain Blast Foresters, 10-1 | The Montreal Saints downed the Cleveland Foresters, 10-1, at Stade Montreal. Harry Swain led the way, going 3-for-4 for Montreal. Jim Montgomery was the winner. Over 8 innings, he yielded 1 run on 3 hits, with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. Montreal is 7th in the Continental Association with a record of 37-55.
Swain made an early impact for Montreal when he stroked his 10th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came in the bottom of the third, put the Saints on top, 3-0.
"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Cleveland manager Jim Whitehead. "We got flat-out beat."
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Minton pinch hit for P. Williams in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Low (28, 7th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Howe (17, 7th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Low 3 , E. Howe 2 , B. Allie , J. York
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kleminski , C. Cummings
GIDP: P. Williams
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Errors: J. Low (20) | | | a - G. Scott pinch hit for B. Vernon in the 7th
b - J. Fast substituted for G. Scott in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Vernon (4, 4th Inning off F. Young, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Phelps (15, 4th Inning off F. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Swain 2 (10, 3rd Inning off F. Young, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. York, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin , M. Strong , H. Swain 9 , A. Gilman , G. Phelps 3 , B. Vernon 2 , J. Montgomery 2
2-out RBI: M. Strong , H. Swain 2 , A. Gilman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gilman
Sac Bunt: J. Montgomery
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Austin (7) , M. Strong (12)
FIELDING
Errors: A. Robbins (19)
Double Plays: 2 (Gilman-Vernon-Scott, Strong-Gilman)
OF assists: 1 (Strong(Howe at 3rd base)) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | F. Young L (9-2) | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 4.15 | | J. York | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 4.48 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Harry Swain
Ballpark: Stade Montreal
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 12936 |
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