FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
08/16/1961
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 1836 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Saints (40-64) 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 7 0
Los Angeles Stars (64-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 5 0
Stars Beaten, 7-4, by Saints
Montreal picked up a win at Bigsby Stadium, bumping off the Los Angeles Stars, 7-4. Pitcher Eddie Martin was a major reason the Saints emerged victorious. Montreal is now 40-64, while Los Angeles is 64-42.

With Montreal leading 2-0 in the top of the fourth, Martin came up to bat against Los Angeles pitcher Earl Wright. Martin hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Saints on top, 6-0.

"They had a good approach," Los Angeles skipper Charley McCullough said of the opposition. "Hats off to them."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hanson SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303 3 36
J. Austin LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .177 1 19
H. Swain RF 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .317 10 64
J. Johnston 1B 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 .274 8 36
G. Phelps C 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .289 9 54
B. Vernon 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .278 1 7
A. Gilman 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .272 16 60
M. Strong CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265 6 41
E. Martin P 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 .120 1 4
   B. Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 4
Totals 32 7 7 7 8 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hanson 2 (19, 1st Inning off E. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off H. Trinity, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Swain (20, 7th Inning off H. Trinity, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Martin (1, 4th Inning off E. Wright, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hanson 4 , J. Austin , H. Swain 3 , G. Phelps , E. Martin 4
2-out RBI: G. Phelps , E. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , J. Johnston , G. Phelps , B. Vernon 2
GIDP: G. Phelps
Sac Fly: A. Gilman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Swain (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Johnston, Vernon-Hanson-Johnston)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Sax LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .266 4 39
D. Hall CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .279 18 60
R. Barrell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .270 27 82
J. Berrien RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .333 12 41
V. Ewing 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 16 92
   a-C. Wells PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 5 9
E. Grenier 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 4 13
   b-J. Smith PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 1 1
   T. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-L. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 25 84
   R. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cook C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .230 18 52
R. Hawkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 9 40
E. Wright P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Trinity P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .056 0 0
   c-C. Barrell PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 18 62
Totals 30 4 5 4 6 7 17      
a - C. Wells pinch hit for V. Ewing in the 7th
b - J. Smith pinch hit for E. Grenier in the 7th
c - C. Barrell pinch hit for H. Trinity in the 7th
d - L. Allen pinch hit for T. Ferguson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sax (22, 8th Inning off E. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smith (1, 7th Inning off E. Martin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Berrien (12, 8th Inning off B. Nelson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Sax 2 , J. Berrien 4 , E. Grenier , J. Smith 4 , J. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sax
GIDP: J. Berrien
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ewing-Hawkins-Grenier)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Martin W (5-12) 7.0 4 3 3 6 5 1 118 4.47   
B. Nelson 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Martin 56
Batters Faced: E. Martin 29, B. Nelson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Martin 7-7, B. Nelson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Martin 118-66, B. Nelson 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Nelson 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wright L (1-1) 3.2 3 6 6 4 4 1 67 9.72   
H. Trinity 3.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 50 4.81   
T. Ferguson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.36   
R. Cooper 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wright 29
Batters Faced: E. Wright 18, H. Trinity 15, T. Ferguson 3, R. Cooper 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wright 5-2, H. Trinity 5-3, T. Ferguson 2-0, R. Cooper 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wright 67-36, H. Trinity 50-33, T. Ferguson 11-7, R. Cooper 22-10
WP: E. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Martin
Ballpark: Bigsby Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 21102
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