 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES LOS ANGELES SUNS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 06/28/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | LOS ANGELES SUNS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS | | GAME ID: 1878 - SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Los Angeles Suns (45-31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | | St. Louis Pioneers (36-43) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Forrester Hits 2 home runs in Suns Win | Pioneer Field III was the site for Federal Association action featuring the St. Louis Pioneers and Los Angeles Suns.
The Los Angeles Suns downed the St. Louis Pioneers, 7-4, at Pioneer Field III. The Suns were led by Sam Forrester. Forrester hit 2 home runs. He scored 4 runs and drove in 3. Picking up his 2nd save was 29-year old right-handed pitcher George Cox.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Ed Mooney? The Los Angeles catcher had a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Suns on top, 5-3. For the game, Mooney had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Mooney told the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles is now 45-31.
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a - J. Thurman pinch hit for P. Meissner in the 6th
b - H. Dellinger pinch hit for R. Clark in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Forrester (14, 6th Inning off H. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Mooney (13, 7th Inning off C. Christianson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Forrester 2 (15, 4th Inning off H. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Kennedy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Hurlbutt , T. Lally , S. Forrester 11 , E. Mooney 3 , S. Graham , P. Meissner 2 , J. Thurman
2-out RBI: S. Forrester , E. Mooney , J. Thurman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Hurlbutt , S. Graham
Sac Bunt: H. Hart
Hit by Pitch: T. Ashton
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
CS: L. Hurlbutt (1)
FIELDING
Errors: T. Lally (10) , T. Ashton (7) | | | a - A. Pratt pinch hit for H. Anderson in the 6th
b - D. Jacobs pinch hit for C. Christianson in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Coleman (4, 7th Inning off R. Clark, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Peterson 2 , Q. Vincent 2 , C. Coleman 4 , E. Holt , T. Spruill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Vincent , J. Richards , A. Todd , P. O'Leary
Sac Fly: J. Richards
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Richards (22)
FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Vincent(Graham at home)) | | |
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| LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Meissner | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 4.68 | | R. Clark W (3-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2.88 | | G. Cox SV (2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2.84 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Sam Forrester
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 15329
Special Notes: Sam Forrester ties the LAF regular season game record for runs with 4. |
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