FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
06/29/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1888 - SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (46-29) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 11 2
Detroit Dynamos (22-51) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 X 6 11 1
Late Rally Earns Detroit 6-3 Win
The Detroit Dynamos defeated the Los Angeles Suns, 6-3, at Thompson Field. Leading the charge for Detroit was second baseman Bill Austin. He was 4-5 with 4 singles. Detroit reliever Charlie Christianson was the winner. His record is now 3-2. Ron Clark took the loss. The Dynamos raised their record to 22-51.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the bottom of the fifth, Austin had a key at-bat for Detroit. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Austin hit a run-scoring single off Jim Place, making the score 3-2, Dynamos.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Los Angeles manager Jim Coulter. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .267 6 32
B. Calvin LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .248 12 50
T. Lally SS 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .320 5 28
S. Forrester RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 12 42
   a-B. Kearney PH, RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .273 3 14
L. Geyer CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .265 4 25
S. Graham 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .321 0 2
   b-J. Drake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 0 9
   R. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Mooney C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 2 31
B. Perry 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238 2 7
J. Place P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .132 0 1
   J. Meeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Whaley 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 2 7
Totals 34 3 11 3 4 3 18      
a - B. Kearney pinch hit for S. Forrester in the 7th
b - J. Drake pinch hit for S. Graham in the 8th
c - G. Whaley substituted for J. Meeks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lally (17, 3rd Inning off J. Hoskinson, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Mooney (8, 6th Inning off J. Hoskinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Calvin (12, 3rd Inning off J. Hoskinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kellum 2 , B. Calvin 5 , T. Lally 4 , S. Forrester , L. Geyer , E. Mooney 2 , B. Perry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kearney , L. Geyer , J. Place 2
GIDP: B. Calvin , L. Geyer
Sac Bunt: E. Mooney
Sac Fly: B. Kearney
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kellum (11)
CS: L. Geyer (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kellum (13) , B. Kearney (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kellum-Lally-Graham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .277 3 30
G. Taylor CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .250 4 23
B. Ensey RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .261 5 31
B. Austin 2B 5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .299 6 36
P. Dance 1B 2 0 0 0 3 1 4 .253 5 24
A. Agani 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .161 1 10
   a-J. Wilson PH, SS 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .305 0 9
D. Bell C 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .206 2 2
E. Mortensen SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .171 2 8
   b-D. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .186 1 6
   C. Christianson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hoskinson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 2
   c-J. Lucas 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 5 19
Totals 34 6 11 6 7 7 27      
a - J. Wilson pinch hit for A. Agani in the 7th
b - D. Brown pinch hit for E. Mortensen in the 7th
c - J. Lucas substituted for J. Hoskinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Black (13, 8th Inning off R. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Mortensen (2, 5th Inning off J. Place, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 2 , B. Ensey , B. Austin 4 , J. Wilson 2 , D. Bell , E. Mortensen 4 , J. Lucas
2-out RBI: B. Austin , J. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , A. Agani 2 , D. Bell , D. Brown
GIDP: A. Agani
Sac Bunt: J. Hoskinson
Hit by Pitch: D. Bell
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Austin (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Agani (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Dance-Mortensen, Wilson-Austin-Dance)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Place 6.1 6 3 2 5 6 1 120 2.43   
J. Meeks 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.22   
R. Clark L (4-4) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 34 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Place 52
Batters Faced: J. Place 31, J. Meeks 4, R. Clark 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Place 6-6, J. Meeks 0-1, R. Clark 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Place 120-67, J. Meeks 20-11, R. Clark 34-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meeks 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Place
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hoskinson 7.0 10 3 2 2 3 1 99 4.06   
C. Christianson W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hoskinson 48
Batters Faced: J. Hoskinson 32, C. Christianson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hoskinson 10-7, C. Christianson 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hoskinson 99-64, C. Christianson 25-14
WP: J. Hoskinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Austin
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 12292
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