FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS
07/03/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 1939 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Foresters (36-43) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 3
New York Imperials (44-34) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 X 5 9 1
Imperials Beat Foresters, 5-3
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Al Reece, the New York Imperials defeated the Cleveland Foresters, 5-3. Reece was 3 for 4 with a triple and 2 singles. He scored 2 times for the Imperials. Ed Cooper closed out the game, earning his 18th save. New York currently is in second place in the Continental Association East at 44-34.

George Love drove in one run against the Foresters. With the game tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, he hit a sacrifice fly that put New York in front, 4-3.

"This team's hitting on all cylinders," said Imperials manager Jim Abernathy.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Benitez LF, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230 3 16
C. Jaramillo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 2 28
A. Babel 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .325 5 44
J. Piper RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .299 4 29
H. Reed 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .278 3 35
V. Schneider CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .241 3 30
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   M. Farrar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Barrington 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .300 0 2
M. Cardoza C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .255 6 25
C. Sawyer P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .107 0 1
   a-K. McKinney CF, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 0 2
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 6 17      
a - K. McKinney substituted for C. Sawyer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Piper (8, 2nd Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Piper (2, 5th Inning off C. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Piper 6 , H. Reed , A. Barrington , M. Cardoza , K. McKinney
2-out RBI: J. Piper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Reed , V. Schneider , C. Sawyer 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Reed (5)
CS: O. Benitez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Reed 2 (15) , M. Cardoza (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Love 2B, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272 13 41
F. Curtis CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 9 43
A. Reece 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .325 2 9
   c-F. Arnold 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
P. Terry LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 12 38
T. Rusconi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 2 15
J. McMillan RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .289 3 9
D. Raz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227 5 17
R. Tejada 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 2 8
   a-M. Counts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 7 30
   E. Cooper P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
C. Williams P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 1
   M. Dunlavy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-S. German PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 1 8
Totals 35 5 9 5 0 3 19      
a - M. Counts pinch hit for R. Tejada in the 7th
b - S. German pinch hit for M. Dunlavy in the 7th
c - F. Arnold substituted for A. Reece in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Reece (2, 4th Inning off C. Sawyer, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. German (1, 7th Inning off C. Sawyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. McMillan (3, 4th Inning off C. Sawyer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Curtis 2 , A. Reece 5 , J. McMillan 4 , D. Raz , E. Cooper , S. German 3
2-out RBI: J. McMillan , E. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams , S. German
Sac Fly: G. Love
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Raz (13)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sawyer L (5-8) 7.0 7 4 4 0 3 1 95 2.97   
B. James 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 3.42   
M. Farrar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 36.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sawyer 50
Batters Faced: C. Sawyer 29, B. James 6, M. Farrar 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sawyer 4-14, B. James 0-2, M. Farrar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sawyer 95-68, B. James 17-11, M. Farrar 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Farrar 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Williams 6.2 6 3 3 3 5 0 104 3.62   
M. Dunlavy W (7-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.88   
E. Cooper SV (18) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Williams 52
Batters Faced: C. Williams 28, M. Dunlavy 1, E. Cooper 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Williams 7-7, M. Dunlavy 0-1, E. Cooper 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Williams 104-66, M. Dunlavy 6-3, E. Cooper 17-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Reece
Ballpark: Dyckman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 15635
Special Notes: CL Bob V James was injured while pitching.
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