 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CHICAGO CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 07/03/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CHICAGO CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 1940 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Chiefs (42-43) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | Los Angeles Suns (48-33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
| Suns Win at Home, 2-1 | Los Angeles registered a win at Wilshire Park by beating the Chicago Chiefs, 2-1. Pitcher Heinie Schmidt was one reason why the Suns triumphed. The Suns lead the Federal Association West by 6 games.
The Suns got a big hit from right fielder Larry Hurlbutt. In the bottom of the sixth, Hurlbutt smacked a 2-run home run off Chicago pitcher Otis Hawkins. It was his 3rd home run of the season. Suddenly, the Suns were ahead, 2-1.
"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Hurlbutt. | |
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - F. Mitchel pinch hit for O. Hawkins in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: A. Ellefsen (11, 4th Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Butts , C. Wells , B. Starr , A. Ellefsen 2 , R. Castillo 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Butts , J. Siniscalchi , B. Starr , O. Hawkins Sac Bunt: R. Ziegler , O. Hawkins Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: C. Wells (14)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Castillo-Butts-Thornton, Butts-Thornton) | | | a - T. Ashton pinch hit for H. Schmidt in the 8th b - L. Geyer substituted for J. Thurman in the 9th
BATTING Triples: L. Hurlbutt (2, 4th Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: L. Hurlbutt (3, 6th Inning off O. Hawkins, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Perry , L. Hurlbutt 7 , H. Hart GIDP: T. Lally Team LOB: 2 | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | O. Hawkins L (7-6) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 97 | 2.44 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Schmidt W (9-5) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 2.99 | | R. Clark SV (19) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3.21 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Heinie Schmidt Ballpark: Wilshire Park Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM PT Time: 2:19 Attendance: 20169 |
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