 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 07/04/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 1950 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | St. Louis Pioneers (41-40) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | Los Angeles Suns (49-32) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Pioneers Clip Suns, 2-1 | Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the St. Louis Pioneers and Los Angeles Suns.
The St. Louis Pioneers topped the Los Angeles Suns, 2-1, in Federal Association action at Wilshire Park. The standout performance belonged to St. Louis pitcher and Cantonment, Florida, native John Green. Green picked up the win for St. Louis, going 7 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 6-5.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Del Jacobs? The St. Louis third baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Pioneers on top, 2-1. For the game, Jacobs had 1 double and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.
"Winning is the only objective," said Green after the game.
The third-place Pioneers improved to 41-40. | |
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| ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - L. Cimino substituted for J. Richards in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: R. Girten (2, 3rd Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Jacobs (10, 5th Inning off H. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Green (21, 9th Inning off J. Meeks, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: D. Jacobs 4 , L. Green 2 , F. Green 3 , R. Girten 3 2-out RBI: , D. Jacobs 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Richards , Q. Vincent , R. Girten GIDP: J. Guay Sac Bunt: J. Green 2 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: F. Green (4)
FIELDING Errors: L. Green (6) Double Plays: 1 (Jacobs-Green-Richards) OF assists: 1 (Williams(Forrester at 3rd base)) | | | | |
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| ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Green W (6-5) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 3.63 | | C. Anderson SV (10) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3.39 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Schmidt L (9-4) | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 2.68 | | J. Meeks | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.58 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: John Green Ballpark: Wilshire Park Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph Start Time: 9:05 PM PT Time: 2:31 Attendance: 16640 |
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