FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
07/05/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
GAME ID: 1968 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Sailors (38-48) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0
Montreal Saints (34-47) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 6 1
Saints Rally to Nose Past San Francisco
The Montreal Saints rode a solid performance from 28-year-old starting pitcher Hal Bennett to a win, beating the San Francisco Sailors, 3-2, at Stade Montreal. Montreal reliever Roy Wheeler snagged the win, upping his record to 4-3. Barry Schneider shouldered the loss. Montreal is in last place in the Continental Association East with a record of 34-47.

Had Ken Steinbach not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Steinbach hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Saints.

"Hal's a gamer," said Montreal manager Harry Barrell. "Glad he's on our side."
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 25
   c-W. Richardson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 7 30
   d-H. Phillips 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .059 0 0
A. Gates SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 6 34
P. Gibson RF, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .308 6 32
I. Brown CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259 6 31
T. Ludwig 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 2 13
   B. Alexander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Kingsbury LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 23
   a-H. Myers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 4 24
   b-O. Haldeman LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
E. Sargent 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253 4 36
W. Evans C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .251 6 27
B. Schneider P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .159 1 1
   e-R. Turner 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .338 3 11
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 5 15      
a - H. Myers pinch hit for J. Kingsbury in the 7th
b - O. Haldeman substituted for H. Myers in the 7th
c - W. Richardson pinch hit for E. Carter in the 8th
d - H. Phillips substituted for W. Richardson in the 8th
e - R. Turner substituted for B. Schneider in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Gibson (8, 1st Inning off H. Bennett, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Sargent (13, 9th Inning off B. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Gates , P. Gibson 3 , I. Brown , E. Sargent 2 , W. Evans 2 , R. Turner
2-out RBI: I. Brown , R. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gates , T. Ludwig , B. Schneider
Sac Bunt: E. Sargent , B. Schneider
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Swain at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Swain RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275 5 17
   b-D. Baker RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 10
B. Rawdon LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .304 2 12
K. Steinbach 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .310 3 32
D. Turner 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .222 11 37
R. Barrell SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .212 2 8
J. Smith 1B 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .310 6 25
   B. Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Thomas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 2 13
E. Day CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
H. Bennett P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
   R. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Hendricks PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328 7 35
Totals 28 3 6 3 5 6 13      
a - J. Hendricks pinch hit for R. Wheeler in the 8th
b - D. Baker substituted for H. Swain in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Rawdon , K. Steinbach 2 , E. Day , H. Bennett , J. Hendricks
2-out RBI: B. Rawdon , K. Steinbach , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barrell , J. Smith , E. Thomas
Sac Bunt: H. Swain
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Smith (2)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schneider L (6-10) 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 102 4.16   
B. Alexander 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 36 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schneider 62
Batters Faced: B. Schneider 27, B. Alexander 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schneider 10-5, B. Alexander 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schneider 102-57, B. Alexander 36-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Alexander 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bennett 7.1 5 1 1 0 5 0 98 3.33   
R. Wheeler W (4-3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.82   
B. Nelson SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bennett 69
Batters Faced: H. Bennett 29, R. Wheeler 3, B. Nelson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bennett 8-10, R. Wheeler 1-1, B. Nelson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bennett 98-64, R. Wheeler 14-8, B. Nelson 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wheeler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Bennett
Ballpark: Stade Montreal
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 18098
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