 | | 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." | |
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| SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE | | MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE | |
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)) | | | | |
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| SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE | | MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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