FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
07/07/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
GAME ID: 1985 - SUNDAY, JULY 7TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (49-35) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Philadelphia Keystones (43-41) 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 8 14 2
Philadelphia Claims 8-2 Victory
The Philadelphia Keystones topped the Los Angeles Suns, 8-2, in Federal Association action at Broad Street Park II. The standout performance belonged to Philadelphia pitcher and Dallas, Texas, native Joe Downing. The Keystones are now 43-41, while the Suns fall to 49-35.

The Keystones got a big boost from catcher Jack Hinkle who had a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first inning off Suns hurler Pete Meissner. It was his 32nd walk of the season and put Philadelphia on top, 1-0.

"Solid performance from our side," said Keystones manager Charlie Leist.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Forrester RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270 15 46
E. Kellum 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 6 34
T. Lally SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .308 5 29
B. Calvin LF, 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .263 15 56
H. Dellinger 1B, CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .258 7 32
S. Graham 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   b-R. Severtson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 2
B. Kearney CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282 3 16
   c-J. Thurman PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 2
A. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .173 0 3
P. Meissner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 5
   J. Kienle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Whaley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 2 8
   R. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Mooney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 2 32
Totals 34 2 5 2 6 6 20      
a - G. Whaley pinch hit for J. Kienle in the 7th
b - R. Severtson pinch hit for S. Graham in the 8th
c - J. Thurman pinch hit for B. Kearney in the 8th
d - E. Mooney pinch hit for R. Clark in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Forrester (15, 9th Inning off H. Henderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Forrester 4 , T. Lally , B. Calvin , A. Johnson , G. Whaley
2-out RBI: A. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Calvin 2 , H. Dellinger 3 , P. Meissner
Hit by Pitch: S. Graham
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Lally (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dellinger-Lally-Dellinger, Lally-Kellum-Dellinger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cullison CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 .253 7 29
J. Butler LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 5 .268 9 42
L. Davison 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247 11 32
J. Landry RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 .250 14 45
J. Hinkle C 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 .233 7 26
A. Parker 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .286 7 44
B. Abrams 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 5 .292 2 16
H. Cramer SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .164 1 4
J. Downing P 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   J. Peck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-T. Clark PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   H. Henderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 14 7 6 2 26      
a - T. Clark pinch hit for J. Peck in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Cramer (2, 2nd Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Parker (11, 5th Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Abrams (4, 7th Inning off R. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Clark (1, 7th Inning off R. Clark, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Butler (9, 2nd Inning off P. Meissner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Cullison 3 , J. Butler 4 , J. Landry , A. Parker 3 , B. Abrams 3 , H. Cramer 2 , J. Downing 3 , T. Clark 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Butler 2 , J. Hinkle , B. Abrams
GIDP: B. Abrams , H. Cramer
Sac Fly: C. Cullison , J. Landry
Hit by Pitch: L. Davison
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cullison (9)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Davison (9) , H. Cramer (4)
PB: J. Hinkle
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Meissner L (11-4) 5.1 12 7 7 4 0 1 131 3.16   
J. Kienle 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.08   
R. Clark 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 39 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Meissner 12
Batters Faced: P. Meissner 31, J. Kienle 2, R. Clark 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Meissner 11-3, J. Kienle 2-0, R. Clark 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Meissner 131-73, J. Kienle 4-2, R. Clark 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kienle 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Meissner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Downing W (5-1) 6.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 98 3.43   
J. Peck 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 5.13   
H. Henderson 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 29 6.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Downing 60
Batters Faced: J. Downing 28, J. Peck 4, H. Henderson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Downing 9-6, J. Peck 0-1, H. Henderson 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Downing 98-58, J. Peck 18-10, H. Henderson 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Peck 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Downing
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Downing
Ballpark: Broad Street Park II
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 18560
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