FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
04/26/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 214 - FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Keystones (6-10) 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 9 1
Los Angeles Suns (13-6) 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 X 11 16 1
Suns Stay Hot, Beat Keystones, 11-7
The Los Angeles Suns defeated the Philadelphia Keystones, 11-7, in Federal Association action at Wilshire Park. Sam Forrester pulled his weight. The 11-year veteran was 3-5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. The winning pitcher was two-time All-Star Pete Meissner. He tossed 114 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits. For the Keystones, the loss makes them 6-10.

With Los Angeles leading 8-6 in the bottom of the seventh, Forrester came up to bat against Philadelphia pitcher Jack Peck. Forrester hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Suns on top, 11-6.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Forrester said after the game.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Viviano SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .169 0 5
J. Butler LF 5 2 3 3 0 2 0 .170 3 8
J. Landry RF 5 2 2 2 0 3 2 .377 5 9
L. Davison 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .204 3 6
J. Hinkle C 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .265 2 5
E. Walter 2B 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 .180 1 6
C. Cullison CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .281 1 5
   b-B. Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
G. Marsolek 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
D. Carver P 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
   J. Peck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Boone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 1
   D. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7 8 11 18      
a - P. James pinch hit for A. Boone in the 8th
b - B. Phelps pinch hit for C. Cullison in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Butler (3, 1st Inning off P. Meissner, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Hinkle (2, 3rd Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Landry (5, 7th Inning off J. Meeks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Butler 6 , J. Landry 5 , J. Hinkle 6 , G. Marsolek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Viviano , L. Davison , C. Cullison , G. Marsolek
GIDP: C. Cullison
Sac Bunt: D. Carver
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Viviano (4)
PB: J. Hinkle
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 3B 5 2 1 1 1 0 5 .200 0 3
B. Calvin LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .250 2 14
T. Lally SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .260 1 6
S. Forrester RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .243 4 12
L. Geyer CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .246 3 12
J. Drake 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
E. Mooney C 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 1 13
A. Young 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .300 1 6
P. Meissner P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-B. Kearney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 1 3
   J. Meeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Dodge PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   R. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Severtson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   B. Turnage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 11 16 10 5 2 20      
a - B. Kearney pinch hit for P. Meissner in the 5th
b - E. Dodge pinch hit for J. Meeks in the 7th
c - R. Severtson pinch hit for R. Clark in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Young (1, 2nd Inning off D. Carver, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Lally (2, 2nd Inning off D. Carver, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Dodge (2, 7th Inning off J. Peck, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Calvin (2, 7th Inning off J. Peck, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Forrester (1, 6th Inning off D. Carver, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Forrester (4, 7th Inning off J. Peck, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kellum , B. Calvin 2 , T. Lally 3 , S. Forrester 8 , J. Drake 2 , E. Mooney , A. Young 3 , P. Meissner 2 , B. Kearney , E. Dodge 2
2-out RBI: T. Lally , E. Mooney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Kellum 2 , B. Calvin , S. Forrester , L. Geyer , J. Drake
Sac Fly: B. Calvin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Forrester 2 (6) , J. Drake (1) , A. Young (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Lally (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Kellum-Young-Drake)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Carver L (0-3) 5.2 12 7 6 4 2 0 119 3.72   
J. Peck 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 11 10.50   
A. Boone 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
D. Duke 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Carver 17
Batters Faced: D. Carver 34, J. Peck 6, A. Boone 2, D. Duke 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Carver 6-9, J. Peck 1-1, A. Boone 1-1, D. Duke 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Carver 119-68, J. Peck 11-8, A. Boone 7-4, D. Duke 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Peck 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Meissner W (3-2) 5.0 5 4 3 4 7 2 114 3.90   
J. Meeks H (1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 39 9.00   
R. Clark 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.00   
B. Turnage 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 34 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Meissner 46
Batters Faced: P. Meissner 24, J. Meeks 10, R. Clark 3, B. Turnage 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Meissner 6-1, J. Meeks 2-2, R. Clark 2-0, B. Turnage 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Meissner 114-63, J. Meeks 39-25, R. Clark 12-6, B. Turnage 34-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Forrester
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 19034
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