FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS
05/03/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 287 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (14-13) 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 5
New York Imperials (14-10) 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 X 11 12 0
Wood Swings Imperials to 11-6 Win
Bill Wood led New York to a win over Chicago. The final score was 11-6. Wood scored 2 times, while going 4 for 5. The left fielder also totaled 3 RBI. New York pitcher Ed Wells got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Bill Scott got the loss. The win gives the Imperials a record of 14-10.

With New York leading 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh, Wood hit a 2-run single off Chicago hurler Bill Scott. It was the 11th hit of the season for Wood and put his team ahead, 9-6.

"We came out aggressive," said Imperials manager Jim Abernathy. "We came out swinging the bats."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cronin CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .210 1 6
T. Halliday SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .223 4 10
S. Morrison LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .255 0 5
G. Homer 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .299 3 10
P. Vazquez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .272 5 14
C. Harris 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .330 2 6
B. Menz RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .159 2 8
C. Sanders C 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .111 1 4
M. Espinosa P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   B. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   L. Sechrest P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Sanders PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 16
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 4 13      
a - C. Sanders pinch hit for L. Sechrest in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sanders (1, 1st Inning off H. Weston, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Menz (2, 6th Inning off D. Johnston, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Morrison (1, 2nd Inning off H. Weston, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Harris (2, 3rd Inning off H. Weston, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Cronin 2 , S. Morrison 4 , G. Homer , P. Vazquez , C. Harris 4 , B. Menz 4 , C. Sanders 2
2-out RBI: B. Menz , C. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Halliday , G. Homer , M. Espinosa
GIDP: T. Halliday , G. Homer
Sac Fly: C. Harris
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Menz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Halliday (7) , S. Morrison 2 (3) , P. Vazquez 2 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Harris-Halliday-Homer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wood LF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .344 0 7
F. Curtis CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .281 1 10
M. Counts 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .282 2 9
   d-R. Tejada SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
P. Terry RF 3 3 1 2 2 0 2 .263 5 17
G. Love 3B 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .247 2 7
T. Rusconi C 4 0 1 3 0 0 6 .234 2 9
J. Poole 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .289 1 6
D. Raz SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 3 8
   b-S. Gage PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 1 1
H. Weston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Johnston P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. German PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 1 3
   E. Wells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .053 0 0
   E. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 12 8 5 3 26      
a - S. German pinch hit for D. Johnston in the 6th
b - S. Gage pinch hit for D. Raz in the 7th
c - A. Wilson pinch hit for E. Wells in the 7th
d - R. Tejada substituted for M. Counts in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Terry (5, 5th Inning off M. Espinosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wood 4 , F. Curtis , M. Counts 2 , P. Terry 4 , G. Love 2 , T. Rusconi , S. German
2-out RBI: , B. Wood 2 , P. Terry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Curtis 2 , G. Love , T. Rusconi , D. Raz , S. Gage , A. Wilson
GIDP: J. Poole
Sac Fly: T. Rusconi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Love (5) , S. German (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Love-Poole-Counts, Love-Poole-Counts)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Espinosa 6.0 9 6 3 2 2 1 107 1.93   
B. Scott L (1-2), BS (1) 1.1 3 5 2 3 0 0 44 4.33   
L. Sechrest 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Espinosa 36
Batters Faced: M. Espinosa 30, B. Scott 12, L. Sechrest 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Espinosa 9-6, B. Scott 0-4, L. Sechrest 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Espinosa 107-67, B. Scott 44-24, L. Sechrest 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Scott 1-1 , L. Sechrest 1-0
WP: M. Espinosa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Weston 2.1 9 6 6 0 0 1 44 4.55   
D. Johnston 3.2 1 0 0 3 3 0 54 1.42   
E. Wells W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.53   
E. Cooper SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Weston 11
Batters Faced: H. Weston 16, D. Johnston 13, E. Wells 3, E. Cooper 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Weston 3-4, D. Johnston 3-3, E. Wells 2-0, E. Cooper 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Weston 44-30, D. Johnston 54-28, E. Wells 17-8, E. Cooper 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Johnston 1-0
WP: D. Johnston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Wood
Ballpark: Dyckman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 14237
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