FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
07/08/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 4180 - MONDAY, JULY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (44-41) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Los Angeles Suns (50-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Gothams Victorious at Los Angeles, 2-0
In a tight contest between the New York Gothams and the Los Angeles Suns, Joe Nelson was the determining factor. The New York right-hander sparkled in his team's 2-0 win. Herb Isom collected save number 4. The 4th-place Gothams go to 44-41.

With New York leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Nelson hit a run-scoring single off Los Angeles hurler Heinie Schmidt. It was the 5th hit of the season for Nelson and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"We'll pocket this win," said Nelson, "and then go after another."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hamilton SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .307 7 32
F. Davis RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 1 25
P. Church 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 2 29
   a-D. Eckelberry 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Jones 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 9 36
E. Davis LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 3 33
M. Boyd CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .198 2 10
E. Ferry C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 8 29
J. Horton 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 1 12
J. Nelson P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .152 0 2
   H. Isom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1 3 7 10      
a - D. Eckelberry substituted for P. Church in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hamilton (16, 1st Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Church (14, 1st Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Hamilton 3 , P. Church 2 , J. Horton , J. Nelson
2-out RBI: J. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jones , E. Davis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hamilton (16)
CS: J. Horton (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jones (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Hamilton-Jones-Church)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Forrester RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .268 15 46
E. Kellum 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 6 34
T. Lally SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .313 6 31
B. Calvin LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .263 15 56
S. Graham 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
E. Mooney C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 32
   b-B. Kearney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 3 16
B. Perry 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 3 11
H. Hart CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 0 1
   c-J. Drake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 0 10
H. Schmidt P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .140 0 1
   a-H. Dellinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 7 32
   B. Turnage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0 2 3 14      
a - H. Dellinger pinch hit for H. Schmidt in the 7th
b - B. Kearney pinch hit for E. Mooney in the 9th
c - J. Drake pinch hit for H. Hart in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Forrester , E. Kellum , T. Lally , B. Calvin , B. Kearney , B. Perry , H. Schmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lally , B. Calvin , S. Graham , H. Dellinger
GIDP: T. Lally
Hit by Pitch: T. Lally
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Forrester (8) , H. Hart (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Graham (2)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nelson W (7-4) 7.2 6 0 0 2 2 0 117 3.48   
H. Isom SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 67
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 30, H. Isom 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 8-10, H. Isom 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 117-67, H. Isom 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Isom 1-0
WP: J. Nelson 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Nelson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Schmidt L (9-5) 7.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 104 2.67   
B. Turnage 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Schmidt 62
Batters Faced: H. Schmidt 28, B. Turnage 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Schmidt 8-6, B. Turnage 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Schmidt 104-63, B. Turnage 35-21
WP: H. Schmidt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Nelson
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 16528
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