FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS
07/14/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS
GAME ID: 4253 - SUNDAY, JULY 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Cleveland Foresters (43-48) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 12 2
San Francisco Sailors (42-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 7 0
Cleveland Beaten, 4-3, by San Francisco
Cleveland got a terrific performance from pitcher Charlie Sawyer, but it wasn't enough to beat the San Francisco Sailors. San Francisco won the Golden Gate Stadium contest, 4-3. Sawyer threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball for the losing team. The 5th-place Sailors improved to 42-53.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the tenth for San Francisco. That's when 26-year old shortstop Art Gates hit a run-scoring double off Roy Brandt to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"The house was rockin'," said Gates.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Benitez LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .228 3 16
H. Reed 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287 4 43
A. Babel 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .326 5 47
J. Piper RF 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .332 6 40
S. McDavitt 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .250 1 20
V. Schneider CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 4 38
C. Jaramillo SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 2 33
R. Anderson C 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 .524 0 2
C. Sawyer P 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .118 0 1
   a-A. Metrofanis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 0 21
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-F. Chandler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 0 6
   R. Brandt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 3 12 3 4 4 21      
a - A. Metrofanis pinch hit for C. Sawyer in the 8th
b - F. Chandler pinch hit for B. James in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: A. Babel (7, 7th Inning off M. Peter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Piper (6, 6th Inning off R. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Benitez , A. Babel 3 , J. Piper 7 , S. McDavitt 2 , V. Schneider , R. Anderson 3
2-out RBI: J. Piper , S. McDavitt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Benitez , S. McDavitt , V. Schneider , C. Sawyer 2
Sac Bunt: V. Schneider
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: B. James 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Babel-Jaramillo)
PB: R. Anderson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .221 1 27
A. Gates SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .262 6 35
P. Gibson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302 8 37
W. Richardson 1B 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .271 8 36
I. Brown CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .255 6 34
J. Kingsbury LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .257 5 31
E. Sargent 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 5 42
   b-H. Myers PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 4 24
E. Frazee C 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .271 2 10
R. Pierce P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .029 0 0
   a-T. Ludwig PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 15
   M. Peter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .325 3 12
   B. Alexander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   d-O. Haldeman PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3 4 9 10      
a - T. Ludwig pinch hit for R. Pierce in the 6th
b - H. Myers pinch hit for E. Sargent in the 8th
c - R. Turner pinch hit for M. Peter in the 8th
d - O. Haldeman pinch hit for B. Alexander in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Gibson (11, 7th Inning off C. Sawyer, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Frazee (7, 8th Inning off B. James, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gates (13, 10th Inning off R. Brandt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gates 2 , P. Gibson 2 , I. Brown , J. Kingsbury 3 , E. Frazee 2
2-out RBI: A. Gates , J. Kingsbury
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Carter , A. Gates , H. Myers
GIDP: P. Gibson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Brown (2) , J. Kingsbury (8)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sawyer 7.0 3 1 1 3 7 0 100 2.90   
B. James BS (4) 2.0 3 2 0 0 2 0 36 2.80   
R. Brandt L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sawyer 71
Batters Faced: C. Sawyer 24, B. James 10, R. Brandt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sawyer 7-4, B. James 1-3, R. Brandt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sawyer 100-61, B. James 36-25, R. Brandt 16-10
WP: C. Sawyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pierce 6.0 5 1 1 4 2 1 82 3.55   
M. Peter 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 35 6.47   
B. Alexander W (11-11) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 32 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pierce 56
Batters Faced: R. Pierce 27, M. Peter 9, B. Alexander 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pierce 8-8, M. Peter 2-2, B. Alexander 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pierce 82-46, M. Peter 35-25, B. Alexander 32-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Sawyer
Ballpark: Golden Gate Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM PT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 14003
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