FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
07/20/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 4295 - SUNDAY, JULY 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (52-43) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Cleveland Foresters (50-44) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Cougars Paste 4-3 Loss on Foresters
The Chicago Cougars defeated the Cleveland Foresters, 4-3, in Continental Association action at Forester Stadium. Chicago pitcher Roger Alford had a standout performance. Augie Hicks closed the door for Chicago, picking up his 7th save of the year. The win elevated the Cougars to 52-43.

Tom Halliday, who finished 4th in the CA in hits with 187 in 1973, had a direct impact on the outcome. Halliday contributed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put Chicago up, 3-2.

"Roger giving us the start that he did was huge," said Chicago manager Pug Bryan.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morrison LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280 5 19
J. Baab 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .283 11 59
   c-S. Pratt SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1 3
A. Babel RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 8 53
T. Lorang 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .263 5 35
C. Sanders C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .283 6 44
F. Cronin CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .230 4 37
   A. Hicks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Halliday SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .264 5 26
   b-C. Johnson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 4
C. Harris 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 8 46
R. Alford P 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .302 0 4
   a-J. McMillan CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 0 3
Totals 33 4 9 3 1 4 13      
a - J. McMillan substituted for R. Alford in the 8th
b - C. Johnson pinch hit for T. Halliday in the 9th
c - S. Pratt substituted for J. Baab in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Morrison (20, 3rd Inning off J. Solorzano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Halliday (5, 4th Inning off J. Solorzano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morrison 3 , J. Baab , A. Babel , T. Lorang , C. Sanders , T. Halliday 4 , R. Alford 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baab , C. Sanders , C. Harris
Sac Fly: T. Lorang , F. Cronin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Lorang (9)
CS: A. Babel (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lorang-Harris-Baab)
OF assists: 1 (Morrison(Anderson at home))
PB: C. Sanders
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Reed SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 6 42
A. Barrington 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 2 26
V. Schneider CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 10 36
J. Piper RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .263 8 50
R. Anderson C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .345 4 49
D. Mosley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 3 23
A. Metrofanis 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 3 31
R. Miller LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 2 19
J. Solorzano P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .108 0 5
   M. Andreu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 0 0
   a-G. Randall PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .392 0 20
   C. Sawyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Keen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 1 16
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 2 9      
a - G. Randall pinch hit for M. Andreu in the 7th
b - S. Keen pinch hit for C. Sawyer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Anderson (24, 1st Inning off R. Alford, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Randall (8, 7th Inning off R. Alford, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Schneider (16, 8th Inning off A. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Piper (8, 1st Inning off R. Alford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Schneider 2 , J. Piper 5 , R. Anderson 2 , A. Metrofanis , R. Miller 2 , J. Solorzano , G. Randall 2
2-out RBI: J. Piper , G. Randall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Reed , R. Anderson , D. Mosley
GIDP: H. Reed
Team LOB: 6
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alford W (10-9) 7.0 7 3 3 2 2 1 89 3.37   
A. Hicks SV (7) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alford 51
Batters Faced: R. Alford 28, A. Hicks 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alford 9-8, A. Hicks 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alford 89-56, A. Hicks 25-14
WP: R. Alford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Solorzano L (8-8) 6.2 9 4 4 1 4 1 109 2.54   
M. Andreu 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.95   
C. Sawyer 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Solorzano 43
Batters Faced: J. Solorzano 29, M. Andreu 1, C. Sawyer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Solorzano 6-9, M. Andreu 1-0, C. Sawyer 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Solorzano 109-74, M. Andreu 2-2, C. Sawyer 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Andreu 1-0
WP: J. Solorzano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Alford
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 18072
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