FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
07/25/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 4343 - THURSDAY, JULY 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Imperials (53-44) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Cleveland Foresters (45-54) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 12 1
Foresters Handle New York, Snag 3-1 Win
The Cleveland Foresters got a good effort from starter Bill Harris in defeating the New York Imperials at Forester Stadium. The final score was 3-1. The winning pitcher was Harris, now 5-11. He tossed 7 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 8. The Foresters, at 45-54, sit in 4th place in the Continental Association East.

Herb Reed, who is a three-time All-Star, chipped in a solo home run for Cleveland in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

Reed told a Cleveland Observer reporter that he was "delighted" with the win.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Love 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 14 47
F. Curtis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 10 53
M. Counts 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .279 9 41
P. Terry RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .280 15 46
P. O'Leary LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .257 8 40
J. Peeples C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .100 0 4
D. Raz SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 6 23
   a-B. Wood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 2 18
   b-S. German SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 2 12
   S. Boone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-B. Owen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
R. Tejada 3B, SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 16
   e-T. Rusconi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 23
C. Williams P 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .139 0 2
   c-D. Giles SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 9 13      
a - B. Wood pinch hit for D. Raz in the 6th
b - S. German substituted for B. Wood in the 6th
c - D. Giles substituted for C. Williams in the 6th
d - B. Owen pinch hit for S. Boone in the 9th
e - T. Rusconi pinch hit for R. Tejada in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Terry , P. O'Leary 2 , J. Peeples , C. Williams 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wood
GIDP: B. Owen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Love (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Curtis(Harris at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Benitez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 3 16
H. Reed 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283 6 46
A. Babel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .329 6 49
J. Piper RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .315 6 41
S. McDavitt 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .244 1 22
V. Schneider CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .257 6 45
C. Jaramillo SS 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 .249 2 37
M. Cardoza C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .236 6 27
B. Harris P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .170 2 3
   a-A. Metrofanis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 0 21
   B. James P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
Totals 35 3 12 3 1 4 17      
a - A. Metrofanis pinch hit for B. Harris in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Schneider (11, 4th Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Reed (6, 3rd Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Benitez , H. Reed 5 , A. Babel , S. McDavitt 2 , V. Schneider 4 , C. Jaramillo 2 , B. Harris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Piper , B. James , B. Harris
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Babel (8)
Double Plays: 1 (McDavitt-Reed-Babel)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Williams L (7-7) 5.1 9 3 3 0 0 1 89 3.83   
S. Boone 2.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 36 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Williams 38
Batters Faced: C. Williams 24, S. Boone 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Williams 9-6, S. Boone 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Williams 89-58, S. Boone 36-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Boone 1-0
WP: C. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Harris W (5-11) 7.0 5 1 0 2 8 0 117 3.93   
B. James SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Harris 71
Batters Faced: B. Harris 28, B. James 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Harris 3-9, B. James 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Harris 117-75, B. James 28-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Harris
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 12109
Special Notes: 2B Sam German was injured in a collision at a base.
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