 | | 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. | |
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | |
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)) | | | 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) | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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