 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 07/28/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS | | GAME ID: 4376 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Eagles (49-54) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | Baltimore Clippers (54-47) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
| Clippers Deal Eagles 8-1 Setback | The Baltimore Clippers downed the Washington Eagles, 8-1. The hitting star was third baseman Hal Blank. Blank went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Clippers. Johnny Hugot picked up the win with 5 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 7 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 8-6. The Eagles, at 49-54, have lost 4 straight games.
Harry Simmons helped his team take an early lead with a 3-run home run. It came in the first inning, making the score 4-0, Clippers.
"They played a better game than we did," said Washington skipper Joe D'Aprile. | |
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Cantrell pinch hit for V. Smith in the 7th b - P. Barry pinch hit for E. MacNaughton in the 7th c - C. Gifford pinch hit for G. Fox in the 7th d - R. Ohman pinch hit for W. Austin in the 8th e - D. Bowen pinch hit for J. Cantrell in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Oakes (19, 2nd Inning off J. Hugot, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: E. MacNaughton , G. Fox 2 , H. Oakes 3 , D. Whited , J. Stewart Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton , T. Lorang , D. Whited , J. Stewart GIDP: C. Zamudio , A. Marino Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Marino-Zamudio-Fox, Barry-Marino-Barry) PB: H. Oakes | | | a - P. Mattis pinch hit for C. Gregg in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: H. Blank (22, 6th Inning off V. Smith, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: H. Simmons (8, 1st Inning off J. Stewart, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: H. Butler 3 , A. Johnson , I. Barnett 2 , H. Blank 4 , H. Simmons 4 , J. Goodman 2-out RBI: H. Blank , H. Simmons Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Butler , H. Simmons GIDP: H. Blank , H. Simmons Sac Fly: H. Blank Hit by Pitch: C. Gregg Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J. Goodman (10)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Goodman-Gregg, Blank-Johnson-Gregg) | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Stewart L (6-9) | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 5.02 | | V. Smith | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.59 | | D. Maguire | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5.43 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hugot W (8-6) | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 3.68 | | S. Stoyer SV (5) | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4.13 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Hal Blank Ballpark: Patapsco Field Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM ET Time: 2:53 Attendance: 21658 |
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