 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS 04/09/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS | | GAME ID: 46 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Foresters (2-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | New York Imperials (2-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Imperials Hand Cleveland 4-1 Loss | The New York Imperials picked up a win at Dyckman Stadium, knocking off the Cleveland Foresters, 4-1. On the mound for New York was right-hander Howie Weston. He played a key role in the triumph. Weston got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 5 hits and walked 2 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. Cleveland drops to 2-1.
Dale Raz hit a 3-run home run off Juan Solorzano in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Imperials ahead, 3-0. In addition to the homer, Raz had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.
New York manager Jim Abernathy called it "a good, solid win." | |
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Piper pinch hit for T. Thierry in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Reed 2 (2, 4th Inning off H. Weston, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off E. Cooper, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Babel (1, 8th Inning off H. Weston, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Babel 2 , H. Reed 4 , V. Schneider , M. Cardoza 2 2-out RBI: H. Reed Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Metrofanis , D. Mosley 2 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: M. Cardoza (1) | | | a - S. Gage substituted for M. Counts in the 9th b - J. McMillan substituted for P. Terry in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: D. Raz (1, 3rd Inning off J. Solorzano, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: D. Raz (1, 7th Inning off J. Solorzano, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Poole (1, 7th Inning off J. Solorzano, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: M. Counts , P. O'Leary , J. Peeples , D. Raz 6 , J. Poole 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Curtis , J. Peeples , D. Raz Sac Bunt: P. O'Leary Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: J. Poole (2) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Solorzano L (0-1) | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 5.40 | | T. Thierry | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Weston W (1-0) | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 1.17 | | E. Cooper | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Howie Weston Ballpark: Dyckman Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM ET Time: 2:41 Attendance: 19871 |
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