FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
08/18/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 4849 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (68-55) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 7 1
Baltimore Clippers (63-59) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 0
Suns Get Past Baltimore for 4-3 Win
Thanks in large part to left fielder Bill Calvin, the Los Angeles Suns beat the Baltimore Clippers, 4-3. Calvin went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Alex Briggs picked up the save, his 6th. At 68-55, the Suns have a slim two-game lead in the Federal Association West.

Calvin had a timely hit for Los Angeles in the top of the ninth. With Los Angeles trailing 3-2, he turned a 1-2 fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season, making it 4-3, Los Angeles.

"We'll sip on a cold one and savor this win," said Calvin.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 7 45
   a-B. Kearney PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 6 25
H. Dellinger CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 8 36
   b-J. Drake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 15
   c-A. Young 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 5 26
T. Lally SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .314 10 51
S. Forrester RF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .258 21 64
B. Calvin LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .260 21 78
J. Thurman 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .366 0 3
B. Perry 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263 4 24
E. Mooney C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 5 41
B. Hinzman P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
   A. Briggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 3 10      
a - B. Kearney pinch hit for E. Kellum in the 8th
b - J. Drake pinch hit for H. Dellinger in the 8th
c - A. Young substituted for J. Drake in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Forrester (11, 7th Inning off B. Guthrie, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Calvin (14, 7th Inning off B. Guthrie, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Perry (2, 5th Inning off B. Guthrie, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Calvin (21, 9th Inning off L. Warren, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Dellinger , S. Forrester 2 , B. Calvin 6 , J. Thurman 2 , B. Perry 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hinzman
GIDP: E. Mooney
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Dellinger (11)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hinzman (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lally-Thurman, Kellum-Lally-Thurman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goodman SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .245 4 37
A. Johnson 2B, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285 6 42
H. Butler CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .318 5 54
H. Blank 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .342 5 58
   c-C. Thompson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 1 4
I. Barnett RF 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .252 8 63
H. Wallace C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .278 6 51
H. Simmons LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .210 9 45
C. Gregg 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 4 41
   b-C. Roberts 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 25
B. Guthrie P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 2
   a-C. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 7
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1
   d-J. Tucker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341 0 17
Totals 32 3 9 3 2 3 15      
a - C. James pinch hit for B. Guthrie in the 7th
b - C. Roberts substituted for C. Gregg in the 9th
c - C. Thompson substituted for H. Blank in the 9th
d - J. Tucker pinch hit for L. Warren in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Butler (24, 1st Inning off B. Hinzman, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Blank (26, 4th Inning off B. Hinzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Goodman 2 , H. Butler 2 , H. Blank 3 , I. Barnett 3 , J. Tucker
2-out RBI: H. Blank , I. Barnett 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Blank , H. Wallace 2
GIDP: C. Gregg
Sac Bunt: A. Johnson 2 , B. Guthrie
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goodman-Johnson-Gregg)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hinzman W (3-3) 8.2 9 3 3 2 3 0 129 4.74   
A. Briggs SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hinzman 55
Batters Faced: B. Hinzman 36, A. Briggs 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hinzman 15-6, A. Briggs 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hinzman 129-82, A. Briggs 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Briggs 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Guthrie 7.0 6 2 2 1 3 0 93 2.75   
L. Warren L (8-7) 2.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 30 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Guthrie 59
Batters Faced: B. Guthrie 26, L. Warren 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Guthrie 7-9, L. Warren 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Guthrie 93-65, L. Warren 30-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Calvin
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 14848
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