 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 08/22/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 5484 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Gothams (61-66) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Los Angeles Suns (73-56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | |  | |
| Gothams Win, 3-1, Versus Los Angeles | The New York Gothams picked up a win at Wilshire Park, downing the Los Angeles Suns, 3-1. On the mound for New York was right-hander Joe Nelson, who played a pivotal role in the win. George Libby was credited with the save, his 14th in 17 tries. The current losing streak for Los Angeles has reached 4 games.
Earl Ferry helped out the New York cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the catcher drove in one run.
"Every loss stings," said Los Angeles manager Jim Coulter. "This one is no exception."
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Brizzolara pinch hit for J. Nelson in the 9th
b - D. Eckelberry substituted for R. Peterson in the 9th
c - T. Allen substituted for P. Church in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hamilton (25, 6th Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Peterson (5, 8th Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Peterson 4 , S. Hamilton 2 , F. Davis , M. Boyd 2 , J. Jones
2-out RBI: J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jones
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: M. Boyd (7)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Jones (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Hamilton-Jones-Church) | | | a - L. Geyer pinch hit for E. Mooney in the 9th
b - I. Brown pinch hit for H. Schmidt in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Schmidt (1, 5th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Hurlbutt (13, 5th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Hurlbutt 3 , T. Lally , J. Thurman 3 , H. Schmidt 2
2-out RBI: L. Hurlbutt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lally , S. Forrester 2
GIDP: S. Forrester
Hit by Pitch: L. Hurlbutt
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Errors: J. Thurman (6) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Nelson W (9-13) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 3.76 | | G. Libby SV (14) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.78 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Schmidt L (14-9) | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 137 | 3.09 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe Nelson
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM PT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 20021 |
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