FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
05/09/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 730 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Saints (11-18) 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 6 12 2
Chicago Cougars (15-16) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 7 12 1
Cougars Sneak Past Saints, 7-6
The Chicago Cougars turned back the Montreal Saints, 7-6, at Cougars Park. Tom Lorang, in particular, had a fine performance. He went 2 for 2 with 2 singles and 3 walks. He scored 2 runs. For the Saints, the loss makes them 11-18.

Charlie Sanders was the walk-off hero for Chicago. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Cougars catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"I hate to be the fly in the ointment," said Sanders, "but we could've played better."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .229 1 10
B. Gilman RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .179 0 0
K. Steinbach 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .304 2 14
J. Smith LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .227 3 17
W. Schindler C 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .226 0 4
   M. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hernandez SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .267 1 3
J. Tucker 1B 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 .370 0 2
E. Day CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .194 0 5
   b-J. Robertson PH, CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .356 0 16
D. Curtis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 1
   a-H. Swain PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 0 7
   R. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Hendricks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 0 15
   J. Lyon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 1 2
Totals 37 6 12 6 5 8 29      
a - H. Swain pinch hit for D. Curtis in the 6th
b - J. Robertson pinch hit for E. Day in the 7th
c - J. Hendricks pinch hit for R. Wheeler in the 7th
d - W. Evans substituted for J. Lyon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Schindler (1, 2nd Inning off P. White, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Steinbach (5, 4th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Smith (3, 4th Inning off P. White, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Hernandez (1, 6th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Turner , K. Steinbach 3 , J. Smith 3 , W. Schindler 3 , C. Hernandez 3 , J. Tucker 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Turner 2 , B. Gilman , W. Schindler 2 , E. Day
GIDP: J. Robertson
Sac Bunt: C. Hernandez
Sac Fly: J. Robertson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gilman (3) , C. Hernandez (1) , E. Day (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gilman (1) , W. Schindler (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Hernandez-Tucker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morrison LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 1 6
T. Halliday SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .234 0 1
A. Babel RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .347 2 17
T. Lorang 3B 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 .282 2 18
J. Baab 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .269 5 29
F. Cronin CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .222 1 10
   a-C. Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .368 0 3
   b-J. McMillan CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
C. Sanders C 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .337 1 15
C. Harris 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .252 3 16
P. White P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   A. Hicks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Rawdon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   T. Andress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7 6 3 20      
a - C. Johnson pinch hit for F. Cronin in the 7th
b - J. McMillan substituted for C. Johnson in the 8th
c - B. Rawdon pinch hit for A. Hicks in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Harris (3, 5th Inning off D. Curtis, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morrison , T. Halliday , A. Babel , T. Lorang 2 , J. Baab , C. Sanders 3 , C. Harris 4 , P. White 2
2-out RBI: , C. Sanders 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Babel , J. Baab , C. Harris
GIDP: C. Sanders
Sac Bunt: F. Cronin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Morrison (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. White (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Harris-Halliday-Baab)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Curtis 5.0 10 6 5 3 3 1 97 3.08   
R. Wheeler 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.40   
J. Lyon 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.57   
M. Hernandez L (3-3) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 6.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Curtis 25
Batters Faced: D. Curtis 28, R. Wheeler 4, J. Lyon 4, M. Hernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Curtis 7-5, R. Wheeler 2-1, J. Lyon 2-1, M. Hernandez 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Curtis 97-61, R. Wheeler 10-6, J. Lyon 11-5, M. Hernandez 26-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. White 6.0 10 6 6 4 5 0 103 4.78   
A. Hicks BS (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 42 3.21   
T. Andress W (1-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. White 29
Batters Faced: P. White 33, A. Hicks 8, T. Andress 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. White 7-7, A. Hicks 1-2, T. Andress 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. White 103-65, A. Hicks 42-27, T. Andress 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hicks 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Lorang
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 16181
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