FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
05/08/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
GAME ID: 731 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Sailors (15-16) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0
Montreal Saints (9-19) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 5 9 1
Saints Solve Sailors, 5-3
Montreal and San Francisco put this game in the books despite some rain.

The Montreal Saints picked up a win at Stade Montreal, knocking off the San Francisco Sailors, 5-3. Starting pitcher Hal Bennett was a big reason why. The winning pitcher was Bennett, now 5-1. He tossed 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 5. The save was credited to Miguel Hernandez, his 3rd.

Joe Robertson, who is tied for 6th in the CA in doubles with 7, chipped in a solo home run for Montreal in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Hal is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Montreal manager Harry Barrell.

Montreal has a mark of 9-19 after the win.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kingsbury LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 2 6
E. Carter 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .176 0 7
P. Gibson RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .377 3 14
A. Gates SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 3 17
   a-J. Johnson PR, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160 0 3
I. Brown CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .318 4 15
T. Ludwig 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 6
   b-H. Myers PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 8
E. Sargent 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 15
   c-W. Richardson PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .223 3 9
W. Evans C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .265 3 13
B. Briggs P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 1 1
   M. Peter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Turner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 7 16      
a - J. Johnson pinch ran for A. Gates in the 4th
b - H. Myers pinch hit for T. Ludwig in the 7th
c - W. Richardson pinch hit for E. Sargent in the 7th
d - R. Turner pinch hit for M. Peter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gates (3, 4th Inning off H. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Turner (1, 9th Inning off M. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Gibson (3, 1st Inning off H. Bennett, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Richardson (3, 9th Inning off M. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Carter , P. Gibson 6 , A. Gates 2 , H. Myers , W. Richardson 4 , W. Evans , R. Turner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Gibson , J. Johnson , I. Brown , T. Ludwig , B. Briggs
GIDP: W. Richardson
Hit by Pitch: I. Brown
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Carter (4) , P. Gibson (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Myers-Johnson-Richardson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gilman LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .272 0 5
C. Hernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 0 3
J. Hendricks 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 1 12
D. Turner 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .202 4 14
J. Robertson CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .255 2 10
K. Steinbach 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .326 2 13
B. Rawdon RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .175 1 4
V. Ferguson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
H. Bennett P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Morgan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 1 2
   M. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5 2 3 8      
a - M. Morgan pinch hit for H. Bennett in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: B. Gilman (1, 1st Inning off B. Briggs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Robertson (2, 6th Inning off B. Briggs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gilman 3 , J. Hendricks , D. Turner 2 , J. Robertson 5 , K. Steinbach , V. Ferguson , M. Morgan
2-out RBI: J. Robertson , K. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Rawdon 2
GIDP: B. Gilman
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Bennett (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Hernandez-Hendricks)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Briggs L (1-4) 7.2 8 5 5 1 3 1 107 3.30   
M. Peter 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Briggs 45
Batters Faced: B. Briggs 31, M. Peter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Briggs 9-10, M. Peter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Briggs 107-70, M. Peter 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Peter 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bennett W (5-1) 7.0 4 2 1 1 5 1 86 2.76   
M. Hernandez SV (3) 2.0 5 1 1 1 2 1 40 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bennett 67
Batters Faced: H. Bennett 27, M. Hernandez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bennett 8-7, M. Hernandez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bennett 86-56, M. Hernandez 40-27
Hit Batsmen: H. Bennett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Bennett
Ballpark: Stade Montreal
Weather: Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 13235
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning. SS Art Gates was injured while running the bases.
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