FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
05/13/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 769 - TUESDAY, MAY 13TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (18-17) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Cleveland Foresters (14-15) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5 8 0
Cleveland Topples Chicago, 5-2
Cleveland turned a good performance from starting pitcher Alex Rutherford into a 5-2 triumph over the Chicago Cougars at Forester Stadium. The winner was Rutherford. He threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Hal Adams. With the loss, Chicago falls to 18-17.

The Foresters got a big at-bat from first baseman Frank Chandler. For the game, Chandler was 1-3 with a double. He drove in 3 runs. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 2nd double of the season gave Cleveland a 4-2 lead.

"For the most part, I didn't think they knew what was coming," said Rutherford.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morrison LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .259 1 7
J. Baab 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .291 5 34
A. Babel RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .328 2 17
T. Lorang 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .296 2 22
C. Sanders C 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .321 1 16
F. Cronin CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .213 1 13
C. Harris 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .238 3 17
   a-C. Johnson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .350 0 3
S. Pratt SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .143 0 1
H. Adams P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 0 0
   b-T. Halliday PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   A. Hicks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2 8 8 25      
a - C. Johnson pinch hit for C. Harris in the 8th
b - T. Halliday pinch hit for H. Adams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Baab (11, 1st Inning off A. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Baab 3 , A. Babel , T. Lorang , C. Sanders , S. Pratt , T. Halliday
2-out RBI: C. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morrison , J. Baab , F. Cronin , H. Adams
Sac Bunt: C. Harris , H. Adams
Sac Fly: T. Lorang
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Babel (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sanders (1)
OF assists: 1 (Morrison(Rutherford at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jaramillo SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .262 0 9
K. McKinney LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 0 8
H. Reed 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .274 1 15
J. Piper RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .252 1 14
R. Anderson C 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .330 1 13
S. McDavitt 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .158 0 2
F. Chandler 1B 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 .207 0 5
S. Keen CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
A. Rutherford P 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   a-A. Metrofanis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 1 6
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. James P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 1
Totals 29 5 8 5 5 4 16      
a - A. Metrofanis pinch hit for A. Rutherford in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jaramillo (6, 5th Inning off H. Adams, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Chandler (2, 6th Inning off H. Adams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Keen (1, 2nd Inning off H. Adams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jaramillo 2 , J. Piper , R. Anderson , F. Chandler 2 , S. Keen 4 , A. Rutherford 2
2-out RBI: F. Chandler , S. Keen , A. Rutherford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McKinney , J. Piper , B. James , A. Metrofanis
Sac Bunt: S. McDavitt
Sac Fly: F. Chandler
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Reed (5) , J. Piper (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jaramillo-Reed)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Adams L (1-4) 7.0 7 4 4 3 3 0 107 3.88   
A. Hicks 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 25 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Adams 47
Batters Faced: H. Adams 30, A. Hicks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Adams 10-7, A. Hicks 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Adams 107-63, A. Hicks 25-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rutherford W (1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 7 5 0 117 2.50   
L. Warren H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7.36   
B. James SV (8) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 41 0.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rutherford 52
Batters Faced: A. Rutherford 29, L. Warren 3, B. James 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rutherford 7-5, L. Warren 0-1, B. James 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rutherford 117-70, L. Warren 9-8, B. James 41-22
WP: A. Rutherford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Rutherford
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 8465
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