 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 05/14/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 777 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | | Boston Minutemen (9-19) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | | Los Angeles Suns (21-12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
| Suns Earn Late 5-4 Win | The Los Angeles Suns picked up a win at Wilshire Park, dropping the Boston Minutemen, 5-4, in 12 innings. Pete Meissner, who finished 3rd in the FA in strikeouts with 209 in 1971, was the difference-maker. Los Angeles reliever Jimmy Blair picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Les Snyder took the loss. The win puts Los Angeles at 21-12 this season.
The Suns got a clutch hit from catcher Ralph Bailey. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Suns.
"We didn't go down without a fight," said Boston manager Dode Edwards.
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| BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - H. Smith pinch hit for J. Hall in the 7th
b - B. Menz substituted for W. Stephens in the 7th
c - H. Mazur substituted for W. Portelli in the 8th
d - D. Wood pinch hit for E. Cole in the 9th
e - B. Gallagher pinch hit for B. Shireman in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: W. Stephens (7, 1st Inning off P. Meissner, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Ward (6, 3rd Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morton (4, 1st Inning off P. Meissner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ward 3 , W. Stephens 3 , J. Morton 5 , J. Wise 2 , D. Raz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Stephens , B. Gallagher
GIDP: J. Morton
Sac Bunt: C. Hartsell
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hartsell-Stephens) | | | a - B. Kearney pinch hit for E. Mooney in the 9th
b - R. Bailey substituted for P. Meissner in the 10th
c - J. Huffman pinch hit for R. Clark in the 11th
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Thurman , T. Lally , S. Forrester , E. Kellum 3 , B. Perry , H. Dellinger 2 , P. Meissner , R. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Thurman 2
Sac Bunt: P. Meissner
Sac Fly: H. Hart , E. Mooney
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: S. Forrester (11) , E. Kellum (6)
CS: E. Kellum 3 (6)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lally-Dellinger) | | |
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| BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 50
Batters Faced: J. Hall 24, W. Portelli 5, B. Shireman 3, L. Snyder 11, E. Phipps 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 5-7, W. Portelli 2-1, B. Shireman 1-1, L. Snyder 2-2, E. Phipps 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 91-60, W. Portelli 9-7, B. Shireman 12-8, L. Snyder 56-33, E. Phipps 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Phipps 1-1
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Meissner | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 5.28 | | R. Clark | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2.79 | | J. Blair W (2-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2.12 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Pete Meissner
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 16279 |
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