FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
05/13/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 782 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (20-12) 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 11 2
Detroit Dynamos (12-20) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Suns Drop Dynamos, 6-3
Los Angeles took on Detroit in front of a lively crowd.

Ed Mooney had a hand in Los Angeles defeating Detroit by the score of 6-3. Mooney went 3 for 4 at the plate, scoring 1 times and driving in 2 runs. Pete Meissner picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-2. He struck out 3 in 7 innings. The save was Ron Clark's, his 5th.

Bill Calvin was 1-5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Los Angeles. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the top of the second. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Jack Vander Kooi. It was his 21st RBI of the season.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said Detroit manager Roger Cleaves.

After losing, Detroit is 12-20.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .240 1 7
B. Calvin LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .252 4 21
T. Lally SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .277 2 10
S. Forrester RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .235 6 23
L. Geyer CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 4 15
H. Dellinger 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .293 2 18
E. Mooney C 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .283 1 19
B. Perry 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .294 1 3
P. Meissner P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   a-G. Whaley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 2 6
   R. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6 5 3 21      
a - G. Whaley pinch hit for P. Meissner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mooney (4, 7th Inning off B. Boschen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Calvin (4, 1st Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Lally (2, 5th Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Kellum (1, 8th Inning off B. Boschen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kellum 5 , B. Calvin 4 , T. Lally 4 , S. Forrester 2 , L. Geyer , H. Dellinger , E. Mooney 4
2-out RBI: , E. Mooney 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Lally 2 , H. Dellinger , B. Perry
GIDP: H. Dellinger , E. Mooney
Sac Bunt: P. Meissner
Hit by Pitch: L. Geyer
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dellinger (9)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kellum (5) , L. Geyer (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254 2 14
G. Taylor CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 2 13
B. Ensey RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .240 1 14
B. Austin 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .304 4 23
P. Dance 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .288 1 11
V. Ewing 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .182 1 2
H. Van Orden C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .217 2 13
E. Mortensen SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 1 1
J. Vander Kooi P 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
   B. Boschen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 4
Totals 32 3 7 2 4 4 13      
a - D. Brown pinch hit for B. Boschen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Ewing (4, 6th Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Van Orden (1, 6th Inning off P. Meissner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Austin , P. Dance , V. Ewing 3 , H. Van Orden 4 , E. Mortensen
2-out RBI: B. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Austin , H. Van Orden , J. Vander Kooi 2
Sac Bunt: G. Taylor
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Taylor (3) , B. Austin (3) , P. Dance (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Austin-Mortensen-Dance, Vander Kooi-Mortensen-Dance)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Meissner W (5-2) 7.0 7 3 2 3 3 0 105 3.78   
R. Clark SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 35 0.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Meissner 53
Batters Faced: P. Meissner 30, R. Clark 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Meissner 7-8, R. Clark 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Meissner 105-64, R. Clark 35-20
WP: P. Meissner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vander Kooi L (2-3) 5.2 8 4 4 5 1 2 100 3.88   
B. Boschen 3.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 49 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vander Kooi 33
Batters Faced: J. Vander Kooi 29, B. Boschen 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vander Kooi 7-7, B. Boschen 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vander Kooi 100-55, B. Boschen 49-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Boschen 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Vander Kooi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Mooney
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 13026
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