 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 08/23/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 8471 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Gothams (61-67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | Los Angeles Suns (74-56) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
| Meissner Schools New York in 5-1 Los Angeles Triumph | Pete Meissner, who is tied for 4th in the FA in quality starts with 20, imposed his will on the Gothams from the get-go. Relying mainly on his fastball, the left-hander spearheaded the 5-1 Los Angeles triumph. The Federal Association West-leading Suns have a record of 74-56.
Meissner tossed 101 pitches over 8 innings to clinch the win for the Suns. The left-hander allowed just 4 hits, while racking up 9 strikeouts in the game.
"Pete can overpower you," said Los Angeles manager Jim Coulter.
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Peterson pinch hit for J. Walton in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Arndt (32, 5th Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Davis (11, 6th Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Davis 2 , B. Arndt 2 , C. Bramlett , E. Ferry
2-out RBI: C. Bramlett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arndt , H. Hayward
GIDP: J. Jones
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Errors: C. Bramlett (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Hamilton-Jones-Eckelberry) | | | a - L. Geyer pinch hit for P. Meissner in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: E. Mooney (18, 8th Inning off C. French, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Hurlbutt 3 , T. Lally 2 , B. Anderson , J. Thurman , E. Mooney 2 , B. Perry 2 , L. Geyer
2-out RBI: L. Hurlbutt , T. Lally
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Anderson 4 , P. Meissner 2
GIDP: S. Forrester
Sac Bunt: E. Mooney
Hit by Pitch: T. Lally
Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING
SB: B. Anderson (2) , B. Perry (14)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kellum-Perry-Thurman) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hayward 52
Batters Faced: H. Hayward 31, J. Walton 1, C. French 7, J. Watkins 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hayward 12-5, J. Walton 0-1, C. French 1-1, J. Watkins 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hayward 120-70, J. Walton 4-3, C. French 18-14, J. Watkins 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Walton 2-0 , J. Watkins 2-0
WP: H. Hayward
Hit Batsmen: H. Hayward
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Meissner W (13-7) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 101 | 3.35 | | J. Perrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.31 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Pete Meissner
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 21177 |
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