 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES 09/08/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES | | GAME ID: 8616 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Gothams (80-60) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | | Washington Eagles (69-73) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 0 | | |  | |
| Cantrell Lifts Eagles to 6-5 Triumph | The Washington Eagles beat the New York Gothams, 6-5, at Columbia Stadium. The Eagles got a fine performance from right fielder Joe Cantrell, who was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Don Maguire notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. His record now sits at 6-6. Don Eddy earned the save for Washington, his 2nd.
Cantrell had a big at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the fifth inning, when he hit a run-scoring single. The Eagles went on to win.
"Winning the game is always the first objective," Cantrell said.
The 5th-place Eagles are now 69-73, the Gothams 80-60.
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - I. Rosen pinch hit for M. Boyd in the 8th
b - B. Pierce substituted for I. Rosen in the 8th
c - P. Ellis pinch hit for J. Laufenberg in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hamilton 2 (33, 1st Inning off J. Stewart, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Stewart, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Davis 2 , D. Eckelberry 2 , S. Hamilton 4 , B. Arndt 2 , W. Walker , H. Hayward , P. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Davis , J. Jones , M. Boyd
GIDP: J. Jones
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
SB: H. Hayward (3) | | | a - V. Belisle pinch hit for D. Maguire in the 7th
b - R. Abbas substituted for S. Graham in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cantrell (12, 1st Inning off H. Hayward, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Whited (13, 7th Inning off J. Laufenberg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Graham 4 , C. Zamudio , T. Lorang , J. Cantrell 6 , D. Whited 4 , W. Austin 2
2-out RBI: , J. Cantrell 2 , D. Whited
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Zamudio , D. Whited , J. Stewart
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lorang-Zamudio-Graham)
OF assists: 2 (Austin(Walker at 3rd base), Whited(Ellis at 2nd base)) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Hayward | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 3.63 | | J. Laufenberg L (1-1), BS (1) | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2.84 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Stewart | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 4.73 | | D. Maguire W (6-6) | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4.27 | | D. Eddy SV (2) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5.40 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe Cantrell
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 19116 |
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