FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
09/07/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 8648 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Imperials (73-69) 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 11 1
Cleveland Foresters (72-69) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Foresters Suffer 6-1 Home Defeat
The New York Imperials got a marvelous performance from pitcher Don Bradner. The right-hander kept the Cleveland offense from ever getting much traction. The result was an impressive 6-1 New York victory at Forester Stadium. The winner was Bradner. He threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball. The loser was Juan Solorzano. The Imperials saw their win-loss record go to 73-69. At the same time, the Foresters fell to 72-69.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Woody Richardson? The New York first baseman had a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Imperials on top, 2-1. For the game, Richardson had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I like the vibe in the clubhouse after a win," said Richardson. "It sure beats the alternative."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Love 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .255 21 69
A. Reece LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .337 7 52
W. Richardson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .351 12 76
   a-J. Grey 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 4 23
B. Miller RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .231 4 13
O. Drake 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .265 12 52
B. Wood CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258 7 53
R. Robertson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 9 41
J. Peeples C 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .285 8 67
D. Bradner P 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .145 1 4
   b-F. Curtis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 3 18
   J. Velazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 35 6 11 6 3 2 12      
a - J. Grey substituted for W. Richardson in the 7th
b - F. Curtis pinch hit for D. Bradner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Richardson (21, 1st Inning off J. Solorzano, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Bradner (1, 6th Inning off J. Solorzano, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Miller (3, 7th Inning off B. Hestand, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Reece (23, 9th Inning off M. Andreu, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Love (9, 3rd Inning off J. Solorzano, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Drake (12, 6th Inning off J. Solorzano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Love 3 , A. Reece 2 , W. Richardson 3 , B. Miller 3 , O. Drake 5 , B. Wood , J. Peeples , D. Bradner 2
2-out RBI: W. Richardson , D. Bradner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Love , B. Miller 2 , O. Drake , R. Robertson , J. Peeples
Sac Bunt: B. Wood , D. Bradner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Miller (1) , B. Wood (13)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Reece (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Peeples-Robertson-Richardson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Metrofanis 1B, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .264 5 42
H. Reed SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .264 7 60
J. Piper RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285 10 75
V. Schneider CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .295 12 60
R. Anderson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .310 5 60
G. Randall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320 3 38
C. Jaramillo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 1 36
   a-R. Miller PH, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 2 29
K. McKinney LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 2 24
J. Solorzano P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 0 7
   B. Hestand P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 5
   M. Andreu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 4 15      
a - R. Miller pinch hit for C. Jaramillo in the 5th
b - G. Smith pinch hit for B. Hestand in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Reed (30, 1st Inning off D. Bradner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Reed 4 , J. Piper , V. Schneider , R. Miller , K. McKinney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Metrofanis , R. Anderson , G. Randall
GIDP: J. Solorzano
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McKinney(Reece at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bradner W (8-7) 8.0 7 1 1 2 4 0 111 3.01   
J. Velazquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bradner 66
Batters Faced: D. Bradner 32, J. Velazquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bradner 10-9, J. Velazquez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bradner 111-72, J. Velazquez 9-9
WP: D. Bradner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Solorzano L (11-14) 5.2 9 5 5 2 2 1 88 3.31   
B. Hestand 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.86   
M. Andreu 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 37 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Solorzano 31
Batters Faced: J. Solorzano 27, B. Hestand 5, M. Andreu 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Solorzano 9-5, B. Hestand 3-1, M. Andreu 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Solorzano 88-59, B. Hestand 17-12, M. Andreu 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hestand 1-0
WP: J. Solorzano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Bradner
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 19145
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