FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
09/15/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 8705 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Imperials (74-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 8 1
Cleveland Foresters (65-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Imperials Winners, 4-1, at Forester Stadium
Joe Velazquez pitched a gem to lead New York to victory over the Cleveland Foresters, 4-1. The winning pitcher was Velazquez, now 2-1. He tossed 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 3. Ed Cooper earned the save for New York, his 25th.

In the top of the seventh, New York catcher Ty Rusconi hit a run-scoring single to right field. The clutch hit made it 1-0, Imperials.

"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager Ray Parsons.

The Imperials, at 74-72, sit in second place in the Continental Association East.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Reece 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 3 20
   c-B. Stokes 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. Poole 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .269 4 25
F. Curtis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 15 76
G. Love 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .251 19 64
P. O'Leary LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 9 46
   a-M. Counts PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .272 9 51
   b-B. Wood LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 4 23
   d-G. Holbrook PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
   e-P. Terry LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 23 70
T. Rusconi C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .275 5 42
J. Smith RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .301 2 20
D. Raz SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .221 7 35
J. Velazquez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   E. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 4 4      
a - M. Counts pinch hit for P. O'Leary in the 7th
b - B. Wood substituted for M. Counts in the 7th
c - B. Stokes substituted for A. Reece in the 7th
d - G. Holbrook pinch hit for B. Wood in the 9th
e - P. Terry substituted for G. Holbrook in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Reece , J. Poole 2 , G. Love , G. Holbrook , T. Rusconi 2 , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. O'Leary
Sac Fly: D. Raz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Poole (15)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Reece (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Love-Poole-Stokes, Poole-Raz-Stokes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jaramillo SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .229 3 46
D. Mosley 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .263 8 35
A. Babel RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 10 79
H. Reed 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 13 69
J. Piper CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 8 53
R. Anderson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .307 2 10
A. Metrofanis 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .329 0 21
K. McKinney LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 .260 0 11
M. Andreu P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-V. Schneider PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 8 69
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2
   b-H. Moran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 2 8
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 3 18      
a - V. Schneider pinch hit for M. Andreu in the 7th
b - H. Moran pinch hit for B. James in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Piper , R. Anderson 2 , A. Metrofanis 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Jaramillo 2 , H. Reed , V. Schneider
GIDP: A. Babel , H. Moran
Sac Fly: K. McKinney
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mosley (13)
OF assists: 2 (Piper(Smith at 3rd base), Babel(Rusconi at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Velazquez W (2-1) 7.0 3 0 0 3 3 0 102 2.84   
E. Cooper SV (25) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 29 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Velazquez 71
Batters Faced: J. Velazquez 28, E. Cooper 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Velazquez 8-10, E. Cooper 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Velazquez 102-57, E. Cooper 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Cooper 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Andreu L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 3 2 4 0 96 3.38   
B. James 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Andreu 55
Batters Faced: M. Andreu 28, B. James 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Andreu 7-8, B. James 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Andreu 96-60, B. James 23-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Velazquez
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 15896
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