FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
09/20/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 8752 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (65-87) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 10 1
Los Angeles Suns (85-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0
Chicago Topples Los Angeles, 5-1
The Chicago Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Suns, 5-1, in Federal Association action at Wilshire Park. Chicago pitcher Johnny Maples had a standout performance. Maples got the win, improving to 7-13. He gave up 7 hits and walked 2 over 8 innings. He allowed no runs. The 5th-place Chiefs improved to 65-87.

The Suns had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Chiefs going into the top of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the four-time All-Star Bob Starr came to the plate. Starr hit a 2-run home run on a 0-2 sinker from Los Angeles hurler Heinie Schmidt. It was Starr's 14th home run of the year.

"Nice win for us," said Starr. "Now we'll go after the next one."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .276 7 58
B. Starr CF 3 2 1 2 2 1 0 .214 14 51
A. Ellefsen 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .256 8 57
J. Siniscalchi LF 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 .279 23 85
C. Wells C 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .249 10 64
R. Ziegler SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .252 4 14
T. Ashton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .299 7 34
T. Rider 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .214 0 3
J. Maples P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 2
   a-B. Thornton PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247 2 18
   H. Alsip P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 5 4 23      
a - B. Thornton pinch hit for J. Maples in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Starr (14, 5th Inning off H. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Castillo , B. Starr 4 , A. Ellefsen , J. Siniscalchi 2 , C. Wells 2 , R. Ziegler , T. Rider , B. Thornton
2-out RBI: B. Starr , J. Siniscalchi , C. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ellefsen , J. Siniscalchi , R. Ziegler , T. Ashton 2 , T. Rider
GIDP: C. Wells
Sac Bunt: R. Ziegler , J. Maples
Sac Fly: A. Ellefsen
Hit by Pitch: A. Ellefsen
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ziegler (5)
OF assists: 1 (Siniscalchi(Perry at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Dellinger 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 9 42
   b-B. Kearney PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 7 33
   A. Briggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Thurman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .360 0 4
B. Calvin LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .257 23 85
T. Lally SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .319 12 64
S. Forrester RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 25 91
E. Kellum 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .274 9 57
E. Mooney C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 5 49
H. Hart CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .240 0 8
B. Perry 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .245 5 28
H. Schmidt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .117 0 2
   J. Kienle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Meadows PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
   c-S. Graham PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 2 13
Totals 35 1 10 1 2 8 15      
a - G. Meadows pinch hit for J. Kienle in the 7th
b - B. Kearney pinch hit for H. Dellinger in the 7th
c - S. Graham pinch hit for G. Meadows in the 9th
d - J. Thurman pinch hit for A. Briggs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Kellum (23, 6th Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Graham (7, 9th Inning off H. Alsip, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dellinger 2 , B. Calvin , T. Lally , E. Kellum 3 , E. Mooney , H. Hart , B. Perry , S. Graham 2
2-out RBI: S. Graham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kearney , J. Thurman , B. Calvin , S. Forrester , E. Mooney
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dellinger (19) , B. Perry (9)
CS: H. Hart (2) , B. Perry (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kellum-Lally-Meadows)
PB: E. Mooney
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maples W (7-13) 8.0 7 0 0 2 7 0 122 3.03   
H. Alsip 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maples 73
Batters Faced: J. Maples 31, H. Alsip 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maples 7-7, H. Alsip 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maples 122-77, H. Alsip 21-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Schmidt L (14-11) 6.2 6 2 2 2 4 1 129 2.53   
J. Kienle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.29   
A. Briggs 2.0 4 3 3 3 0 0 54 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Schmidt 56
Batters Faced: H. Schmidt 29, J. Kienle 1, A. Briggs 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Schmidt 12-4, J. Kienle 0-1, A. Briggs 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Schmidt 129-80, J. Kienle 4-3, A. Briggs 54-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kienle 2-0
WP: H. Schmidt
Hit Batsmen: H. Schmidt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Maples
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 25040
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