 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CHICAGO CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 09/22/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CHICAGO CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 8776 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Chiefs (65-89) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Los Angeles Suns (87-67) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Chicago Defeated by Los Angeles, 5-2 | The Los Angeles Suns racked up a win at Wilshire Park, bumping off the Chicago Chiefs, 5-2. Pete Meissner, who started for Los Angeles, pitched effectively for his team. The winning pitcher was Meissner, now 14-9. He tossed 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 4. The Suns are now 87-67, while the Chiefs fall to 65-89.
Lou Geyer took Chicago hurler Otis Hawkins deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run home run put the Suns on top, 3-0. In all, Geyer had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.
In postgame comments to the Los Angeles Chronicle, Geyer said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Litteral pinch hit for O. Hawkins in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: D. Barker (30, 1st Inning off P. Meissner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Wells (11, 8th Inning off H. Haugen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Barker 2 , J. Siniscalchi , C. Wells 5 , H. McDaniel , B. Starr
2-out RBI: C. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Castillo , A. Ellefsen , J. Siniscalchi , H. McDaniel
Hit by Pitch: D. Barker
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McDaniel-Ziegler-Ellefsen) | | | a - J. Thurman pinch hit for P. Meissner in the 6th
b - G. Meadows pinch hit for H. Haugen in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Graham (8, 1st Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Calvin (17, 5th Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Geyer (5, 1st Inning off O. Hawkins, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Forrester (26, 7th Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kellum , B. Calvin 2 , T. Lally , S. Forrester 5 , L. Geyer 5 , S. Graham 2 , E. Mooney 2
2-out RBI: T. Lally , S. Forrester , L. Geyer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kellum , B. Perry
GIDP: B. Calvin
Hit by Pitch: J. Thurman
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Errors: T. Lally (36)
Double Plays: 1 (Graham) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | O. Hawkins L (3-5) | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 125 | 3.95 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Meissner W (14-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 3.22 | | H. Haugen | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11.25 | | R. Clark SV (22) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.54 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Pete Meissner
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 25251 |
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