FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
09/28/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 8837 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Saints (79-79) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Cleveland Foresters (69-89) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 13 1
Cleveland Absorbs 6-4 Loss to Montreal
The Montreal Saints beat the Cleveland Foresters, 6-4. Montreal pitcher and Hanover, Pennsylvania, native Hal Bennett led the way. The triumph puts Montreal at 79-79 for the season.

Ken Steinbach came through for Montreal when he hit a 2-run home run in the top of the second. With a runner on 1st, he hit a two-strike fastball to left field, staking his team to a 2-0 lead.

"There's a lot in this game you can't control. Just take what the game gives you. I was just doing my best to help the team win," Steinbach told the Montreal Gazette.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez SS 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .199 3 23
J. Robertson CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .261 6 39
J. Hendricks RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .300 9 57
D. Turner 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .223 21 74
B. Rawdon LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .301 6 39
K. Steinbach 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .304 10 77
J. Smith 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .281 7 29
V. Ferguson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236 1 14
H. Bennett P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .127 0 2
   a-H. Swain PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 9 32
   M. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 6 22      
a - H. Swain pinch hit for H. Bennett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Smith (8, 2nd Inning off J. Solorzano, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Steinbach (10, 2nd Inning off J. Solorzano, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hendricks , D. Turner 2 , B. Rawdon , K. Steinbach 4 , J. Smith 2 , H. Bennett
2-out RBI: D. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robertson , J. Hendricks , V. Ferguson , H. Bennett
GIDP: B. Rawdon
Sac Bunt: J. Robertson 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Hernandez , J. Smith
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jaramillo SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .232 3 49
D. Mosley 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .267 8 38
A. Babel 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .300 11 83
H. Reed 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .261 14 77
J. Piper LF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 8 54
V. Schneider RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .256 8 73
G. Smith CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 1 7
   M. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Schuster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. McDavitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 1 26
   E. Squires P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Moran PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .415 2 9
R. Anderson C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295 2 11
J. Solorzano P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .141 0 3
   a-K. McKinney CF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 13
Totals 40 4 13 4 0 1 20      
a - K. McKinney substituted for J. Solorzano in the 5th
b - S. McDavitt pinch hit for D. Schuster in the 6th
c - H. Moran pinch hit for E. Squires in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Smith (6, 2nd Inning off H. Bennett, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Schneider (24, 2nd Inning off H. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jaramillo (20, 3rd Inning off H. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Reed (32, 6th Inning off H. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Babel (42, 8th Inning off M. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Jaramillo 3 , A. Babel 4 , H. Reed 3 , J. Piper , V. Schneider 2 , G. Smith 2 , H. Moran , R. Anderson , K. McKinney
2-out RBI: A. Babel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Reed 2 , J. Solorzano
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Solorzano (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Reed-Jaramillo-Babel)
PB: R. Anderson
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bennett W (18-6) 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 0 98 3.19   
M. Hernandez 2.0 6 2 2 0 0 0 35 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bennett 56
Batters Faced: H. Bennett 28, M. Hernandez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bennett 11-9, M. Hernandez 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bennett 98-63, M. Hernandez 35-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Solorzano L (10-12) 4.0 5 6 5 3 1 1 70 3.73   
M. Reed 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.29   
D. Schuster 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
E. Squires 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 37 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Solorzano 28
Batters Faced: J. Solorzano 23, M. Reed 1, D. Schuster 6, E. Squires 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Solorzano 8-4, M. Reed 0-0, D. Schuster 2-2, E. Squires 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Solorzano 70-38, M. Reed 4-3, D. Schuster 14-11, E. Squires 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Reed 2-0 , D. Schuster 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Solorzano 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Bennett
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 14996
Special Notes: RP Max Reed was injured while pitching.
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