FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
09/27/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 9437 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (86-75) 2 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 17 0
Los Angeles Suns (96-65) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 0
Win Makes Dynamos 86-75
The Detroit Dynamos took on the Los Angeles Suns at Wilshire Park.

The Detroit Dynamos pinned a convincing loss on the Los Angeles Suns, 9-3, at Wilshire Park. Lou Strader was a main factor in the win. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for Detroit. Detroit pitcher Jack Williams earned the win, hiking his record to 12-10. Jim Place suffered the loss.

Detroit used the hitting of Gil Jones to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Dynamos on top, 2-0. For the game, Jones had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"There's never a lack of effort in our clubhouse. We're willing to do the little things to get the win," Jones told the Detroit News.

With the win, the Dynamos hiked their record to 86-75.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Taylor CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .300 14 72
B. Ensey RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .326 17 86
G. Jones LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .305 9 36
   a-P. Dance LF, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 14 64
L. Strader 1B, LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .329 19 67
H. Van Orden C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .274 8 46
B. Austin 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .263 7 46
M. Williams 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .230 8 62
E. Mortensen SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .142 2 10
J. Williams P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .067 0 1
   b-L. Geyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   P. Leis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 9 17 9 0 5 18      
a - P. Dance substituted for G. Jones in the 5th
b - L. Geyer pinch hit for J. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mortensen (3, 2nd Inning off J. Place, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Van Orden (8, 3rd Inning off J. Place, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Dance (19, 6th Inning off J. Place, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Austin (16, 6th Inning off J. Blair, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Jones (9, 1st Inning off J. Place, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Strader (19, 6th Inning off J. Blair, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Taylor 3 , G. Jones 5 , P. Dance 2 , L. Strader 6 , H. Van Orden 3 , B. Austin 4 , M. Williams 2 , E. Mortensen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jones , M. Williams , E. Mortensen , J. Williams 2
Sac Bunt: J. Williams
Hit by Pitch: H. Van Orden
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Taylor (32) , M. Williams (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mortensen-Williams-Dance)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Gray at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .284 2 27
B. Anderson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 5 27
T. Lally SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 31 107
   b-J. Page PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
L. Hurlbutt CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 11 43
J. Thurman RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 10 68
I. Brown LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .237 1 5
R. Gray 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .333 2 3
B. Gray C 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .323 0 3
J. Place P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 1 6
   J. Blair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Perry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 9 74
   B. Turnage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-S. Forrester PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 27 116
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 4 12      
a - B. Perry pinch hit for J. Blair in the 7th
b - J. Page pinch hit for T. Lally in the 8th
c - S. Forrester pinch hit for B. Turnage in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lally (32, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Brown (1, 7th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gray (2, 2nd Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kellum , T. Lally 2 , J. Page , J. Thurman , I. Brown 2 , R. Gray 5 , B. Gray 2 , J. Place
2-out RBI: R. Gray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Hurlbutt
GIDP: E. Kellum
Team LOB: 7
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams W (12-10) 8.0 9 2 2 1 3 1 106 3.51   
P. Leis 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 58
Batters Faced: J. Williams 32, P. Leis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 11-8, P. Leis 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 106-72, P. Leis 22-10
WP: P. Leis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Place L (13-10) 5.1 14 7 7 0 4 1 110 3.74   
J. Blair 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 28 2.58   
B. Turnage 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Place 16
Batters Faced: J. Place 30, J. Blair 8, B. Turnage 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Place 5-7, J. Blair 4-1, B. Turnage 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Place 110-71, J. Blair 28-16, B. Turnage 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Blair 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Blair
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Strader
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 29851
Special Notes: LF Gil Jones was injured while throwing the ball.
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