FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
05/15/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 975 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (21-13) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 2
Detroit Dynamos (13-21) 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 X 10 10 2
Dynamos Beat Suns, 10-3
Detroit pitcher Johnny Hoskinson did his part in helping his team beat the Los Angeles Suns, 10-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Detroit goes to 13-21, Los Angeles to 21-13.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the sixth. That's when Dynamos pinch hitter Bob McNall hit a sinker from Heinie Schmidt for a 2-run single. Just like that, Detroit was up, 4-3.

"I thought we played some darn good baseball," said Dynamos manager Roger Cleaves.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Lally SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .277 3 12
E. Kellum 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .231 2 8
S. Forrester RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 6 23
B. Calvin LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .262 6 25
L. Geyer CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 4 16
   b-J. Thurman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
H. Dellinger 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 2 18
A. Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 2 7
A. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .083 0 0
H. Schmidt P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   B. Turnage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Whaley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 2 6
   C. Strom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 7 9      
a - G. Whaley pinch hit for B. Turnage in the 7th
b - J. Thurman pinch hit for L. Geyer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Forrester (3, 8th Inning off J. Hoskinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Kellum (2, 1st Inning off J. Hoskinson, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Lally (3, 6th Inning off J. Hoskinson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Lally 4 , E. Kellum 4 , S. Forrester 2 , H. Dellinger , H. Schmidt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Calvin , G. Whaley
GIDP: B. Calvin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Calvin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Forrester (3) , A. Young (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .278 2 15
G. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .289 2 13
B. Ensey RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .239 1 16
B. Austin 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .308 4 25
P. Dance 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .280 1 11
A. Agani 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 7
   a-B. McNall PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   b-J. Lucas 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 3 7
H. Van Orden C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .218 2 15
E. Mortensen SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .163 1 1
J. Hoskinson P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-V. Ewing PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .179 1 2
   B. McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 9 6 3 14      
a - B. McNall pinch hit for A. Agani in the 6th
b - J. Lucas substituted for B. McNall in the 7th
c - V. Ewing pinch hit for J. Hoskinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Austin (6, 1st Inning off H. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 3 , G. Taylor , B. Ensey 2 , B. Austin 3 , B. McNall , H. Van Orden
2-out RBI: D. Black , B. Ensey , B. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Austin 2 , P. Dance
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Taylor (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lucas (3) , E. Mortensen (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Agani-Austin-Dance)
PB: H. Van Orden
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Schmidt L (4-3) 5.2 8 9 5 4 2 0 125 3.21   
B. Turnage 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.00   
C. Strom 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 38 8.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Schmidt 23
Batters Faced: H. Schmidt 29, B. Turnage 2, C. Strom 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Schmidt 6-8, B. Turnage 1-0, C. Strom 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Schmidt 125-73, B. Turnage 9-5, C. Strom 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Turnage 3-2
Balk: C. Strom
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hoskinson W (2-3) 8.0 6 3 3 1 7 2 107 3.09   
B. McClellan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hoskinson 64
Batters Faced: J. Hoskinson 31, B. McClellan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hoskinson 9-6, B. McClellan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hoskinson 107-65, B. McClellan 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Hoskinson
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 9459
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