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CHICAGO COUGARS @ CLEVELAND FORESTERS
03/31/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Pitching: RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Pitching: LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Orlando Benitez to second
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Orlando Benitez to third
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Gene Homer to second
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Gene Homer scores
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Manny Espinosa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Bob V James 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
Dale Mosley steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Dale Mosley to third
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Now at 1B: George Harding
Now in RF: John Piper
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 351 ft
Batting: RHB Manny Espinosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Now at C: Chappy Sanders
Now at 1B: Howie Hoffman
Now at 2B: Chuck Ennis
Now at 3B: Mel Hodges
Now in LF: George Crandall
Now in CF: Al Johnson
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Harry Moran 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 64.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Pitching: RHP Hal Clark
Now at SS: Chuck Newland
Now in LF: Harry Powell
Now in CF: Orlando Benitez
Batting: RHB Mel Hodges 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chuck Ennis 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bill Grimm to third
Bill Grimm scores
Batting: LHB Howie Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 56.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Now at 2B: Bill Grimm
Now at SS: Chuck Ennis
Now in LF: Al Johnson
Now in CF: Henry Watson
Now in RF: George Crandall
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rolla Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ed Spinks 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5L, EV 81.3 MPH)
Rolla Stephens to second
Pitching: LHP Don Ireland
Now at 1B: Clarence Johnson
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, U5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.3 MPH)
Ed Spinks to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dick Abrams 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Hal Clark
Pitching: RHP Max Reed
Now at 2B: Ed Spinks
Now at 3B: Dick Abrams
Now in CF: Rolla Stephens
Batting: RHB Al Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Don Ireland
Pitching: RHP Leo Bliss
Batting: RHB George Harding 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
George Harding to second
Batting: LHB Chuck Newland 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 56.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
George Harding to third
Reggie Anderson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Chandler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.6 MPH)
George Harding scores
Reggie Anderson to third
Stan McDavitt to second
Batting: RHB Rolla Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Reggie Anderson scores
Stan McDavitt to third
Frank Chandler to second
Batting: LHB Ed Spinks 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Frank Chandler to third
Rolla Stephens to second
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Max Reed
Pitching: RHP Leroy Williams
Now at 1B: Stan McDavitt
Now in LF: George Harding
Batting: RHB Mel Hodges 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Ennis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Leo Bliss
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Now at 2B: Mack Pixley
Now at SS: Bill Grimm
Batting: RHB Dick Abrams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB George Harding 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Leroy Williams
Pitching: RHP Mickey Farrar
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gene Case 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Called Strike
Gene Case steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Al Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Gene Case to third
Henry Watson to second
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Gene Case scores
Henry Watson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pinch Hitting: SHB Tom Perkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Chappy Sanders to second
Chappy Sanders to third
Batting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Chappy Sanders scores
Tom Perkins to second
Pitching: RHP Ed Squires
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cal Randall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Roy Weinkauf 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Tom Perkins to third
Clarence Johnson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Ryan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 6 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Pitching: RHP Don Griffin
Now at 1B: Roy Weinkauf
Now at 2B: Clarence Johnson
Now at 3B: Dallas Ratajczyk
Now at SS: Ernie Dreier
Now in RF: Bobby French
Batting: LHB Chuck Newland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 370 ft
Batting: RHB Rolla Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Carey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Cleveland 3
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