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CLEVELAND FORESTERS @ CHICAGO COUGARS
06/09/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Pitching: LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Orlando Benitez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Dale Mosley to second
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Dale Mosley scores
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Vern Schneider to second
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Pitching: RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bill Grimm to second
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Bob V James 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 76.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Pablo Vazquez to second
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pablo Vazquez to third
Bob Menz to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-3-5
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Manny Espinosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bill Grimm to third
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDFS
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Vern Schneider scores
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Stan McDavitt to second
Batting: RHB Bob V James 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Stan McDavitt to third
Gus Randall to second
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.9 MPH)
Stan McDavitt scores
Gus Randall to third
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 6 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 6 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3L, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Don Griffin
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 6 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Don Griffin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 6 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Don Griffin
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Stan McDavitt to second
Batting: RHB Bob V James 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Stan McDavitt to third
Gus Randall to second
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Stan McDavitt scores
Gus Randall to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Called Strike
Orlando Benitez steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pablo Vazquez to second
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pablo Vazquez scores
Bob Menz to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Pitching: RHP Ted Thierry
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Griffin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 107.5 MPH)
Henry Watson scores
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Don Griffin
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
John Piper to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Vern Schneider to second
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 69.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3L, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Ted Thierry
Pitching: RHP Ed Squires
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bill Grimm to third
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Grimm scores
Gene Homer to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gene Case 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Don Griffin
Now in LF: Bob Ryan
Now in CF: Sam Morrison
Now in RF: George Crandall
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Ed Squires
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Ennis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Don Griffin
Pitching: LHP Bill Scott
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Ed Squires
Now at 1B: Athan Metrofanis
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bill Grimm to second
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 6
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