POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
04/03/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
GAME ID: 1 - MONDAY, APRIL 3RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Orlando Oracles (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 2
Houston Colt .45s (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Oracles Beat Houston, 4-3
The 1972 season did not get off to quite the start the Houston Colt .45s had hoped, with an opening day loss to the Orlando Oracles at Ballpark of Houston. The final score was 4-3. Starting Pitcher Toni Salonen was the top performer for Orlando.

The Colt .45s had little chance against Salonen, who overpowered Houston hitters and struck out 10.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Salonen said.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cedeno CF 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .200 1 1
E. Wilson LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .250 0 1
   d-B. Freehan LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Staub RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
B. Robertson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
K. Taketo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 0 0
   e-R. Hannigan PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Herrmann C 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
M. Chávez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
D. Brown SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-K. Crum PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-B. Burkill SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Salonen P 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
   c-M. Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Coleman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 4 8 4 2 15 13      
a - K. Crum pinch hit for D. Brown in the 7th
b - B. Burkill substituted for K. Crum in the 7th
c - M. Alou pinch hit for T. Salonen in the 9th
d - B. Freehan substituted for E. Wilson in the 9th
e - R. Hannigan pinch hit for K. Taketo in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Chávez (1, 2nd Inning off C. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Salonen (1, 7th Inning off Y. Tada, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Crum (1, 7th Inning off Y. Tada, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Wilson (1, 7th Inning off Y. Tada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cedeno (1, 12th Inning off J. Gregory, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cedeno 4 , E. Wilson 2 , R. Staub , K. Taketo , M. Chávez 3 , K. Crum 2 , T. Salonen 2
2-out RBI: C. Cedeno , E. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Staub , D. Brown
Hit by Pitch: E. Herrmann
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilson 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Tucker RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 .400 0 0
D. Moore 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
N. Fujii LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .333 0 0
E. Vázquez C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
M. Trusty 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Rodríguez CF 4 0 0 1 0 3 6 .000 0 1
A. Brown SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .200 1 1
J. Williams 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Yo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Pagliaroni PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Tada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   S. González P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Saverine PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
Totals 40 3 7 3 5 14 16      
a - M. Ellis pinch hit for J. Williams in the 8th
b - J. Murphy pinch hit for Y. Tada in the 8th
c - C. Yo substituted for M. Ellis in the 9th
d - J. Morgan pinch hit for C. Yo in the 10th
e - B. Saverine pinch hit for S. González in the 10th
f - J. Pagliaroni pinch hit for J. Gregory in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Tucker (1, 10th Inning off N. Coleman, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Saverine (1, 12th Inning off N. Coleman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Brown (1, 8th Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Tucker 3 , N. Fujii , E. Vázquez 2 , A. Brown 4 , B. Saverine 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Moore , J. Rodríguez , A. Brown 2
Sac Fly: J. Rodríguez
Hit by Pitch: E. Vázquez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Tucker (1) , B. Saverine (1)
CS: E. Tucker (1) , N. Fujii (1)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Salonen 8.0 4 2 1 2 10 1 124 1.12   
J. Flores BS (1) 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 20 0.00   
N. Coleman W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 48 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Salonen 76
Batters Faced: T. Salonen 28, J. Flores 6, N. Coleman 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Salonen 4-8, J. Flores 1-2, N. Coleman 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Salonen 124-77, J. Flores 20-10, N. Coleman 48-31
Hit Batsmen: N. Coleman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Davis 6.0 3 1 1 2 10 0 102 1.50   
Y. Tada 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 41 9.00   
S. González 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 0.00   
J. Gregory L (0-1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 33 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Davis 70
Batters Faced: C. Davis 24, Y. Tada 9, S. González 7, J. Gregory 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Davis 3-5, Y. Tada 2-2, S. González 3-2, J. Gregory 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Davis 102-66, Y. Tada 41-27, S. González 27-17, J. Gregory 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Tada 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Davis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toni Salonen
Ballpark: Ballpark of Houston
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 29469
Special Notes: LF Edward Wilson was injured while throwing the ball.
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