POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT CHI-TOWN COALITION
04/21/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT CHI-TOWN COALITION
GAME ID: 1358 - FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Meatballs (9-9) 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 6 12 0
Chi-town Coalition (10-8) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Meatballs Knock Off Coalition at Coalition Field
Behind an impressive start by Dan Russell, San Francisco beat Chi-town, 6-2. Russell went 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. His record improves to 1-1. The win takes San Francisco to 9-9.

San Francisco relied on the hitting of Dale Sledge to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Meatballs on top, 2-1. For the game, Sledge had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm glad we can make our fans happy with a win," Sledge told the San Francisco Today.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE CHI-TOWN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Otero CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .231 1 5
D. Concepcion SS 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .296 3 9
T. Williams 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .286 2 5
J. Norton RF 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .338 8 24
D. MacGuffie 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .227 2 3
N. McClain LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .154 0 3
D. Sledge 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .174 1 2
J. Brown C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .172 1 4
D. Russell P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   C. Valdés P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6 2 13 14      
BATTING
Doubles: N. McClain (4, 4th Inning off B. Henry, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Concepcion (4, 7th Inning off B. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Sledge (1, 4th Inning off B. Henry, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Concepcion (3, 5th Inning off B. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Norton (8, 7th Inning off B. Henry, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Otero , D. Concepcion 8 , T. Williams , J. Norton 4 , N. McClain 2 , D. Sledge 5 , J. Brown , D. Russell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Otero 2 , J. Norton
Sac Bunt: D. Russell
Hit by Pitch: D. Concepcion
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Concepcion-Sledge-Williams, Sledge-Concepcion-Williams, MacGuffie-Sledge-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rivera RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .326 2 4
J. Parker SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .275 5 11
P. Forbes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .362 10 17
W. McCovey 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .316 8 14
T. Kennedy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .381 1 7
J. Álvarez CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .200 5 8
J. Torre C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 0 3
P. Logan 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .185 0 1
B. Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   P. Berry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Dupré PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 0 1
   B. Hairston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2 2 7 14      
a - F. Dupré pinch hit for P. Berry in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Álvarez (5, 9th Inning off C. Valdés, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rivera , J. Parker 2 , W. McCovey 2 , J. Álvarez 4 , J. Torre , P. Logan
2-out RBI: J. Parker , J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rivera , P. Forbes 2
GIDP: P. Forbes , T. Kennedy , J. Álvarez
Sac Bunt: B. Henry 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Rivera (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Henry (1)
OF assists: 1 (Rivera(MacGuffie at home))
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE CHI-TOWN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Russell W (1-1) 7.2 6 1 1 2 7 0 102 3.24   
C. Valdés 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Russell 68
Batters Faced: D. Russell 29, C. Valdés 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Russell 7-7, C. Valdés 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Russell 102-65, C. Valdés 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Valdés 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Henry L (1-3) 6.0 11 6 6 2 10 3 112 4.80   
P. Berry 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00   
B. Hairston 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Henry 34
Batters Faced: B. Henry 31, P. Berry 6, B. Hairston 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Henry 1-6, P. Berry 1-3, B. Hairston 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Henry 112-77, P. Berry 17-13, B. Hairston 16-9
Hit Batsmen: B. Henry
Balk: B. Henry
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Russell
Ballpark: Coalition Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 15998
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