POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS
05/02/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS
GAME ID: 1443 - TUESDAY, MAY 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Athletics (7-21) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 0
San Francisco Meatballs (17-11) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 5 0
Meatballs Edge Athletics, 5-4
The San Francisco Meatballs defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-4, in Canis League action at 420 Park. San Francisco pitcher Dan Russell had a standout performance. Armando Negrete snagged the win in relief. In 1.2 innings, the right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits. He's now 3-1 on the season. Armando Martínez finished to wrap up his 7th save.

San Francisco took a 5-4 lead on Nathan McClain's 1st home run of the season. The solo home run came off Philadelphia pitcher Bob Wiggins in the bottom of the seventh.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said San Francisco manager John Rush.

The Athletics, now 7-21, continue their slow start.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Plumer CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 6 11
C. Sanders LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
B. Bonds RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .327 4 7
S. Garvey 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .238 4 16
D. Lee 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .242 4 12
F. Harris SS 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .200 4 12
E. Kirkpatrick C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .200 0 5
T. Harrah 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 4
   a-O. Gamble PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .217 1 5
   b-B. Knoop 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 1 3
B. Wiggins P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   R. Gardner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 11 10      
a - O. Gamble pinch hit for T. Harrah in the 7th
b - B. Knoop substituted for O. Gamble in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sanders (2, 6th Inning off D. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Gamble (6, 7th Inning off A. Negrete, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Plumer (1, 8th Inning off A. Negrete, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Harris (4, 2nd Inning off D. Russell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Plumer 3 , C. Sanders 2 , B. Bonds , S. Garvey 2 , D. Lee , F. Harris 4 , O. Gamble 2
2-out RBI: B. Bonds , O. Gamble
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Garvey , E. Kirkpatrick , B. Wiggins
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Harris (4)
CS: B. Bonds (6) , S. Garvey (2) , E. Kirkpatrick (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Otero CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .225 3 11
D. Concepcion SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .304 3 11
J. Norton RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 11 32
T. Williams 1B 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 .278 4 12
D. MacGuffie 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .177 2 4
N. McClain LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .197 1 5
D. Sledge 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 4
J. Brown C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 2 6
D. Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
   A. Negrete P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 5 13
   A. Martínez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 5 5 5 1 11 0      
a - D. Taylor pinch hit for A. Negrete in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Williams (4, 1st Inning off B. Wiggins, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. McClain (1, 7th Inning off B. Wiggins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Otero , D. Concepcion , J. Norton , T. Williams 4 , N. McClain 4
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Brown (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Concepcion, Brown-Sledge)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wiggins L (1-4) 6.1 5 5 5 1 10 2 100 5.89   
R. Gardner 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wiggins 52
Batters Faced: B. Wiggins 24, R. Gardner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wiggins 5-3, R. Gardner 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wiggins 100-69, R. Gardner 23-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Russell 6.1 5 3 3 1 7 1 105 2.97   
A. Negrete W (3-1), BS (2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 27 4.50   
A. Martínez SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Russell 57
Batters Faced: D. Russell 23, A. Negrete 7, A. Martínez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Russell 6-4, A. Negrete 3-0, A. Martínez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Russell 105-59, A. Negrete 27-17, A. Martínez 21-12
WP: A. Martínez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Russell
Ballpark: 420 Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 9724
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