POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
06/07/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1629 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Meatballs (42-19) 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 9 13 1
Philadelphia Athletics (24-37) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
San Francisco Hot Streak Continues with 9-5 Win
The winning streak continued for San Francisco.

Philadelphia catcher Ed Kirkpatrick had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 9-5, to San Francisco at Municipal Stadium. Kirkpatrick was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. The winner in relief was Ray Sadecki. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2.1 innings. He now owns a record of 2-0.

San Francisco used a well-timed hit by Dale Sledge to capture the win. The pinch hitter socked a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Meatballs ahead, 7-5. Though it was his only hit in 2 at-bats, it was important.

"The vibe's good," said San Francisco manager John Rush. "We've got to keep it going."

San Francisco has now won 8 straight.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Otero CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .248 11 26
D. Concepcion SS 5 3 2 1 0 0 2 .312 7 21
J. Norton RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .315 18 50
D. Taylor LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .266 9 28
J. López 1B 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 .204 11 29
   a-N. McClain PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .180 1 7
   c-M. Sato 1B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 7 15
L. Richardson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 11 25
   b-D. Sledge PH, 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .247 5 15
J. Edwards C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .240 6 13
J. Bell 2B, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 4 10
   R. Sadecki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Brown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 5 12
   A. Negrete P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Pesky P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .138 0 1
   d-T. Williams 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 11 33
Totals 37 9 13 9 3 4 12      
a - N. McClain pinch hit for J. López in the 5th
b - D. Sledge pinch hit for L. Richardson in the 5th
c - M. Sato substituted for N. McClain in the 5th
d - T. Williams substituted for T. Pesky in the 5th
e - J. Brown pinch hit for R. Sadecki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pesky (1, 3rd Inning off D. Daniel, 0 on, 1 out) , J. López (6, 3rd Inning off D. Daniel, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Sledge (5, 5th Inning off L. O'Connor, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Otero 2 , D. Concepcion 2 , J. Norton 2 , D. Taylor , J. López 2 , N. McClain , D. Sledge 2 , J. Edwards , J. Brown , T. Pesky 2
2-out RBI: J. Norton , J. López , N. McClain , D. Sledge , J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Richardson , J. Edwards
GIDP: D. Concepcion , D. Taylor
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Otero (24) , D. Concepcion 2 (24) , D. Taylor (26)
CS: J. Brown (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Concepcion (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Concepcion-Sato-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Plumer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 6 12
G. Burch 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227 4 9
B. Bonds RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .322 11 25
S. Garvey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 8 38
R. Smith LF 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .414 1 4
F. Harris SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .227 7 25
E. Kirkpatrick C 4 1 2 5 0 2 2 .153 3 17
T. Harrah 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .222 2 11
D. Daniel P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .130 0 0
   L. O'Connor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Brouwers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-C. Sanders PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 0 4
   G. Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Piniella PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155 0 2
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 12 13      
a - C. Sanders pinch hit for B. Brouwers in the 6th
b - L. Piniella pinch hit for G. Ross in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Smith 2 (3, 2nd Inning off T. Pesky, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off T. Pesky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Kirkpatrick (3, 2nd Inning off T. Pesky, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bonds 2 , R. Smith 5 , F. Harris 3 , E. Kirkpatrick 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Burch , B. Bonds , S. Garvey , T. Harrah
GIDP: C. Sanders
Hit by Pitch: C. Plumer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds (29) , F. Harris 2 (11)
CS: B. Bonds (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garvey-Harrah-Burch, Garvey-Harrah-Burch)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Pesky 4.2 8 5 5 0 6 1 103 3.14   
R. Sadecki W (2-0) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 2.14   
A. Negrete 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pesky 34
Batters Faced: T. Pesky 23, R. Sadecki 7, A. Negrete 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pesky 4-3, R. Sadecki 2-1, A. Negrete 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pesky 103-65, R. Sadecki 26-15, A. Negrete 25-19
Hit Batsmen: T. Pesky
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Daniel 4.2 7 5 5 1 3 0 83 4.68   
L. O'Connor L (2-3) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 21 6.48   
B. Brouwers 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 22 6.10   
G. Garber 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.22   
G. Ross 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Daniel 32
Batters Faced: D. Daniel 21, L. O'Connor 5, B. Brouwers 5, G. Garber 5, G. Ross 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Daniel 3-7, L. O'Connor 0-1, B. Brouwers 1-2, G. Garber 2-2, G. Ross 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Daniel 83-50, L. O'Connor 21-12, B. Brouwers 22-13, G. Garber 16-7, G. Ross 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. O'Connor 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Kirkpatrick
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 11808
Special Notes: Rain delay of 61 minutes in the 5th inning.
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