POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
06/09/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1631 - FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Meatballs (43-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0
Philadelphia Athletics (25-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Russell Neutralizes Athletics
Getting an impressive start from Dan Russell, San Francisco beat Philadelphia by the score of 2-0. Armando Martínez was called on to finish, recording his 17th save. The Canis Division-leading Meatballs have a record of 43-20.

Russell's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 10 strikeouts in 8.2 innings while allowing 4 hits. Russell, who is tied for 2nd in the CL in wins with 8, goes to 8-1 on the year with 110 strikeouts.

"I still think this team can play even better," Russell told the San Francisco Today.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Otero CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .251 12 27
D. Concepcion SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .304 8 22
J. Norton RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .314 18 50
T. Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 11 33
J. Bell 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182 4 10
N. McClain LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .177 1 7
D. Sledge 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 5 16
J. Brown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 5 12
D. Russell P 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .156 0 1
   A. Martínez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2 2 13 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Otero (12, 9th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Concepcion (8, 9th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Otero 4 , D. Concepcion 4 , N. McClain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brown
GIDP: D. Sledge
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Plumer CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .256 6 13
G. Burch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .221 4 9
B. Bonds RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .317 11 25
S. Garvey 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 8 38
   b-C. Sanders PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 4
R. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .343 1 4
F. Harris SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 8 29
E. Kirkpatrick C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160 3 17
T. Harrah 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 2 11
B. Wiggins P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   R. Gardner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Piniella PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 2
   J. Martínez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 1 11 7      
a - L. Piniella pinch hit for R. Gardner in the 8th
b - C. Sanders pinch hit for S. Garvey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Burch (6, 1st Inning off D. Russell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Plumer , G. Burch 2 , S. Garvey , B. Wiggins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonds , S. Garvey
Hit by Pitch: C. Plumer
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Plumer (11) , S. Garvey (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harrah-Harris-Burch)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Russell W (8-1) 8.2 4 0 0 1 10 0 112 2.63   
A. Martínez SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Russell 85
Batters Faced: D. Russell 30, A. Martínez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Russell 6-8, A. Martínez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Russell 112-72, A. Martínez 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Martínez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Russell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wiggins 7.0 1 0 0 2 10 0 98 4.83   
R. Gardner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.36   
J. Martínez L (1-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 2 24 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wiggins 83
Batters Faced: B. Wiggins 23, R. Gardner 3, J. Martínez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wiggins 7-3, R. Gardner 2-0, J. Martínez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wiggins 98-62, R. Gardner 14-9, J. Martínez 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gardner 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Russell
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 13464
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