POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
OTTAWA KNIGHTS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
07/04/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
OTTAWA KNIGHTS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1765 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Knights (31-53) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Philadelphia Athletics (33-51) 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Athletics Pick Up 5-2 Win
Starting pitcher Jerry Bowen had a solid game. He was a big reason the Philadelphia Athletics throttled the Ottawa Knights, 5-2. José Martínez earned his 15th save in 15 tries. Philadelphia has a 3-game win streak, while Ottawa has lost 3 in a row.

The outcome was still in doubt with two out in the top of the second inning, but Bowen was able to pitch out of a jam. With the bases loaded and Ottawa trailing 2-1, Bowen retired John Ford, who lined out.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Carew 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .305 2 24
J. Ford CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .236 9 24
D. Allen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .275 19 50
B. Mitchell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 10 44
V. Gutiérrez RF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .228 8 29
B. Robinson 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 8 23
   a-G. Talkington PR, 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1 3
   b-G. Nicholson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 3 9
   C. Guerrero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Soukup C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 5 18
G. Duncan SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .137 1 2
   d-H. Wells PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 6 15
H. Silva P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .081 0 1
   c-D. Bailey 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 16 38
Totals 36 2 8 2 1 14 19      
a - G. Talkington pinch ran for B. Robinson in the 2nd
b - G. Nicholson pinch hit for G. Talkington in the 8th
c - D. Bailey substituted for H. Silva in the 8th
d - H. Wells pinch hit for G. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Robinson (9, 2nd Inning off J. Bowen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ford (12, 7th Inning off J. Bowen, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Gutiérrez (13, 8th Inning off G. Ross, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Carew , J. Ford 2 , V. Gutiérrez 4 , B. Robinson 2 , H. Wells , H. Silva
2-out RBI: J. Ford , H. Silva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , J. Ford , D. Allen , D. Soukup
Hit by Pitch: D. Soukup
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: G. Duncan (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Plumer CF 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .274 7 21
G. Burch 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .226 11 24
B. Bonds RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .299 14 32
S. Garvey 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 9 47
R. Smith LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .205 2 7
E. Kirkpatrick C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .174 5 21
T. Harrah 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .217 3 16
A. Gutiérrez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .212 0 0
J. Bowen P 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .026 0 1
   G. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Piniella PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 0 2
   J. Martínez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5 3 6 15      
a - L. Piniella pinch hit for G. Ross in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Kirkpatrick (9, 4th Inning off H. Silva, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Harrah (6, 8th Inning off C. Guerrero, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Plumer 2 , B. Bonds 2 , S. Garvey , E. Kirkpatrick 2 , T. Harrah 2
2-out RBI: C. Plumer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Burch 2 , E. Kirkpatrick , L. Piniella
Hit by Pitch: C. Plumer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Plumer 4 (42) , B. Bonds 2 (38)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kirkpatrick (2)
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Silva L (4-8) 7.0 6 5 4 3 5 0 113 4.63   
C. Guerrero 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Silva 49
Batters Faced: H. Silva 32, C. Guerrero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Silva 8-8, C. Guerrero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Silva 113-70, C. Guerrero 14-8
Hit Batsmen: H. Silva
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bowen W (6-4) 7.0 6 2 2 1 10 0 121 2.59   
G. Ross H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.43   
J. Martínez SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bowen 66
Batters Faced: J. Bowen 30, G. Ross 4, J. Martínez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bowen 4-7, G. Ross 1-0, J. Martínez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bowen 121-80, G. Ross 15-11, J. Martínez 18-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Bowen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Bowen
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 8226
Special Notes: 3B Brooks Robinson was injured while running the bases.
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