POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
HARLEM HELLIONS AT OTTAWA KNIGHTS
07/07/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
HARLEM HELLIONS AT OTTAWA KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1780 - FRIDAY, JULY 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harlem Hellions (39-48) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
Ottawa Knights (32-55) 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 9 11 0
Ford Shines in 9-5 Ottawa Win
Round Table Stadium was the site for Canis League action featuring the Harlem Hellions and Ottawa Knights.

In the 9-5 Ottawa win over Harlem, the impact of John Ford was substantial. Ford went 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3. The Knights saw their win-loss record go to 32-55. At the same time, the Hellions fell to 39-48.

Dick Allen hit a 2-run triple off Steve Cochrane in the bottom of the second, which put the Knights in front, 4-3. Allen had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Ford.
HARLEM BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Davis LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
C. Tovar CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .282 0 20
K. García 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .293 17 51
C. Lambert RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .277 11 40
A. MacKnight 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .229 8 25
J. Cole SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .183 2 10
B. Wallace C 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .250 2 6
S. Cochrane P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .029 0 0
   B. Buck P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. LaRoche P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 5
   R. Roberts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 8 22
D. Atkinson 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .228 9 30
Totals 34 5 8 5 2 8 12      
a - D. Wright pinch hit for D. LaRoche in the 7th
b - T. Collins pinch hit for R. Roberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Tovar (13, 1st Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Atkinson (9, 2nd Inning off J. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. MacKnight (8, 4th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wallace (2, 7th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Davis , C. Tovar 3 , A. MacKnight 4 , J. Cole , B. Wallace 4 , S. Cochrane , D. Atkinson 4
2-out RBI: D. Atkinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lambert , J. Cole
GIDP: B. Wallace
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Carew 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .306 2 26
D. Bailey SS 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 .263 16 39
D. Allen 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .274 19 52
G. Nicholson LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .277 4 11
B. Robinson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .230 8 24
V. Gutiérrez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 8 29
J. Ford CF 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .248 10 26
H. Wells C 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .221 7 17
J. Smith P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 1 3
Totals 33 9 11 9 2 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Carew (16, 2nd Inning off S. Cochrane, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Allen (2, 2nd Inning off S. Cochrane, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Nicholson (4, 2nd Inning off S. Cochrane, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ford (10, 3rd Inning off S. Cochrane, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Wells (7, 5th Inning off D. LaRoche, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Carew 3 , D. Allen 4 , G. Nicholson 4 , B. Robinson , J. Ford 7 , H. Wells 4
2-out RBI: R. Carew , D. Allen , G. Nicholson , H. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Gutiérrez , H. Wells
Sac Bunt: J. Smith
Sac Fly: B. Robinson
Hit by Pitch: D. Bailey
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bailey-Carew-Allen)
HARLEM PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cochrane L (4-11) 2.1 6 7 7 2 2 2 48 4.86   
B. Buck 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 33 4.60   
D. LaRoche 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 21 2.92   
R. Roberts 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cochrane 13
Batters Faced: S. Cochrane 16, B. Buck 9, D. LaRoche 5, R. Roberts 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cochrane 2-3, B. Buck 4-1, D. LaRoche 1-0, R. Roberts 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cochrane 48-27, B. Buck 33-22, D. LaRoche 21-14, R. Roberts 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. LaRoche 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Cochrane
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smith W (7-7) 9.0 8 5 5 2 8 3 127 5.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smith 57
Batters Faced: J. Smith 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smith 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smith 127-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Ford
Ballpark: Round Table Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 9201
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