POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT CALIFORNIA SEALS
07/05/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT CALIFORNIA SEALS
GAME ID: 1784 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Meatballs (55-30) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
California Seals (41-44) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Meatballs Knock Off Seals, 5-2
San Francisco Meatballs starter Tom Pesky turned in a top-notch performance against the California Seals at Seals Ballpark. The result was a win for the Meatballs, 5-2. Pesky picked up the win for San Francisco, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 9-4. Armando Martínez earned the save for San Francisco, his 24th of the year.

Munenori Sato, the 28-year old second baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Sato contributed a run-scoring hit-by-pitch in the top of the first inning to put San Francisco up, 3-0.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said San Francisco manager John Rush.

The Meatballs saw their win-loss record go to 55-30. At the same time, the Seals fell to 41-44.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Otero CF 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 .251 16 34
N. McClain LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .182 1 7
D. Taylor RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .249 13 40
T. Williams 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .264 15 39
D. Sledge SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 6 18
   a-J. Norton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 22 62
   b-D. Concepcion SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 9 27
J. Bell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .198 7 16
J. Brown C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .258 9 20
M. Sato 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .206 8 18
T. Pesky P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .135 0 2
   R. Sadecki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. López PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 14 33
   D. Radatz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Martínez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5 5 12 16      
a - J. Norton pinch hit for D. Sledge in the 7th
b - D. Concepcion substituted for J. Norton in the 7th
c - J. López pinch hit for R. Sadecki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (4, 1st Inning off P. Hernández, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Williams (15, 3rd Inning off P. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. McClain , D. Taylor , T. Williams 5 , D. Sledge , J. Bell 2
2-out RBI: T. Williams , J. Bell , M. Sato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pesky
Hit by Pitch: J. Otero 2 , M. Sato
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Otero (30)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bell (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jones CF 5 1 4 0 0 1 2 .400 0 1
N. Nix LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .242 5 7
P. Brantley 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .237 14 32
M. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .230 25 45
J. Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .244 13 27
J. Espinosa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .247 8 13
M. Cain SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 9 29
   b-B. Powell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 4 8
D. Thomas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
P. Hernández P 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   J. Herring P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 10 36
   K. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-D. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 9 24
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 14 19      
a - D. Barrera pinch hit for J. Herring in the 7th
b - B. Powell pinch hit for M. Cain in the 9th
c - D. Thomas pinch hit for K. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (1, 1st Inning off T. Pesky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Jones (1, 5th Inning off T. Pesky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Hernández (1, 5th Inning off T. Pesky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jones 7 , J. Espinosa , P. Hernández 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , M. Jones 2
Sac Fly: P. Brantley
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jones(McClain at 3rd base))
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Pesky W (9-4) 6.2 6 2 2 2 10 1 106 3.45   
R. Sadecki H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.08   
D. Radatz H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.97   
A. Martínez SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pesky 62
Batters Faced: T. Pesky 28, R. Sadecki 1, D. Radatz 5, A. Martínez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pesky 6-4, R. Sadecki 1-0, D. Radatz 1-1, A. Martínez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pesky 106-63, R. Sadecki 5-2, D. Radatz 11-8, A. Martínez 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sadecki 1-0 , A. Martínez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Hernández L (3-4) 5.2 6 5 5 4 3 1 108 3.35   
J. Herring 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 5.72   
K. Watanabe 2.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 30 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hernández 36
Batters Faced: P. Hernández 29, J. Herring 5, K. Watanabe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hernández 8-5, J. Herring 0-1, K. Watanabe 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hernández 108-62, J. Herring 26-13, K. Watanabe 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Herring 1-0
WP: P. Hernández
Hit Batsmen: P. Hernández 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Pesky
Ballpark: Seals Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 11489
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