POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
05/10/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
GAME ID: 309 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 10TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Orlando Oracles (11-25) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 0
Houston Colt .45s (22-14) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Oracles Win Nail-Biter
The Orlando Oracles topped the Houston Colt .45s, 4-3, in Ursa League action at Ballpark of Houston. The standout performance belonged to Orlando pitcher and Espoo, Finland, native Toni Salonen. Francis Myers earned the win after being called from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. The Oracles go to 11-25 with the win.

Orlando relied on the bat of Ron Gamble to get the win. The right fielder ripped a solo home run in the top of the 14th inning to put the Oracles ahead, 4-3. For the game, Gamble had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

In postgame remarks, Salonen simply said: "Here's to a great win!"
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cedeno CF 6 0 1 2 0 3 1 .206 3 9
B. Freehan C 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286 1 4
   f-E. Herrmann PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .155 1 3
R. Staub 1B 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 .301 4 14
R. Gamble RF 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .120 1 1
E. Wilson LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .240 3 12
K. Taketo 3B 6 0 2 0 0 3 1 .216 6 14
M. Chávez 2B 6 2 3 1 0 2 1 .278 9 18
D. Brown SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .218 3 12
   b-B. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 2 7
   c-B. Burkill SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 1 1
T. Salonen P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 0 2
   a-M. Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 1 8
   D. Chance P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Hannigan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 1
   N. Britt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Crum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
   F. Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 51 4 11 4 1 16 14      
a - M. Alou pinch hit for T. Salonen in the 7th
b - B. Robertson pinch hit for D. Brown in the 9th
c - B. Burkill substituted for B. Robertson in the 9th
d - R. Hannigan pinch hit for G. Jackson in the 10th
e - K. Crum pinch hit for N. Britt in the 12th
f - E. Herrmann pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gamble (2, 4th Inning off R. Mullins, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Chávez 2 (8, 5th Inning off R. Mullins, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Mullins, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Cedeno (6, 5th Inning off R. Mullins, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Wilson (6, 6th Inning off R. Mullins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Chávez (9, 3rd Inning off R. Mullins, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gamble (1, 14th Inning off S. González, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cedeno 2 , B. Freehan , E. Herrmann , R. Gamble 6 , E. Wilson 2 , K. Taketo 2 , M. Chávez 8
2-out RBI: C. Cedeno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cedeno , B. Freehan , E. Wilson , K. Taketo , K. Crum
GIDP: R. Staub
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Freehan (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chávez-Brown-Staub, Chávez-Brown-Staub)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Tucker RF 7 1 2 2 0 1 1 .277 3 15
E. Vázquez C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .353 2 11
   c-J. Morgan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 5
   J. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 4 12
   P. Regan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Saverine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1 5
   S. González P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. McDonald 3B 4 0 0 0 3 3 1 .235 1 3
M. Trusty 1B 6 0 0 0 1 3 8 .206 6 23
N. Fujii LF 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 .228 5 20
A. Brown SS 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 .254 4 11
D. Moore 2B 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 .217 2 15
J. Rodríguez CF 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 .233 4 17
R. Mullins P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   G. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Yo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 2 5
   Y. Tada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 3
   d-J. Pagliaroni C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 3 12
Totals 50 3 10 2 8 15 23      
a - C. Yo pinch hit for G. Richardson in the 7th
b - J. Murphy pinch hit for Y. Tada in the 9th
c - J. Morgan pinch ran for E. Vázquez in the 9th
d - J. Pagliaroni substituted for J. Murphy in the 10th
e - J. Williams pinch hit for J. Gregory in the 11th
f - B. Saverine pinch hit for P. Regan in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Mullins (1, 5th Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Brown (4, 6th Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Tucker (3, 7th Inning off D. Chance, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Tucker 5 , E. Vázquez , A. Brown 3 , D. Moore 2 , R. Mullins 2 , C. Yo , J. Pagliaroni
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Trusty 3 , A. Brown , J. Rodríguez
GIDP: J. Rodríguez 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Vázquez
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Tucker (17) , J. Morgan (9) , N. Fujii (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Trusty (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Rodríguez-Vázquez, Moore-Brown-Trusty)
OF assists: 1 (Rodríguez(Freehan at home))
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Salonen 6.0 4 1 1 5 6 0 109 3.90   
D. Chance BS (1) 2.2 4 2 2 0 3 1 47 3.00   
G. Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.38   
N. Britt 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 28 3.10   
F. Myers W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.29   
J. Flores SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Salonen 61
Batters Faced: T. Salonen 26, D. Chance 12, G. Jackson 2, N. Britt 9, F. Myers 7, J. Flores 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Salonen 7-4, D. Chance 2-2, G. Jackson 0-0, N. Britt 2-1, F. Myers 3-2, J. Flores 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Salonen 109-66, D. Chance 47-30, G. Jackson 11-4, N. Britt 28-18, F. Myers 12-11, J. Flores 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jackson 1-0
WP: T. Salonen
Hit Batsmen: D. Chance
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Mullins 6.2 6 3 1 0 7 1 91 1.93   
G. Richardson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.40   
Y. Tada 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 33 3.74   
J. Gregory 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 0.56   
P. Regan 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.30   
S. González L (2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 13 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mullins 61
Batters Faced: R. Mullins 27, G. Richardson 1, Y. Tada 7, J. Gregory 6, P. Regan 7, S. González 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mullins 9-4, G. Richardson 0-0, Y. Tada 1-1, J. Gregory 1-2, P. Regan 3-2, S. González 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mullins 91-63, G. Richardson 5-3, Y. Tada 33-19, J. Gregory 19-16, P. Regan 19-14, S. González 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Richardson 1-0
WP: P. Regan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toni Salonen
Ballpark: Ballpark of Houston
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 16571
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