POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT OTTAWA KNIGHTS
08/13/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT OTTAWA KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 5945 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Meatballs (78-43) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 0
Ottawa Knights (40-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 9 1
Meatballs Top Knights, 7-5, Behind Chikafuji
The San Francisco Meatballs picked up a win at Round Table Stadium, knocking off the Ottawa Knights, 7-5. On the mound for San Francisco was right-hander Masazumi Chikafuji, who played a pivotal role in the win. Armando Martínez earned his 33rd save in 40 chances. Ottawa, at 40-81, has lost 4 straight.

It was a remarkable effort from Chikafuji, who is one of the team leaders. Chikafuji recorded 9 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 5 hits. Chikafuji, who is tied for 8th in the CL with a 11 wins, moves to 11-6 on the year with 199 strikeouts.

Chikafuji called winning a team effort. "It's not the same guy every time," he said. "It's the sum of the parts."
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Otero CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .276 25 56
L. Richardson 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .279 18 50
   A. Martínez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Norton RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .303 31 88
D. Taylor LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .260 24 62
J. López 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 23 54
D. MacGuffie 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .176 4 7
J. Edwards C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .240 9 32
D. Sledge SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 10 29
   a-N. McClain PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210 1 11
   T. Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Sato 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 13 32
M. Chikafuji P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .069 0 3
   b-D. Concepcion PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 11 40
Totals 37 7 11 7 2 6 10      
a - N. McClain pinch hit for D. Sledge in the 9th
b - D. Concepcion pinch hit for M. Chikafuji in the 9th
c - M. Sato substituted for T. Hughes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Richardson 2 (17, 1st Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off D. Sutton, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Otero (21, 2nd Inning off D. Sutton, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Norton (29, 5th Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Edwards (9, 2nd Inning off D. Sutton, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Norton (31, 9th Inning off D. Bosman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Otero 2 , L. Richardson 4 , J. Norton 7 , D. Taylor 2 , J. Edwards 4 , D. Sledge , N. McClain
2-out RBI: J. Otero , L. Richardson , J. Norton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Norton , D. Taylor 2 , J. López
Sac Bunt: M. Chikafuji
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Taylor (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bailey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 18 47
J. Stevens CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 1 6
   b-G. Nicholson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 8 19
D. Allen 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .275 24 69
B. Mitchell LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .282 18 66
V. Gutiérrez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .231 11 40
H. Wells C 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .219 12 30
B. Robinson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 8 36
G. Duncan SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .149 1 5
   c-J. Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 16 38
D. Sutton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .051 0 1
   a-R. Carew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 3 37
   D. Bosman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Talkington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 3
Totals 36 5 9 5 0 10 8      
a - R. Carew pinch hit for D. Sutton in the 8th
b - G. Nicholson pinch hit for J. Stevens in the 8th
c - J. Ford pinch hit for G. Duncan in the 9th
d - G. Talkington pinch hit for D. Bosman in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Mitchell (18, 7th Inning off M. Chikafuji, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Wells (12, 9th Inning off T. Hughes, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Allen (24, 9th Inning off T. Hughes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bailey , J. Stevens , D. Allen 4 , B. Mitchell 5 , V. Gutiérrez 2 , H. Wells 4 , B. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Gutiérrez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: G. Duncan (3)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Chikafuji W (11-6) 8.0 5 1 1 0 9 1 100 3.57   
T. Hughes 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 2 12 13.50   
A. Martínez SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Chikafuji 77
Batters Faced: M. Chikafuji 29, T. Hughes 4, A. Martínez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Chikafuji 5-10, T. Hughes 0-0, A. Martínez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Chikafuji 100-70, T. Hughes 12-8, A. Martínez 10-7
WP: M. Chikafuji
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sutton L (2-16) 8.0 8 4 4 1 5 1 138 5.56   
D. Bosman 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 24 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sutton 54
Batters Faced: D. Sutton 34, D. Bosman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sutton 7-12, D. Bosman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sutton 138-86, D. Bosman 24-13
WP: D. Sutton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masazumi Chikafuji
Ballpark: Round Table Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 10371
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