POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
08/20/1972
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POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO MEATBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5976 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Meatballs (83-44) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Philadelphia Athletics (58-69) 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 8 0
Burch Pops Two Homers in 5-3 Win for Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Athletics beat the San Francisco Meatballs, 5-3, at Municipal Stadium. The Athletics got a fine performance from first baseman Graham Burch, who was 3-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Aurelio Serrano picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 9. On the season, he is now 9-10. Philadelphia is now 58-69, San Francisco 83-44.

With Philadelphia leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Burch hit a changeup from Dan Russell for a 2-run home run. It was his 22nd home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 3-0.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Burch told the Philadelphia Times.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Otero CF 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 .278 27 59
D. Concepcion SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 11 41
J. Norton RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .311 34 95
T. Williams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .257 23 53
D. Sledge 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .240 11 33
J. Brown C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 10 25
D. MacGuffie 3B 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 .180 5 9
N. McClain LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .206 1 11
D. Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 1
   a-D. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 25 64
   D. Ellsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Negrete P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. López PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 24 55
Totals 32 3 6 3 5 13 14      
a - D. Taylor pinch hit for D. Russell in the 7th
b - J. López pinch hit for A. Negrete in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Norton (35, 4th Inning off A. Serrano, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. MacGuffie (3, 4th Inning off A. Serrano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Norton (34, 8th Inning off A. Serrano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Norton 6 , T. Williams , D. Sledge , J. Brown , D. MacGuffie 2
2-out RBI: D. MacGuffie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. McClain , D. Russell
GIDP: D. MacGuffie
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Plumer CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 8 28
G. Burch 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .223 22 44
B. Bonds RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .280 18 48
S. Garvey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262 10 59
R. Smith LF 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .240 14 37
   J. Martínez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Kirkpatrick C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 11 35
T. Harrah 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .228 8 32
   a-L. Piniella LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1 5
A. Gutiérrez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 3 11
A. Serrano P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .173 0 2
   R. Gardner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Knoop 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 3 11
Totals 30 5 8 5 1 9 3      
a - L. Piniella substituted for T. Harrah in the 9th
b - B. Knoop substituted for R. Gardner in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Smith 2 (14, 2nd Inning off D. Russell, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Burch 2 (22, 3rd Inning off D. Russell, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Negrete, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Burch 9 , B. Bonds , S. Garvey , R. Smith 8 , A. Serrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Garvey
Hit by Pitch: C. Plumer
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds (47)
CS: C. Plumer (27) , S. Garvey (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harrah-Gutiérrez-Burch)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Russell L (13-6) 6.0 6 4 4 1 7 3 111 2.77   
D. Ellsworth 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.95   
A. Negrete 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 14 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Russell 50
Batters Faced: D. Russell 25, D. Ellsworth 3, A. Negrete 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Russell 6-4, D. Ellsworth 1-2, A. Negrete 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Russell 111-72, D. Ellsworth 7-4, A. Negrete 14-11
Hit Batsmen: D. Russell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Serrano W (9-10) 7.0 6 3 3 4 9 1 99 3.12   
R. Gardner H (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.86   
J. Martínez SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Serrano 58
Batters Faced: A. Serrano 30, R. Gardner 3, J. Martínez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Serrano 6-5, R. Gardner 0-2, J. Martínez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Serrano 99-67, R. Gardner 14-8, J. Martínez 18-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Graham Burch
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 13137
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