POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS
06/26/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS
GAME ID: 678 - MONDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Oracles (27-49) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 7 10 0
Louisville Redbirds (27-49) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Oracles Drop Redbirds, 7-3
Ken'ichi Taketo helped his team muscle past the Louisville Redbirds, 7-3. In the game, the Orlando third baseman went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Orlando is now riding a 3-game win streak.

Taketo contributed in the top of the fifth. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Orlando get the win.

Taketo said his team "played with focus."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232 4 16
B. Freehan C 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .253 4 12
R. Staub LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .275 10 34
R. Gamble RF 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 .241 11 19
B. Robertson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 11 26
K. Taketo 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .203 13 30
M. Chávez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 15 31
D. Brown SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .232 4 18
   a-K. Crum PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 0 4
   c-B. Burkill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 1 1
T. Salonen P 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .275 0 5
   G. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 5 18
   J. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 3 10 11      
a - K. Crum pinch hit for D. Brown in the 9th
b - E. Wilson pinch hit for G. Jackson in the 9th
c - B. Burkill substituted for K. Crum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Salonen (3, 5th Inning off H. Chase, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Brown 2 (15, 5th Inning off H. Chase, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off H. Chase, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Staub (10, 4th Inning off H. Chase, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Taketo 2 (13, 5th Inning off H. Chase, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Villanueva, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Freehan , R. Staub 5 , B. Robertson , K. Taketo 8 , D. Brown 4 , K. Crum , T. Salonen 2
2-out RBI: B. Freehan , R. Staub , K. Taketo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gamble , B. Robertson , T. Salonen
Sac Fly: R. Staub
Hit by Pitch: M. Chávez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cedeno (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chávez-Brown-Robertson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Jensen RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243 7 16
C. Geronimo LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .400 0 0
R. Fields 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .216 14 47
R. Jackson CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .298 23 51
A. Sims 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .285 7 32
R. Hebner SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .276 12 35
N. Booth 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .208 7 12
C. Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 5 14
H. Chase P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 0 2
   a-M. Horn PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 6
   M. Villanueva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Thomas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 8 15
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 16 21      
a - M. Horn pinch hit for H. Chase in the 7th
b - K. Thomas pinch hit for M. Villanueva in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Jackson (23, 3rd Inning off T. Salonen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Jensen , C. Geronimo 2 , R. Fields , R. Jackson 5 , A. Sims 2 , R. Hebner
2-out RBI: R. Jackson , A. Sims
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hebner , N. Booth , H. Chase
GIDP: L. Jensen
Hit by Pitch: N. Booth , M. Horn
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hebner (1)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Salonen W (8-5) 7.1 9 3 3 0 13 1 132 4.00   
G. Jackson H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 2.95   
J. Flores 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Salonen 61
Batters Faced: T. Salonen 32, G. Jackson 2, J. Flores 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Salonen 6-2, G. Jackson 0-0, J. Flores 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Salonen 132-82, G. Jackson 9-6, J. Flores 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jackson 3-0
WP: T. Salonen
Hit Batsmen: T. Salonen 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Chase L (6-9) 7.0 8 5 5 0 9 2 120 4.52   
M. Villanueva 2.0 2 2 2 3 1 1 40 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Chase 50
Batters Faced: H. Chase 30, M. Villanueva 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Chase 11-1, M. Villanueva 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Chase 120-84, M. Villanueva 40-21
WP: M. Villanueva
Hit Batsmen: H. Chase
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken'ichi Taketo
Ballpark: Louisville Slugger Field
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 2228
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