POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
07/23/1972
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POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
ORLANDO ORACLES AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
GAME ID: 892 - SUNDAY, JULY 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Oracles (36-65) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Houston Colt .45s (62-39) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 8 0
Oracles Come Up Short at Houston, 4-3
The Orlando Oracles got a superb performance from pitcher Toni Salonen, but the Houston Colt .45s still won the game, 4-3. Salonen threw 8.0 innings allowing 4 runs. Gordie Richardson came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record now stands at 4-3. The first-place Colt .45s have a one-game lead in their division.

Houston took a 4-3 lead on Allen Brown's 12th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Orlando pitcher Toni Salonen in the bottom of the seventh.

"We did a lot of things right," said Brown.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cedeno CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .242 7 24
B. Robertson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .281 18 47
M. Chávez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .237 18 42
K. Taketo 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .215 19 45
E. Wilson LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .238 8 27
   a-R. Gamble PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 16 25
B. Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 5 15
M. Alou RF, LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .230 1 9
   b-R. Hannigan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 2 7
D. Brown SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .232 5 25
T. Salonen P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 0 5
   c-E. Jacobs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 17 15      
a - R. Gamble pinch hit for E. Wilson in the 8th
b - R. Hannigan pinch hit for M. Alou in the 9th
c - E. Jacobs pinch hit for T. Salonen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Taketo (11, 1st Inning off R. Mullins, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Cedeno 2 (22, 3rd Inning off R. Mullins, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Mullins, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Brown (16, 4th Inning off R. Mullins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cedeno 5 , K. Taketo 3 , E. Wilson , M. Alou , D. Brown 3
2-out RBI: K. Taketo , M. Alou , D. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chávez , K. Taketo , E. Wilson , T. Salonen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilson (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chávez-Freehan-Robertson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moore 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .255 9 47
E. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .256 6 36
V. McDonald 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .250 12 39
E. Vázquez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .325 9 31
M. Trusty 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .217 12 43
N. Fujii LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .216 14 47
J. Rodríguez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 13 50
A. Brown SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .245 12 39
R. Mullins P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 0 1
   G. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 4 13
   L. Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 2
   J. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4 2 10 10      
a - J. Morgan pinch hit for G. Richardson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Vázquez (17, 1st Inning off T. Salonen, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Moore (29, 5th Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Fujii (9, 7th Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Tucker (16, 8th Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Moore (9, 1st Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Brown (12, 7th Inning off T. Salonen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Moore 6 , E. Tucker 2 , V. McDonald , E. Vázquez 2 , M. Trusty , N. Fujii 2 , A. Brown 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Tucker , N. Fujii
GIDP: N. Fujii
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: V. McDonald (11)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Salonen L (8-9) 8.0 8 4 4 2 10 2 133 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Salonen 58
Batters Faced: T. Salonen 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Salonen 7-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Salonen 133-84
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Mullins 5.0 7 3 3 0 8 0 95 2.26   
G. Richardson W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 1.93   
L. Reyes H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 4.73   
J. Gregory SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mullins 49
Batters Faced: R. Mullins 22, G. Richardson 7, L. Reyes 4, J. Gregory 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mullins 3-4, G. Richardson 0-3, L. Reyes 0-0, J. Gregory 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mullins 95-57, G. Richardson 24-17, L. Reyes 18-13, J. Gregory 16-12
WP: R. Mullins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toni Salonen
Ballpark: Ballpark of Houston
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 25706
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