POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS AT ORLANDO ORACLES
08/02/1972
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POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS AT ORLANDO ORACLES
GAME ID: 953 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Redbirds (41-70) 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 7 0
Orlando Oracles (39-72) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 10 2
Redbirds Turn Back Oracles, 6-4
The Louisville Redbirds weathered an outstanding game by Orlando third baseman Ken'ichi Taketo to topple the Oracles, 6-4. Taketo went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The Redbirds improved to 41-70.

Carlton Fisk tagged a home run off Toni Salonen in the top of the fifth. His 2-run blast put the Redbirds on top, 4-2. In all, Fisk had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Fisk, "one at-bat at a time."
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Jensen RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257 14 31
C. Geronimo LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .256 2 12
R. Fields 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .238 22 67
   d-P. Coleman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 4 14
A. Sims 2B 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .274 14 51
   M. Villanueva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Hebner SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .246 17 43
N. Booth 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .195 13 27
J. Zavala CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 7 18
C. Fisk C 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .233 6 22
   b-C. Small PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 17 44
   c-D. Ruíz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 4 16
J. Jacobson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 0 1
   a-K. Thomas 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 13 25
Totals 33 6 7 6 3 12 11      
a - K. Thomas substituted for J. Jacobson in the 8th
b - C. Small pinch hit for C. Fisk in the 9th
c - D. Ruíz substituted for C. Small in the 9th
d - P. Coleman substituted for R. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Sims (14, 4th Inning off T. Salonen, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Fisk (6, 5th Inning off T. Salonen, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Fields (22, 6th Inning off T. Salonen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Geronimo , R. Fields 5 , A. Sims 4 , C. Fisk 5 , K. Thomas
2-out RBI: A. Sims
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jensen , R. Fields , J. Zavala
Sac Bunt: J. Zavala , J. Jacobson
Sac Fly: R. Hebner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Geronimo (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cedeno CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .244 7 24
B. Robertson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .272 20 50
K. Taketo 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .213 22 49
E. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 .235 9 33
E. Herrmann C 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .146 1 7
D. Brown SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .227 5 25
   a-R. Gamble PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 17 26
R. Hannigan 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 .275 2 8
E. Jacobs RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   b-K. Crum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .198 0 7
   c-B. Burkill SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .130 2 3
T. Salonen P 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 0 5
   d-M. Chávez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 20 46
   F. Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 5 11 23      
a - R. Gamble pinch hit for D. Brown in the 7th
b - K. Crum pinch hit for E. Jacobs in the 7th
c - B. Burkill substituted for K. Crum in the 8th
d - M. Chávez pinch hit for T. Salonen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hannigan (4, 2nd Inning off J. Jacobson, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Herrmann (4, 6th Inning off J. Jacobson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Taketo 2 (22, 1st Inning off J. Jacobson, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Jacobson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Taketo 8 , E. Herrmann 2 , D. Brown 2 , R. Hannigan 4 , E. Jacobs 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cedeno , B. Robertson , E. Wilson , K. Crum
Sac Fly: R. Hannigan
Hit by Pitch: C. Cedeno , B. Robertson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cedeno (19) , E. Wilson (19)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Robertson (5) , K. Taketo (9)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jacobson W (9-6) 7.0 9 4 4 5 8 2 129 4.53   
M. Villanueva SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jacobson 46
Batters Faced: J. Jacobson 36, M. Villanueva 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jacobson 5-8, M. Villanueva 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jacobson 129-74, M. Villanueva 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Villanueva 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Jacobson , M. Villanueva
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Salonen L (8-10) 8.0 6 6 6 3 9 3 122 4.10   
F. Myers 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Salonen 52
Batters Faced: T. Salonen 34, F. Myers 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Salonen 9-6, F. Myers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Salonen 122-76, F. Myers 22-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken'ichi Taketo
Ballpark: The Omnipotent Palace
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 9727
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