MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
04/17/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 116 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (6-2) 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 7 11 2
San Francisco Seagulls (5-3) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 1
Ritter Slugs Emeralds to 7-4 Win
The Seattle Emeralds grabbed a win, 7-4, over the San Francisco Seagulls at Mission Field. Seattle first baseman Larry Ritter belted 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Randy Fritz recorded the save, his 2nd. Seattle, now 6-2, is setting the league on fire so far.

With Seattle leading 4-1 in the top of the fifth, Ritter hit a fastball from Reggie Wright for a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Emeralds ahead, 6-1.

"Winning is contagious," said Ritter. "We're looking forward to the next game."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .235 0 6
R. Roseboro CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 1 4
J. Barron RF, LF 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .367 1 6
M. Clark LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 2
   b-D. Guest PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   R. Fritz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Ritter 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .263 2 5
E. Rodriguez C 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
C. Hall 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .389 0 1
J. Giovenco SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .571 0 1
H. Contreras P 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
   D. Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Muhammad PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   c-S. Burke LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 6 3 6 13      
a - B. Muhammad pinch hit for D. Brewer in the 9th
b - D. Guest pinch hit for M. Clark in the 9th
c - S. Burke substituted for B. Muhammad in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Anderson (3, 9th Inning off C. Porter, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Barron (3, 9th Inning off C. Porter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Barron (1, 3rd Inning off R. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Ritter 2 (2, 4th Inning off R. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 2 , J. Barron 8 , L. Ritter 8 , E. Rodriguez , C. Hall 2 , J. Giovenco 2
2-out RBI: , J. Barron 2 , L. Ritter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Anderson , D. Guest , H. Contreras
GIDP: E. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: C. Hall , H. Contreras
Hit by Pitch: E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Barron (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hall (4) , H. Contreras (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Giovenco-Ritter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .441 0 1
S. Wagner 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .294 0 3
B. Raab 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 1 4
M. Haynes LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .143 0 0
D. Martin C 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .269 0 3
H. Lahr CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 0 0
W. Romero RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .278 1 1
C. Shaffer SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .348 1 5
   b-G. Snorek PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 2
   c-M. Schorr SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
R. Wright P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-R. Amos PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .259 0 4
   C. Porter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4 1 5 23      
a - R. Amos pinch hit for R. Wright in the 8th
b - G. Snorek pinch ran for C. Shaffer in the 8th
c - M. Schorr substituted for G. Snorek in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Johnson , S. Wagner 3 , M. Haynes , D. Martin 2 , H. Lahr , W. Romero , C. Shaffer , R. Amos
2-out RBI: D. Martin , C. Shaffer , R. Amos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Johnson , D. Martin , H. Lahr , C. Shaffer , R. Wright
GIDP: S. Wagner
Hit by Pitch: B. Raab
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Lahr (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Romero (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Shaffer-Raab)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Contreras W (1-1) 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 108 2.25   
D. Brewer 2.0 3 2 0 0 0 0 32 0.00   
R. Fritz SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Contreras 51
Batters Faced: H. Contreras 28, D. Brewer 9, R. Fritz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Contreras 6-7, D. Brewer 2-3, R. Fritz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Contreras 108-67, D. Brewer 32-22, R. Fritz 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Brewer 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Contreras
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Wright L (0-1) 8.0 9 6 5 3 6 3 122 3.60   
C. Porter 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Wright 45
Batters Faced: R. Wright 35, C. Porter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Wright 8-8, C. Porter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Wright 122-78, C. Porter 14-9
Hit Batsmen: R. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Ritter
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 19980
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