MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
07/21/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1408 - SATURDAY, JULY 21ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (39-63) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 3
Dallas Wranglers (52-50) 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 2
Wranglers Slap 6-4 Loss on Chicago
Steve Coomes, who finished 4th in the ABL in strikeouts with 160 in 1970, propelled his team to victory over the Chicago Hawks. The final score was 6-4, Dallas. Frank Dunn closed it out for his 10th save. The win makes Dallas 52-50.

Mike Weatherby came through for Dallas when he hit a 2-run single in the bottom of the second. With the bases loaded, he hit a two-strike fastball to right field, staking his team to a 2-0 lead.

"Nice win for us," said Weatherby. "Now we'll go after the next one."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Backer CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .211 5 23
J. Farrar SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .216 2 41
D. Taranto 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .258 3 38
   c-B. DeFalco PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 11 37
M. Morris RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .228 9 45
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 4 33
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 11 49
M. Haynes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 3 15
T. Greenlee 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .387 1 10
B. Hill P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
   a-B. Strange PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 7 45
   M. Haskett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-S. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 9
   T. Torda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
Totals 32 4 5 4 2 3 12      
a - B. Strange pinch hit for B. Hill in the 5th
b - S. Morales pinch hit for M. Haskett in the 7th
c - B. DeFalco pinch hit for D. Taranto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Strange (23, 5th Inning off S. Coomes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Taranto 2 , T. Greenlee , B. Hill , B. Strange 2
2-out RBI: , D. Taranto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morris , M. Haynes
GIDP: D. Taranto
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Taranto (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Morris (6) , M. Haskett 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Farrar-Taranto-Greenlee, Gardner-Taranto-Greenlee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .261 0 28
R. Adams CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .235 0 22
R. McCoy RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237 9 27
R. Somers 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .296 15 57
L. Banda C 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .237 9 27
M. Pino LF 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 .206 4 19
D. Hughes 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .257 1 19
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .243 4 36
S. Coomes P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .120 0 4
   a-R. King PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 0 4
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 29 6 9 5 6 3 19      
a - R. King pinch hit for S. Coomes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hughes (16, 3rd Inning off B. Hill, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , R. McCoy , R. Somers , L. Banda , D. Hughes 3 , M. Weatherby 2 , R. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Adams , D. Hughes
GIDP: R. Adams , D. Hughes
Sac Bunt: L. Banda , M. Pino
Sac Fly: M. Pino
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Weatherby (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (11) , M. Weatherby (25)
Double Plays: 1 (Darnell-Weatherby-Somers)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hill L (6-11) 4.0 5 6 6 5 2 0 82 4.59   
M. Haskett 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.71   
T. Torda 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hill 25
Batters Faced: B. Hill 21, M. Haskett 8, T. Torda 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hill 7-2, M. Haskett 4-1, T. Torda 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hill 82-45, M. Haskett 21-13, T. Torda 31-18
WP: B. Hill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes W (9-8) 8.0 5 4 2 2 2 0 127 2.99   
F. Dunn SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 60
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 31, F. Dunn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 14-6, F. Dunn 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 127-80, F. Dunn 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Coomes
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 19721
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