MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
08/06/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1544 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (58-52) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 11 3
Chicago Hawks (41-68) 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5 11 0
Lords Capture Close Win
The Baltimore Lords trumped the Chicago Hawks, 6-5, at Hyde Park Stadium. Baltimore left fielder Tom Payton was terrific. He went 3 for 3 with 3 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. Denny Boyd earned his 19th save in 29 chances. The win puts Baltimore at 58-52 this season.

Tim McNeely helped out the Baltimore cause in the top of the ninth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the pinch hitter went 1-1.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Baltimore manager Steve Read.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Capps RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .278 5 23
M. Sheffield C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 10 51
   d-T. McNeely PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 12
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Pendleton 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277 6 31
J. Balliet 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293 10 48
M. Caito SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 6 34
T. Payton LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .243 9 45
B. Carter CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .214 5 32
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303 4 14
   e-S. Burke CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 0 7
W. Scheideler 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .281 9 47
L. Diego P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 7
   a-G. Kiss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 6
   P. Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322 0 11
   f-J. Raymond C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 9
Totals 35 6 11 5 3 3 15      
a - G. Kiss pinch hit for L. Diego in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for B. Carter in the 9th
c - D. Stewart pinch hit for P. Morris in the 9th
d - T. McNeely pinch hit for M. Sheffield in the 9th
e - S. Burke substituted for D. Fierro in the 9th
f - J. Raymond substituted for D. Stewart in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Capps , M. Sheffield , T. McNeely , J. Pendleton , J. Balliet , T. Payton 3 , B. Carter , D. Fierro , W. Scheideler
2-out RBI: B. Capps , M. Sheffield , T. McNeely , B. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sheffield , J. Balliet
Sac Bunt: L. Diego 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sheffield (7) , J. Balliet 2 (17)
OF assists: 2 (Capps(Morris at 2nd base), Capps(Eccles at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .262 4 23
D. Taranto 2B 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .248 1 8
   b-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 4 14
D. Bozza 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .318 7 48
M. Morris RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .282 14 63
B. Strange LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .238 8 38
L. Eccles C 4 0 3 2 0 1 1 .253 2 15
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 5 32
R. Brown SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .205 0 26
K. Edwards P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 5
   a-A. Bires PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 5
   K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0 1
Totals 35 5 11 4 4 2 13      
a - A. Bires pinch hit for K. Edwards in the 8th
b - B. DeFalco pinch hit for D. Taranto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Strange (17, 4th Inning off L. Diego, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Morales (10, 5th Inning off L. Diego, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales 2 , D. Taranto , D. Bozza , M. Morris , B. Strange 3 , L. Eccles 3 , R. Gardner , K. Edwards
2-out RBI: M. Morris , L. Eccles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , R. Gardner , R. Brown
Sac Bunt: D. Taranto
Sac Fly: D. Bozza
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Morales (20) , D. Taranto (4) , A. Bires (2)
CS: M. Morris (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gardner)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Diego 6.0 9 3 1 1 1 0 108 2.10   
P. Morris W (2-2) 2.0 1 2 0 3 1 0 42 3.35   
D. Boyd SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Diego 46
Batters Faced: L. Diego 27, P. Morris 10, D. Boyd 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Diego 6-9, P. Morris 2-3, D. Boyd 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Diego 108-74, P. Morris 42-22, D. Boyd 10-7
WP: L. Diego
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Edwards 8.0 8 3 3 1 2 0 100 3.73   
K. Eldridge L (8-13), BS (4) 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 36 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Edwards 55
Batters Faced: K. Edwards 32, K. Eldridge 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Edwards 5-16, K. Eldridge 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Edwards 100-65, K. Eldridge 36-20
WP: K. Edwards , K. Eldridge
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Payton
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 12193
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