MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
09/15/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 2156 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (57-97) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 2
Dallas Wranglers (72-82) 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 X 10 10 0
Wranglers Flatten Hawks, 10-3
The Dallas Wranglers coasted to a win over the Chicago Hawks, 10-3. Luis Banda had a good day at the plate for Dallas. He was 2 for 5 with 2 doubles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5. The winning pitcher was Steve Coomes. His record now stands at 12-15. The right-hander went 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits for the Wranglers. Dallas is now 72-82, while Chicago is 57-97.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Banda hit a 2-run double off Steve Papa. It propelled the Wranglers into the lead, 3-1.

"We did a lot of things right," said Banda.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .256 5 19
   a-G. Grant PH, SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
R. Gardner 3B, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 16 69
   e-B. Ray PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 1 5
   R. Pritchett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .277 16 56
   b-R. Brown 1B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 4
M. Morris RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .239 15 68
J. Farrar SS, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .233 5 56
L. Eccles C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 5 48
P. Backer CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .215 6 39
M. Haynes LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 .216 3 17
   c-T. Greenlee PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355 4 19
S. Papa P 3 0 1 1 0 2 6 .234 0 6
   B. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Bires PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 1 12
Totals 32 3 8 3 5 8 24      
a - G. Grant pinch hit for S. Morales in the 7th
b - R. Brown substituted for B. DeFalco in the 7th
c - T. Greenlee pinch hit for M. Haynes in the 8th
d - A. Bires pinch hit for B. Walker in the 8th
e - B. Ray pinch hit for R. Gardner in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Gardner , B. DeFalco , M. Morris , L. Eccles , P. Backer 3 , S. Papa
2-out RBI: S. Papa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , B. Ray , M. Morris , L. Eccles , S. Papa
GIDP: B. DeFalco
Sac Bunt: R. Gardner
Hit by Pitch: G. Grant , L. Eccles , P. Backer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farrar 2 (30)
PB: L. Eccles
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Stutzman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .216 0 2
R. Adams CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .253 0 33
R. McCoy RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .261 15 54
R. Somers 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 20 80
P. Simmons LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .268 5 52
B. Newton 2B 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 .219 0 1
L. Banda C 5 2 2 5 0 0 4 .234 13 48
M. Weatherby SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .235 8 54
S. Coomes P 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 .192 1 10
   a-J. Locricchio PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 9 6 2 21      
a - J. Locricchio pinch hit for S. Coomes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Banda 2 (18, 4th Inning off S. Papa, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Walker, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Somers (33, 5th Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Adams , R. McCoy , R. Somers 2 , P. Simmons , L. Banda 4 , M. Weatherby , S. Coomes 2 , J. Locricchio
2-out RBI: P. Simmons , B. Newton , L. Banda 2 , S. Coomes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stutzman , R. Adams , L. Banda , M. Weatherby
Sac Bunt: R. Somers , S. Coomes
Hit by Pitch: R. McCoy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Newton-Weatherby-Somers)
OF assists: 1 (Adams(Backer at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa L (6-16) 5.2 7 9 5 5 2 0 83 4.78   
B. Walker 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 4.15   
R. Pritchett 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 24
Batters Faced: S. Papa 32, B. Walker 7, R. Pritchett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 8-7, B. Walker 2-2, R. Pritchett 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 83-52, B. Walker 20-10, R. Pritchett 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Walker 3-3
Hit Batsmen: S. Papa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes W (12-15) 7.0 7 3 3 4 7 0 128 3.68   
H. McDonnell 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 54
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 33, H. McDonnell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 7-5, H. McDonnell 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 128-74, H. McDonnell 25-15
Hit Batsmen: S. Coomes 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Banda
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 17773
Special Notes: 1B Buck DeFalco was injured while running the bases.
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