MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/15/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 935 - THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (31-39) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 1
Chicago Hawks (23-44) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 X 5 9 1
Hawks Get Hard-Earned Win
Andy Bires knocked in 3 runs to help Chicago beat Dallas, 5-4. Bires produced 1 single and 1 home run. With the win, the Hawks are 23-44.

Bires had a timely hit for Chicago in the bottom of the eighth. With Chicago trailing 4-2, he turned a 1-1 fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season, making it 5-4, Chicago.

"It feels good to get this one," Bires told the Chicago Daily News.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Somers 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 8 27
   a-J. Anderson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
   b-M. Sullivan 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .270 2 12
R. Mitchell CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .187 1 3
J. Darnell SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250 0 20
R. McCoy RF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .302 3 32
J. Hammit 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .244 3 20
T. Golf 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 1 21
   d-H. Comp 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
R. Pakula LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .196 4 18
R. Adair C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .235 0 5
E. Payne P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 1 7
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Locke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 1 6
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4 3 6 17      
a - J. Anderson pinch ran for R. Somers in the 1st
b - M. Sullivan substituted for J. Anderson in the 1st
c - G. Locke pinch hit for K. Craig in the 8th
d - H. Comp substituted for T. Golf in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Somers (23, 1st Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. McCoy 2 (19, 1st Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off R. Norton, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Darnell (15, 5th Inning off R. Norton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Somers 2 , M. Sullivan , R. Mitchell , J. Darnell 4 , R. McCoy 5 , T. Golf , R. Adair , E. Payne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mitchell , J. Hammit , T. Golf , R. Pakula 2
Sac Bunt: R. Mitchell , E. Payne
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Mitchell (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Golf (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Sullivan-Golf)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 4 15
   b-M. Haynes PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 1 11
T. Greenlee 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .221 3 25
L. Eccles C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250 4 23
B. Ray 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186 2 8
   c-J. Cardenas PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 3 12
   d-B. Ramon 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 0 1
A. Bires RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .242 1 10
P. Backer CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .198 1 16
R. Brown SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .260 3 27
H. Alterman 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .252 5 21
R. Norton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160 0 0
   a-M. Morris PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 16 74
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4 1 6 9      
a - M. Morris pinch hit for R. Norton in the 7th
b - M. Haynes pinch hit for L. Middleton in the 7th
c - J. Cardenas pinch hit for B. Ray in the 8th
d - B. Ramon substituted for J. Cardenas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (8, 7th Inning off E. Payne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Bires (1, 8th Inning off W. Washington, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Middleton , J. Cardenas , A. Bires 5 , P. Backer , R. Brown 2 , H. Alterman 2 , M. Morris
2-out RBI: M. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Haynes , B. Ray , H. Alterman , R. Norton
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Brown (15)
OF assists: 2 (Backer(Pakula at 3rd base), Backer(Adair at home))
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Payne 6.2 7 2 1 0 4 0 109 1.52   
K. Craig H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.16   
W. Washington L (0-2), BS (1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 13 6.75   
F. Dunn 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Payne 58
Batters Faced: E. Payne 27, K. Craig 1, W. Washington 4, F. Dunn 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Payne 5-10, K. Craig 0-0, W. Washington 0-0, F. Dunn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Payne 109-66, K. Craig 6-3, W. Washington 13-7, F. Dunn 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Craig 2-0
WP: E. Payne 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Norton 7.0 12 4 3 3 3 0 114 4.71   
L. Ibarra W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 39
Batters Faced: R. Norton 34, L. Ibarra 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 8-7, L. Ibarra 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 114-69, L. Ibarra 16-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Bires
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 11677
Special Notes: 1B Ron Somers was injured while running the bases.
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