MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
07/17/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 1278 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (36-54) 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 7 11 1
Seattle Emeralds (43-48) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Hawks Roll Past Emeralds, 7-1
The Chicago Hawks picked up a win at Puget Field, dropping the Seattle Emeralds, 7-1. Bruce Elsner, who finished 3rd in the ABL in wins with 17 in 1963, was the difference-maker. Elsner, who finished 3rd in the ABL in wins with 17 in 1963, went the distance for Chicago. He gave up 1 run on 9 hits. The win has Chicago at 36-54.

Chicago used the hitting of Bobby Strange to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Hawks on top, 1-0. For the game, Strange had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I was able to change speeds effectively tonight," said Elsner.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .250 3 20
B. Strange LF 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .238 6 34
D. Bozza 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .309 7 37
M. Morris RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .285 13 52
L. Eccles C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .245 2 13
   a-G. Malone C 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .333 3 7
J. Farrar 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .224 2 16
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .254 4 24
R. Brown SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .225 0 23
B. Elsner P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .140 0 4
Totals 36 7 11 6 7 3 26      
a - G. Malone substituted for L. Eccles in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (12, 5th Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Morris (15, 7th Inning off F. Wild, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Strange (6, 1st Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Malone (3, 9th Inning off T. Westfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Strange 5 , D. Bozza 2 , M. Morris 3 , L. Eccles 2 , G. Malone 4 , R. Gardner , R. Brown 2
2-out RBI: L. Eccles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morris , R. Gardner , R. Brown , B. Elsner
GIDP: M. Morris , B. Elsner
Sac Bunt: B. Elsner
Sac Fly: S. Morales
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farrar (22)
Double Plays: 3 (Farrar-Brown-Bozza, Farrar-Brown-Bozza, Farrar-Brown-Bozza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .241 7 27
A. Rojas RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 1 11
C. Hall 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 9 45
F. Boone LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .297 11 45
D. Robertson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .218 4 24
R. Soto SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 8 37
A. Link C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 0 10
G. Patterson 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .214 0 1
P. Burkholder P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .079 1 1
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Guerra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 1 12
   T. Westfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 9 1 0 4 12      
a - J. Guerra pinch hit for F. Wild in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Salazar 3 , A. Rojas , F. Boone 3 , D. Robertson , G. Patterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Link
GIDP: D. Robertson 2 , P. Burkholder
Sac Bunt: R. Soto
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Salazar 2 (11)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Soto (15) , P. Burkholder (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Hall-Patterson-Robertson, Soto-Patterson-Robertson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Elsner W (6-8) 9.0 9 1 0 0 4 0 117 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 71
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 117-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Burkholder L (7-8) 6.0 8 6 5 4 1 1 95 3.68   
F. Wild 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 51 1.91   
T. Westfield 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 19 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burkholder 31
Batters Faced: P. Burkholder 30, F. Wild 10, T. Westfield 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burkholder 8-9, F. Wild 2-2, T. Westfield 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burkholder 95-56, F. Wild 51-29, T. Westfield 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 2-1
WP: P. Burkholder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Elsner
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 16946
Special Notes: C Lute Eccles was injured in a collision at a base.
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