MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
09/11/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 2068 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (68-80) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
San Francisco Seagulls (84-64) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 1
San Francisco Topples Seattle, 4-2
The San Francisco Seagulls picked up a win at Mission Field, knocking off the Seattle Emeralds, 4-2. Starting pitcher Ray Heath played a key role in the triumph. Archie Sereni notched his 14th save of the season. The Seagulls go to 84-64, putting them second in the American Baseball League Western Division.

The Seagulls got a big at-bat from left fielder Rick Stafne. For the game, Stafne went 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave San Francisco a 2-1 lead.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said San Francisco manager Al Borie.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Soto SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 9 61
   c-D. Arrington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 22
   C. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Thomas C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 1 17
P. Parkyn 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .256 1 9
R. Salazar CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .238 5 38
   e-A. Link PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 1 36
R. Sylvia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .192 5 26
A. Rojas LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 5 43
   f-M. Sullivan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 2
F. Venegas RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255 1 14
G. Patterson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 3 43
P. Burkholder P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   a-D. Gerwig PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 7 30
   T. Stallings P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   b-D. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 7 38
   d-R. Allen SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 2
Totals 33 2 6 2 0 7 11      
a - D. Gerwig pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 5th
b - D. Robertson pinch hit for T. Stallings in the 8th
c - D. Arrington pinch hit for R. Soto in the 8th
d - R. Allen substituted for D. Robertson in the 8th
e - A. Link pinch hit for R. Salazar in the 9th
f - M. Sullivan pinch hit for A. Rojas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Parkyn (6, 9th Inning off A. Sereni, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Salazar (6, 1st Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Soto , P. Parkyn 2 , R. Salazar 4 , A. Rojas , F. Venegas
2-out RBI: R. Salazar , F. Venegas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sylvia , M. Sullivan
GIDP: D. Thomas
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Salazar (31)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Patterson-Soto-Sylvia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .284 5 46
T. Kendall 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .306 3 26
   a-C. Shaffer 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
S. Wagner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263 17 77
   b-G. Bishop 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 5 20
J. Barroso C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .235 9 50
R. Stafne LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .336 2 31
B. Russell CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 5 40
J. Sosa RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217 3 33
C. Roberts SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .276 4 60
R. Heath P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .185 1 7
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
Totals 29 4 8 4 3 1 16      
a - C. Shaffer substituted for T. Kendall in the 8th
b - G. Bishop substituted for S. Wagner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Russell (22, 6th Inning off T. Stallings, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Stafne (2, 2nd Inning off P. Burkholder, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 2 , S. Wagner , J. Barroso , R. Stafne 4 , B. Russell 2 , C. Roberts , R. Heath
2-out RBI: D. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Johnson , R. Heath
GIDP: J. Barroso
Sac Bunt: R. Heath
Sac Fly: R. Stafne
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sosa (22)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Roberts (22)
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Kendall-Johnson)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Burkholder L (9-10) 4.0 6 4 4 2 1 1 84 3.40   
T. Stallings 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 36 6.80   
C. Reynolds 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burkholder 33
Batters Faced: P. Burkholder 20, T. Stallings 11, C. Reynolds 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burkholder 5-6, T. Stallings 5-3, C. Reynolds 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burkholder 84-50, T. Stallings 36-23, C. Reynolds 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath W (8-7) 7.1 5 2 1 0 6 0 91 2.23   
A. Sereni SV (14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 68
Batters Faced: R. Heath 27, A. Sereni 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 9-6, A. Sereni 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 91-65, A. Sereni 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Heath
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 25272
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