 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION CHICAGO FEDERALS AT MEMPHIS RED SOX 09/20/2004 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | CHICAGO FEDERALS AT MEMPHIS RED SOX | | GAME ID: 2942 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2004 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Federals (62-88) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | Memphis Red Sox (77-73) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 7 | 3 | | |  | |
| Big Day by Irvin Sparks 8-5 Memphis Win | The Memphis Red Sox grabbed a win, 8-5, over the Chicago Federals at Elvis Stadium. Memphis right fielder Monte Irvin was 1-1 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2. Ralph Branca was the winning pitcher. Over 5.2 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. Memphis now has a record of 77-73 with the win.
Memphis second baseman Glenn Wright laid a blow when he belted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. It was his 24th home run of the season. With it, the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead.
"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Wright said after the game.
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Motley pinch hit for W. Gardner in the 7th
b - W. Marshall pinch hit for G. Bowler in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: A. Bannister (3, 9th Inning off O. Carroll, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Stargell (34, 6th Inning off R. Branca, 0 on, 1 out) J. Harris (33, 6th Inning off R. Branca, 0 on, 1 out) W. Marshall (15, 9th Inning off O. Carroll, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Stargell 4 , J. Sheckard , A. Bannister 3 , T. Munson , J. Harris 4 , D. Motley , W. Marshall 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Stargell , P. Hill , B. Johnson
Sac Bunt: J. Matlack
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bannister-Wells-Stargell) | | | a - B. Ryan substituted for R. Branca in the 6th
b - T. Griffith pinch hit for J. Mijares in the 7th
BATTING
Home Runs: G. Sisler (22, 5th Inning off J. Matlack, 1 on, 1 out) G. Wright (24, 1st Inning off J. Matlack, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Irvin (35, 6th Inning off W. Gardner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sisler 5 , G. Wright 4 , M. Irvin 4 , K. Manwaring 2 , A. McHenry
2-out RBI: G. Wright , M. Irvin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Fletcher , A. McHenry
GIDP: T. Griffith
Sac Bunt: R. Branca , B. Ryan
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: J. Gibson (6) , G. Sisler (13) , A. Fletcher (32) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | J. Matlack L (15-11) | 5.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 44 | 3.07 | | W. Gardner | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 5.98 | | G. Bowler | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1.67 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | R. Branca W (17-10) | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 102 | 70 | 3.34 | | J. Mijares | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 1.29 | | O. Carroll | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 4.73 | | M. Small | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.86 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Monte Irvin
Ballpark: Elvis Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 37941 |
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