PACIFIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND DUCKS AT SAN FRANCISCO SPOTS
04/02/1918
 
PACIFIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND DUCKS AT SAN FRANCISCO SPOTS
GAME ID: 3408 - TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 1918 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Ducks (15-8) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 3
San Francisco Spots (14-9) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3
Ducks Get One-Run Win at San Francisco
Sandy Blondell pitched well enough to win, but it was not to be. The San Francisco Spots, despite Blondell's fine outing, dropped a 3-2 decision to the Oakland Ducks at Spots Grounds. Lee Bennett got the win, improving to 3-2. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 7 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 1 and walking 5. The Ducks keep rolling, raising their record to 15-8.

Melville Robinson's at-bat in the top of the fifth inning was a big one for Oakland. Coming to bat with two out, the bases loaded and Oakland trailing 2-1, the right fielder reached on an error by the 1B, driving in 1 run.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Oakland manager Omar Riditch. "It's usually not just one thing."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Clark CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .295 0 7
D. Palmer LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .232 0 6
W. Keetley 3B 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 .280 1 17
E. Jenkins 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264 1 8
F. Fairchild 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .282 0 2
M. Robinson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .159 1 10
F. Ball C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .182 0 1
W. Dyall SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .158 0 0
L. Bennett P 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 2
   a-C. Holmes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 6
   A. Tolley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2 4 1 18      
a - C. Holmes pinch hit for L. Bennett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Dyall (1, 2nd Inning off S. Blondell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Clark (2, 6th Inning off S. Blondell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Clark 4 , E. Jenkins , F. Fairchild 2 , W. Dyall 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jenkins , F. Fairchild , M. Robinson , F. Ball , W. Dyall , L. Bennett 2
Sac Bunt: D. Palmer , M. Robinson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Clark (7) , W. Keetley (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Clark (1) , W. Keetley (4) , W. Dyall (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Loosemoor CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .323 0 10
T. Barker 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .190 1 4
O. Denby LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .328 0 7
M. Pennell 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .346 0 4
W. Taylor C 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .221 0 4
E. Fuller RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .312 0 2
   c-C. Matthews PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 2 7
I. Moore 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .118 1 3
   a-E. Anderson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 0 1
   b-J. Funnell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 0 7
   d-G. Thompson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 0 1
E. Fyson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 0 4
   e-B. Bonfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 6
S. Blondell P 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   F. Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2 6 2 22      
a - E. Anderson pinch hit for I. Moore in the 7th
b - J. Funnell substituted for E. Anderson in the 8th
c - C. Matthews pinch hit for E. Fuller in the 9th
d - G. Thompson pinch hit for J. Funnell in the 9th
e - B. Bonfield pinch hit for E. Fyson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Loosemoor (4, 6th Inning off L. Bennett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Pennell (2, 1st Inning off L. Bennett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Loosemoor 3 , O. Denby 2 , M. Pennell 3 , E. Fuller 2 , S. Blondell 2
2-out RBI: M. Pennell , E. Fuller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Barker , O. Denby , M. Pennell , E. Fuller , I. Moore 3 , E. Fyson
Sac Bunt: W. Loosemoor
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Denby (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Loosemoor (2) , T. Barker (5) , E. Fyson (9)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bennett W (3-2) 7.0 7 2 2 5 1 0 128 1.96   
A. Tolley SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bennett 51
Batters Faced: L. Bennett 35, A. Tolley 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bennett 7-13, A. Tolley 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bennett 128-76, A. Tolley 27-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blondell L (0-1) 8.0 7 3 1 4 0 0 119 1.42   
F. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blondell 56
Batters Faced: S. Blondell 38, F. Martin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blondell 10-14, F. Martin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blondell 119-72, F. Martin 16-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sandy Blondell
Ballpark: Spots Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 5148
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