MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS CARDINALS AT CLINTON PILOTS
08/26/1970
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS CARDINALS AT CLINTON PILOTS
GAME ID: 9939 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cedar Rapids Cardinals (17-108) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Clinton Pilots (87-38) 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 X 8 11 1
Sires Hurls Shutout
In an excellent mound performance, Rick Sires of the Clinton Pilots whitewashed the Cedar Rapids Cardinals 8-0 on a 6-hitter.

"I had my best stuff and did a good job of mixing up my pitches," he said after the game.

In all, the Clinton hurler rang up 12 strikeouts and 4 walks in the shutout win.

"We just didn't swing the bats well today," said Cardinals manager . "Sires did a good job keeping us guessing."

To date Sires is 17-5 in 25 starts with a 3.34 ERA and has 245 strikeouts in 197 innings.
CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE CLINTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bushman RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 2 12
J. Cardasis CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .271 2 21
R. Stennett 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .339 4 19
   a-G. Ebel PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
D. Schneck LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306 13 52
L. Housley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267 0 11
E. Avila 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .193 0 2
   b-R. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071 0 0
   c-B. Heise 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 1 11
R. Walls SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219 3 41
G. Wolfe C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .202 8 31
J. Unknown P 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0
   J. Unknown P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 4 12 18      
a - G. Ebel pinch hit for R. Stennett in the 8th
b - R. Garcia pinch hit for E. Avila in the 8th
c - B. Heise substituted for R. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Walls (15, 9th Inning off R. Sires, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bushman , J. Cardasis , G. Ebel , D. Schneck , E. Avila , R. Walls 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bushman , R. Stennett , D. Schneck , R. Garcia
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Schneck (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Walls (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Unknown-Walls-Avila, Housley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Shaughnessy SS 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .296 11 56
   a-R. Clark PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 3 35
R. Emard 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .338 0 30
D. Kern LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 9 59
   b-C. Knowles PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Page RF 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .000 0 3
R. Staiger 3B, SS 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 .347 3 31
C. Taylor 1B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .286 1 8
   c-J. Couch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186 3 11
   d-J. Liggett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 6
R. Michael CF 2 3 0 0 1 0 3 .250 4 22
R. DiMeglio C 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .339 1 28
R. Sires P 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .261 0 9
Totals 31 8 11 7 9 2 23      
a - R. Clark pinch hit for H. Shaughnessy in the 7th
b - C. Knowles pinch hit for D. Kern in the 8th
c - J. Couch pinch hit for C. Taylor in the 8th
d - J. Liggett substituted for J. Couch in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Staiger (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Shaughnessy (11, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Shaughnessy 5 , R. Emard , D. Kern , R. Staiger 5 , C. Taylor 3 , R. DiMeglio , R. Sires
2-out RBI: H. Shaughnessy , R. DiMeglio , R. Sires
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clark , M. Page , R. Staiger , J. Couch
GIDP: R. DiMeglio
Hit by Pitch: C. Taylor , R. Michael
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Shaughnessy (28) , R. Michael (8) , R. DiMeglio (2)
CS: H. Shaughnessy 2 (21) , C. Taylor (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (2)
Double Plays: 1 (DiMeglio-Emard)
CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE CLINTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 6.2 11 8 8 7 2 2 148 10.80   
J. Unknown 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 15
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 36, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 10-3, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 148-83, J. Unknown 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sires W (17-5) 9.0 6 0 0 4 12 0 146 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sires 83
Batters Faced: R. Sires 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sires 4-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sires 146-95
WP: R. Sires 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Sires
Ballpark: Riverview Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 4959
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