PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SACRAMENTO SOLONS AT OAKLAND OAKS
08/11/1940
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SACRAMENTO SOLONS AT OAKLAND OAKS
GAME ID: 1668 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sacramento Solons (57-52) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0
Oakland Oaks (57-54) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 X 9 14 2
6 Straight Wins for Oaks
The Oakland Oaks beat the Sacramento Solons, 9-3, at Oaks Park. Oakland center fielder Willard Brown had an outstanding performance. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Fred Gay picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-11. He struck out 2 in 9 innings. The Oaks have now won 6 straight.

The game was at a stalemate until pitcher Fred Gay came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Sacramento pitcher Floyd Olds, he hit a 1-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Oakland on top, 4-3.

"It's a mindset," said Gay. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."
SACRAMENTO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blattner 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .235 2 10
B. Adams RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .275 5 27
J. Cronin LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .295 3 45
N. Cullop SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .321 1 4
A. Garibaldi 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .295 1 49
J. Williams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 0 15
L. Vezilich CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329 2 50
L. Brown C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .227 1 16
T. Seats P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .149 0 4
   a-E. Averill PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297 12 58
   F. Olds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Craghead P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   b-J. Gibson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 14 51
Totals 34 3 8 2 3 2 13      
a - E. Averill pinch hit for T. Seats in the 7th
b - J. Gibson pinch hit for H. Craghead in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Williams (4, 2nd Inning off F. Gay, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Adams (4, 8th Inning off F. Gay, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Cullop (5, 8th Inning off F. Gay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Averill (12, 7th Inning off F. Gay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Brown , J. Williams 2 , B. Adams 3 , J. Cronin , N. Cullop 2 , E. Averill 4 , J. Gibson
2-out RBI: E. Averill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Blattner , A. Garibaldi 2
GIDP: J. Cronin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Blattner (4)
CS: B. Adams (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garibaldi-Cullop-Williams, Garibaldi-Cullop-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Luby 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .254 1 34
J. Gordon 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .267 6 46
W. Brown CF 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .280 9 46
W. Judnich 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .285 5 62
L. Christopher LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .225 7 44
B. Raimondi C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .314 0 8
E. Bolyard RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .262 1 29
R. Martinez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .259 0 36
F. Gay P 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .341 0 5
Totals 36 9 14 9 4 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Brown (25, 1st Inning off T. Seats, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Judnich (21, 1st Inning off T. Seats, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Brown (9, 8th Inning off F. Olds, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Gay 3 , L. Christopher , R. Martinez 2 , W. Brown 7 , J. Gordon , E. Bolyard , H. Luby 2 , W. Judnich 2
2-out RBI: F. Gay , W. Brown , W. Judnich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Luby , W. Judnich 2 , B. Raimondi
GIDP: R. Martinez , W. Judnich
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Luby (9)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Gay (7) , B. Raimondi (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Martinez-Judnich)
SACRAMENTO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Seats 6.0 9 3 3 2 3 0 106 60 3.85   
F. Olds L (0-1) 1.2 5 6 6 2 0 1 41 26 16.62   
H. Craghead 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Seats 43
Batters Faced: T. Seats 28, F. Olds 11, H. Craghead 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Seats 7-7, F. Olds 2-2, H. Craghead 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Seats 106-60, F. Olds 41-26, H. Craghead 6-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Gay W (6-11) 9.0 8 3 2 3 2 1 133 86 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Gay 60
Batters Faced: F. Gay 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Gay 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: F. Gay 133-86
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willard Brown
Ballpark: Oaks Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 9096
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.6 Build 82