PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
HOLLYWOOD STARS AT SACRAMENTO SOLONS
08/14/1940
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
HOLLYWOOD STARS AT SACRAMENTO SOLONS
GAME ID: 1681 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hollywood Stars (44-70) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 9 12 1
Sacramento Solons (59-53) 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 X 10 11 0
Solons Outmuscle Hollywood, 10-9
The Sacramento Solons topped the Hollywood Stars by the score of 10-9, with the biggest share of the credit going to catcher Josh Gibson. Gibson went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Solons on the day. Les Webber, the winning pitcher, improved to 1-2. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 8 hits and 6 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 1. The 7th-place Stars have dropped 9 straight games.

Oakland, California-born Lou Vezilich came through in the clutch. In the bottom of the seventh, with the bases loaded and the Solons trailing 6-5, he hit a 2-run single to center to put Sacramento on top.

"It was a solid team effort," said Vezilich after the game.
HOLLYWOOD BATTING LINESCORE SACRAMENTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Eckhardt 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .312 1 31
J. Heath RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .241 9 35
M. Irvin CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .304 14 54
S. Harris LF 5 1 2 4 0 2 0 .298 8 50
M. Dihigo SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278 9 53
B. Kahle 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .291 2 49
C. Hartje C 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .262 3 35
L. Day P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 1 9
   W. Osborne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
   a-J. Tyack PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 3 17
   B. Griffith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
F. Morehouse 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .232 2 29
Totals 36 9 12 9 1 4 10      
a - J. Tyack pinch hit for W. Osborne in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Harris (14, 1st Inning off L. Webber, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Tyack (5, 8th Inning off R. Munger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Harris (8, 3rd Inning off L. Webber, 2 on, 2 outs) C. Hartje (3, 8th Inning off R. Munger, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Harris 6 , M. Dihigo , B. Kahle 2 , J. Heath 2 , C. Hartje 4 , F. Morehouse , O. Eckhardt 2 , J. Tyack 2
2-out RBI: , S. Harris 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dihigo , M. Irvin , O. Eckhardt
Sac Bunt: O. Eckhardt
Sac Fly: M. Irvin
Hit by Pitch: F. Morehouse
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Heath (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Morehouse (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Morehouse-Dihigo-Eckhardt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burns 1B 3 1 0 1 2 1 6 .308 2 28
L. Davenport RF, CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .312 1 31
E. Averill LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .298 12 58
J. Cronin SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .298 3 46
J. Gibson C 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 .283 15 56
E. Lake 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .259 13 53
B. Blattner 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .261 2 12
L. Vezilich CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 .330 2 52
   R. Munger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
L. Webber P 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
   a-B. Adams PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .267 5 28
Totals 32 10 11 9 9 8 27      
a - B. Adams pinch hit for L. Webber in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gibson (15, 5th Inning off L. Day, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Blattner , L. Davenport 2 , L. Vezilich 3 , J. Gibson 4 , E. Averill 2 , J. Cronin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Davenport , J. Gibson 2 , J. Burns 2 , B. Adams
GIDP: J. Cronin
Sac Bunt: L. Webber 2 , R. Munger
Hit by Pitch: B. Blattner
Team LOB: 11
HOLLYWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE SACRAMENTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Day L (8-15) 6.1 9 10 10 7 8 1 137 74 3.73   
W. Osborne 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 12 4.83   
B. Griffith 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 5.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Day 16
Batters Faced: L. Day 36, W. Osborne 5, B. Griffith 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Day 6-4, W. Osborne 0-2, B. Griffith 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Day 137-74, W. Osborne 23-12, B. Griffith 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Osborne 3-3
Hit Batsmen: L. Day
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Webber W (1-2) 7.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 86 55 4.91   
R. Munger 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 40 27 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Webber 39
Batters Faced: L. Webber 30, R. Munger 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Webber 6-11, R. Munger 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Webber 86-55, R. Munger 40-27
Hit Batsmen: L. Webber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Gibson
Ballpark: Moreing Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 8057
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