PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SEATTLE RAINIERS AT PORTLAND BEAVERS
09/26/1940
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SEATTLE RAINIERS AT PORTLAND BEAVERS
GAME ID: 1836 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Rainiers (60-91) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 0
Portland Beavers (74-77) 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 X 11 14 0
Clarkson, Beavers Clobber Rainiers, 11-2
The Portland Beavers defeated the Seattle Rainiers, 11-2, at Vaughn Street Park. Portland third baseman Buzz Clarkson had a superb performance. He slugged 3 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored three times. Gordon Maltzberger picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-16. He struck out 6 in 9 innings. At 74-77, the Beavers find themselves in 5th place in the Coast League.

Bob Johnson took Lloyd Johnson deep in the bottom of the first. His 2-run home run put the Beavers on top, 2-0. In all, Johnson had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Seattle manager Jim Burns called the blowout loss "just something that happens."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lawrence CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .254 1 45
J. Coscarart 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247 1 20
R. Campanella C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .256 2 23
J. West 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .292 5 66
   a-E. Kearse PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 3
   b-B. Matheson 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 32
M. Hunt RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .256 5 28
F. Kelleher LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 3 11
G. Archie 3B, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .274 2 15
A. Niemiec SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .249 0 25
L. Johnson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 0 2
   M. Meola P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Wells PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 5 32
Totals 38 2 12 2 0 6 23      
a - E. Kearse pinch hit for J. West in the 8th
b - B. Matheson substituted for E. Kearse in the 8th
c - W. Wells pinch hit for M. Meola in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hunt (17, 2nd Inning off G. Maltzberger, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Lawrence 2 (20, 1st Inning off G. Maltzberger, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off G. Maltzberger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Niemiec (2, 2nd Inning off G. Maltzberger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Archie (2, 9th Inning off G. Maltzberger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Hunt 3 , F. Kelleher , G. Archie 4 , R. Campanella 2 , A. Niemiec 4 , B. Lawrence 5 , W. Wells
2-out RBI: A. Niemiec
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Johnson , J. Coscarart 2 , J. West 2 , A. Niemiec
GIDP: M. Hunt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lawrence (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matheson-Coscarart-Archie)
OF assists: 1 (Hunt (Mesner at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bankhead SS 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .293 3 32
B. Johnson LF 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .299 22 81
B. Clarkson 3B 4 3 3 4 1 1 0 .315 18 94
E. Fernandes C 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .301 3 54
H. Rosenberg CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .247 0 15
S. Mesner 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .270 0 55
J. Gill RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 .255 5 29
C. Dunn 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .250 7 34
   a-H. Reich 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 1 10
G. Maltzberger P 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .196 0 5
Totals 35 11 14 11 8 2 15      
a - H. Reich substituted for C. Dunn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dunn (7, 5th Inning off L. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) H. Rosenberg (8, 3rd Inning off L. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Bankhead (8, 3rd Inning off L. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Dunn (7, 7th Inning off M. Meola, 0 on, 1 out) B. Clarkson 3 (18, 1st Inning off L. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off L. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Meola, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Bankhead (3, 5th Inning off L. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Johnson (22, 1st Inning off L. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Dunn 6 , B. Clarkson 12 , S. Bankhead 9 , S. Mesner 2 , B. Johnson 5 , H. Rosenberg 2
2-out RBI: S. Bankhead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Dunn , J. Gill , H. Rosenberg
GIDP: S. Mesner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Bankhead (14)
CS: S. Bankhead (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bankhead-Mesner-Reich)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Johnson L (2-4) 4.2 11 9 9 5 1 4 98 50 6.14   
M. Meola 3.1 3 2 2 3 1 2 63 40 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Johnson 2
Batters Faced: L. Johnson 28, M. Meola 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Johnson 8-3, M. Meola 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Johnson 98-50, M. Meola 63-40
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Maltzberger W (6-16) 9.0 12 2 2 0 6 1 121 80 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maltzberger 61
Batters Faced: G. Maltzberger 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maltzberger 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maltzberger 121-80
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buzz Clarkson
Ballpark: Vaughn Street Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 4363
Special Notes: Buzz Clarkson ties the PCL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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