AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
07/22/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 1226 - MONDAY, JULY 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Fire (40-63) 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 8 10 0
Chicago Gangsters (43-60) 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 12 0
Cusack Shines in 8-7 San Francisco Win
Thanks in large part to first baseman Noel Cusack, the San Francisco Fire beat the Chicago Gangsters, 8-7. Cusack was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. The winner was Mike Dineen in relief. His record improves to 1-5. Nick Thompson took the loss. San Francisco is now 40-63. Chicago is 43-60.

San Francisco designated hitter Luis Munoz contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a cutter to left-center field for a 2-run single. It was his 104th hit of the season and put the Fire ahead, 6-4.

"We took home the win," said Munoz. "What's not to like?"
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Villegas RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .281 13 41
N. Cusack 1B 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .295 13 48
D. Ward 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .302 22 83
   a-J. Priest SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 6 38
M. Little 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .286 11 49
L. Munoz DH 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .258 8 34
D. Brewer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 11 37
R. Tangorra CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .249 2 16
V. Lopez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 1 19
W. Alvarez SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 1 13
Totals 35 8 10 8 4 10 13      
a - J. Priest substituted for D. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tangorra (10, 3rd Inning off J. Wilkes, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Cusack (23, 7th Inning off N. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cusack (13, 3rd Inning off J. Wilkes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Villegas 2 , N. Cusack 6 , D. Ward 2 , L. Munoz 2 , R. Tangorra 2 , V. Lopez
2-out RBI: N. Cusack , M. Little , L. Munoz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Munoz , D. Brewer
GIDP: D. Brewer
Hit by Pitch: M. Little , L. Munoz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Ward (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Alvarez-Cusack)
OF assists: 1 (Tangorra(Griffitt at home))
PB: V. Lopez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .259 5 10
G. Helms LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .223 7 30
B. Titus RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 8 41
J. Bear SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .321 16 53
R. Griffitt DH 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .258 1 10
J. Hassell 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .323 1 24
N. Pratt 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 10 45
   a-H. Alvarez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 5 23
   b-J. Fritz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 3
W. Bravo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .196 3 23
K. Crouch C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 14 48
   c-J. Wachter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 3 9
Totals 37 7 12 6 1 9 9      
a - H. Alvarez pinch hit for N. Pratt in the 8th
b - J. Fritz substituted for H. Alvarez in the 9th
c - J. Wachter pinch hit for K. Crouch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Griffitt 2 (6, 1st Inning off T. Fry, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Dineen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bear (22, 6th Inning off T. Fry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger , G. Helms 2 , J. Bear 4 , R. Griffitt 5 , J. Hassell 2 , H. Alvarez
2-out RBI: J. Bear , R. Griffitt , H. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hassell 2
GIDP: N. Pratt
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Draeger 3 (29) , J. Bear (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pratt-Bear-Hassell)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fry 5.0 7 6 6 1 7 0 83 3.64   
M. Dineen W (1-5), BS (2) 2.2 5 1 1 0 2 0 37 3.71   
J. Messer H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.20   
C. Benson SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fry 35
Batters Faced: T. Fry 23, M. Dineen 11, J. Messer 1, C. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fry 1-7, M. Dineen 3-1, J. Messer 0-1, C. Benson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fry 83-54, M. Dineen 37-26, J. Messer 3-1, C. Benson 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Dineen 1-1 , J. Messer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wilkes 4.2 6 6 6 3 3 1 77 5.58   
N. Thompson L (1-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 27 4.25   
B. Shaw 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 4.62   
K. Kramer 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 15 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wilkes 28
Batters Faced: J. Wilkes 23, N. Thompson 9, B. Shaw 4, K. Kramer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wilkes 3-7, N. Thompson 2-2, B. Shaw 0-0, K. Kramer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wilkes 77-49, N. Thompson 27-17, B. Shaw 21-18, K. Kramer 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Thompson 2-0 , B. Shaw 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Wilkes , N. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noel Cusack
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 13342
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