MLB TRIPLE A
JACKSONVILLE SUNS AT NORTH PLATTE BUFFALOS
09/14/1979
 
MLB TRIPLE A
JACKSONVILLE SUNS AT NORTH PLATTE BUFFALOS
GAME ID: 2127 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1979 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Jacksonville Suns (59-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1
North Platte Buffalos (82-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 0
Streaking Buffalos Win Again, 3-2
North Platte overcame a superior effort from George Stone to beat Jacksonville, 3-2. The Jacksonville pitcher threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball. North Platte reliever Mike Davison picked up the win, upping his record to 5-8. Darold Knowles took the loss. With this game in the books, North Platte is 82-45, Jacksonville 59-68.

The knockout blow came in the bottom of the tenth inning. That's when right fielder Sam Ewing stepped to the plate with runners on 1st and 3rd and hit a run-scoring single, to win the ballgame.

"I'm glad this one's going in the books as a 'W'," Ewing said.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE NORTH PLATTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Allen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191 3 32
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Unknown RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
J. Cannon RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 5 37
   d-J. Unknown PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Cage 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 29
S. Cook CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .235 5 39
R. Sperring 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .241 7 31
J. Hairston LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 6 36
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Meyer C 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .243 4 20
   f-S. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 4
   g-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
G. Stone P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 1 7
   J. York P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2 2 5 17      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Hairston in the 7th
b - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for W. Allen in the 8th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Cannon in the 8th
e - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
f - S. James pinch hit for S. Meyer in the 9th
g - J. Unknown substituted for S. James in the 9th
h - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. York in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Cage (13, 9th Inning off G. Frazier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sperring (7, 7th Inning off G. Frazier, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 10th Inning off M. Davison, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 4 , W. Cage 2 , S. Cook , R. Sperring 5 , J. Hairston , S. Meyer , G. Stone
2-out RBI: J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Meyer , S. James , J. Unknown
GIDP: W. Allen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Whitfield LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .345 1 5
L. Jones CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .287 7 24
L. Stanton RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .314 23 72
   c-S. Ewing PH, RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .370 8 24
P. Garcia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .356 4 30
D. Dyer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 1 6
R. Leavitt 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237 1 13
   a-J. Lyttle PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .362 2 19
   b-D. Pavic 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 1 11
T. Smith 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .244 4 30
J. Flannery SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .196 6 26
   d-G. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 5 28
G. Frazier P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
   M. Davison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   e-B. Sharp PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316 1 19
Totals 35 3 7 3 3 8 11      
a - J. Lyttle pinch hit for R. Leavitt in the 7th
b - D. Pavic substituted for J. Lyttle in the 8th
c - S. Ewing pinch hit for L. Stanton in the 8th
d - G. Woods pinch hit for J. Flannery in the 10th
e - B. Sharp pinch hit for M. Davison in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Jones (7, 8th Inning off G. Stone, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Whitfield , L. Jones 4 , S. Ewing , P. Garcia , T. Smith 2 , B. Sharp
2-out RBI: L. Jones , S. Ewing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Whitfield , J. Flannery , G. Frazier
Sac Bunt: G. Frazier
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Garcia (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Leavitt-Garcia-Smith, Garcia-Smith)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH PLATTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Stone 7.2 4 1 1 3 7 1 100 3.65   
J. York 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.85   
D. Knowles L (4-2), BS (6) 0.2 3 2 0 0 1 0 22 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Stone 71
Batters Faced: G. Stone 29, J. York 4, D. Knowles 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Stone 7-8, J. York 0-4, D. Knowles 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Stone 100-60, J. York 15-9, D. Knowles 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Frazier 8.0 7 1 1 2 3 1 95 2.77   
M. Davison W (5-8) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Frazier 65
Batters Faced: G. Frazier 31, M. Davison 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Frazier 14-5, M. Davison 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Frazier 95-58, M. Davison 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Davison 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Stone
Ballpark: Union Pacific Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 9282
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