MLB TRIPLE A
HELENA SEAPORTERS AT MEMPHIS BLUES
08/18/1979
 
MLB TRIPLE A
HELENA SEAPORTERS AT MEMPHIS BLUES
GAME ID: 3694 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1979 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Helena Seaporters (49-53) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 1
Memphis Blues (42-60) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
Seaporters Zap Blues, 4-2
Helena and Memphis duked it out and the Seaporters came out victorious.

The Helena Seaporters beat the Memphis Blues, 4-2. Helena pitcher and The United States, native Mike Dempsey led the way. Dempsey went the distance for Helena. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits.

Helena took a 4-2 lead on Dave Machemer's 2nd double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Machemer hit in the top of the eighth, left Memphis pitcher Sandy Wihtol shaking his head.

Machemer called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."

Helena is 49-53 and Memphis, with the loss, 42-60.
HELENA BATTING LINESCORE MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
T. McClendon 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 6 32
J. Bennett LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .271 10 34
A. Forbes 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .278 6 33
T. Shoebridge C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295 4 28
L. Gonzalez 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .230 4 25
J. Poff RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .295 3 14
D. Machemer SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .232 5 20
M. Dempsey P 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .241 0 3
Totals 37 4 11 4 1 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Forbes (12, 1st Inning off G. Patterson, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Machemer (2, 8th Inning off S. Wihtol, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Poff (3, 2nd Inning off G. Patterson, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gonzalez (4, 2nd Inning off G. Patterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bennett 2 , A. Forbes 3 , T. Shoebridge , L. Gonzalez 5 , J. Poff 4 , D. Machemer 2 , M. Dempsey 2
2-out RBI: A. Forbes , D. Machemer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , T. Shoebridge , L. Gonzalez , M. Dempsey
GIDP: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: A. Forbes
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Machemer (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Forbes-Machemer-Forbes, Machemer-McClendon-Forbes, Machemer-McClendon-Forbes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ongarato CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .252 8 42
C. Sanchez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284 3 24
J. Balaz LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .273 7 30
B. Martinez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .351 16 62
B. Miller 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265 1 13
O. Gonzalez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 2 19
   b-M. Sadek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 5
T. Hosley C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 6 41
R. Washington SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .222 7 28
G. Patterson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   H. Haydel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Bowens PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 2 12
   S. Wihtol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2 2 3 12      
a - R. Bowens pinch hit for H. Haydel in the 7th
b - M. Sadek pinch hit for O. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Balaz 2 (28, 1st Inning off M. Dempsey, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off M. Dempsey, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ongarato (16, 3rd Inning off M. Dempsey, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Miller (7, 6th Inning off M. Dempsey, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Ongarato 2 , J. Balaz 4 , B. Martinez , B. Miller 2 , O. Gonzalez , R. Washington 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sanchez , J. Balaz , B. Martinez , T. Hosley
GIDP: M. Ongarato , J. Balaz , O. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: G. Patterson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Washington (7)
CS: B. Martinez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Gonzalez (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Miller-Martinez)
HELENA PITCHING LINESCORE MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Dempsey W (5-5) 9.0 8 2 2 2 3 0 103 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dempsey 64
Batters Faced: M. Dempsey 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dempsey 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dempsey 103-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Patterson L (0-1) 5.0 8 3 3 1 6 2 90 3.52   
H. Haydel 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 4.50   
S. Wihtol 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Patterson 44
Batters Faced: G. Patterson 24, H. Haydel 7, S. Wihtol 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Patterson 5-3, H. Haydel 1-2, S. Wihtol 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. Patterson 90-61, H. Haydel 29-19, S. Wihtol 24-17
Hit Batsmen: G. Patterson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Dempsey
Ballpark: Blues Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 4369
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