MLB TRIPLE A
TULSA OILERS AT MOUNT VERNON KINGS
09/09/1979
 
MLB TRIPLE A
TULSA OILERS AT MOUNT VERNON KINGS
GAME ID: 3837 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1979 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Tulsa Oilers (62-60) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 0
Mount Vernon Kings (60-62) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 1
Oilers Nip Kings, 3-2
The Tulsa Oilers had to overcome a good performance from Mount Vernon pitcher Frank Schuster to claim a 3-2 win at Veterans Park. Schuster went 7 innings and allowed 1 run. Tulsa reliever Max Leon picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. John Sutton was tagged with the loss. Tulsa is now 62-60, Mount Vernon 60-62.

Tulsa used the clutch hitting of Tom Grieve to capture the win. The right fielder drilled a solo home run in the top of the 12th inning to put the Oilers ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a big one.

During his postgame press conference, Oilers manager Earl Torgeson told reporters that he expected a tight game from the get-go. "This had the potential to go down to the wire, and it certainly didn't disappoint," he said, later quipping, "it might've been a little less nerve-racking if I had been watching the game from my couch!"
TULSA BATTING LINESCORE MOUNT VERNON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Martinez CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .261 5 49
G. Rogers 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 7 36
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Hausman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 2
   J. Unknown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 3 30
   M. Leon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Heep LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 8 43
M. Colbern 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .303 6 46
R. James C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .310 10 51
   J. Unknown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Mason 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .243 6 47
T. Grieve RF 2 1 1 3 1 0 4 .269 2 12
J. Unknown SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Carrithers P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .025 0 0
   b-E. Gilliam 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 7 46
Totals 37 3 6 3 3 9 13      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for G. Rogers in the 8th
b - E. Gilliam substituted for D. Carrithers in the 8th
c - D. Howard pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 11th
d - J. Unknown substituted for M. Leon in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Colbern (14, 6th Inning off F. Schuster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Grieve (2, 12th Inning off J. Sutton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Rogers , M. Colbern 3 , J. Mason 2 , T. Grieve 4
2-out RBI: T. Grieve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. James , D. Carrithers
GIDP: D. Heep
Sac Bunt: R. James , J. Mason
Sac Fly: T. Grieve 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Mason (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Rogers-Unknown-Colbern, Hausman-Unknown-Colbern, Unknown-Gilliam-Colbern)
PB: R. James
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Edwards 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 8
   b-C. Fisher 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   e-B. Butler PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 1 3
E. Cervantes 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 2 16
T. Burke RF 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 .254 5 41
S. Wilkins CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .228 19 57
   g-D. Peterson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 7
T. Stedman LF 6 1 1 0 0 1 7 .276 5 42
R. Sweet C 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .245 2 34
L. Gomez SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .269 0 27
A. Knicely 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 1 11
   c-S. Papi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 1 12
   K. Seaman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 5 18
   J. Sutton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
F. Schuster P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .149 0 4
   a-R. McNeely PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 5 27
   T. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Brunswick PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 2 15
Totals 46 2 13 2 4 4 26      
a - R. McNeely pinch hit for F. Schuster in the 7th
b - C. Fisher substituted for M. Edwards in the 9th
c - S. Papi pinch hit for A. Knicely in the 9th
d - T. Brunswick pinch hit for T. Walker in the 9th
e - B. Butler pinch hit for C. Fisher in the 9th
f - D. Clark pinch hit for K. Seaman in the 11th
g - D. Peterson pinch hit for S. Wilkins in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Burke 2 (25, 6th Inning off D. Carrithers, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Hausman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Butler , T. Burke 6 , D. Peterson , T. Stedman , R. Sweet 2 , L. Gomez 2 , S. Papi , F. Schuster
2-out RBI: R. Sweet , L. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Butler , T. Stedman , A. Knicely
GIDP: E. Cervantes 2 , T. Stedman
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: F. Schuster (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cervantes-Gomez-Edwards)
TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE MOUNT VERNON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Carrithers 7.0 6 1 1 3 2 0 109 3.67   
T. Hausman 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 27 3.88   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
M. Leon W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Carrithers 60
Batters Faced: D. Carrithers 29, T. Hausman 9, J. Unknown 3, M. Leon 5, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Carrithers 14-4, T. Hausman 4-0, J. Unknown 3-0, M. Leon 1-1, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Carrithers 109-68, T. Hausman 27-19, J. Unknown 14-8, M. Leon 24-15, J. Unknown 17-12
Balk: D. Carrithers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Schuster 7.0 3 1 0 3 6 0 112 3.52   
T. Walker 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 4.59   
K. Seaman 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.91   
J. Sutton L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Schuster 72
Batters Faced: F. Schuster 27, T. Walker 7, K. Seaman 6, J. Sutton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Schuster 8-7, T. Walker 1-3, K. Seaman 3-2, J. Sutton 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Schuster 112-69, T. Walker 23-15, K. Seaman 28-19, J. Sutton 14-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Schuster
Ballpark: Veterans Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 4909
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