Storm Riders defeat Streetwalking Cheetahs 4-3


Storm Riders 4, Streetwalking Cheetahs 3
Game 125

FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riders 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 ? 9 ? 0 ?
Cheetahs 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 ? 4 ? 0 ?
W: Blackwell, E. (17-7)
L: Sheets, B. (6-10)
S: Orosco, J. (16)
HR: B.Ruth(52nd), E.Mathews(36th)


The Storm Riders nipped the Streetwalking Cheetahs 4 to 3 at Griffith Stadium '54 in a hard fought contest.

Streetwalking never recovered after Storm took the lead in the 2nd inning scoring a single run. The pitchers took over after the 4th inning as neither team was able to score again.

The winning pitcher was Ewell Blackwell(17-7) who allowed 3 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings. Jesse Orosco earned the save, his 16th. Ben Sheets(6-10) was the loser. He struck out 14 batters in 8 innings despite losing the game.


at Griffith Stadium '54


Storm Riders

Hitters AB R H RBI BA
W. Wilson CF 5 0 0 0 .246
S. Sax 2B 5 0 0 0 .227
B. Ruth RF 3 1 2 2 .305
F. Howard LF 4 0 1 0 .260
   E - J. Jackson LF 0 0 0 0 .230
E. Mathews 3B 3 2 2 1 .253
R. Petrocelli SS 4 0 1 0 .268
T. Kluszewski 1B 4 0 1 0 .286
D. Brown C 4 0 0 0 .203
B. Shirley P 0 0 0 0 .333
J. Orosco P 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Blackwell P 3 1 2 1 .197
   B - T. Pena C 1 0 0 0 .185
Totals 36 4 9 4

Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
E. Blackwell (W, 17-7) 7.2 4 3 3 2 6 0 92 3.92
B. Shirley (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.73
J. Orosco (S, 16) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.41
Totals 9 4 3 3 2 8 0

Streetwalking Cheetahs

Hitters AB R H RBI BA
W. Randolph 2B 2 0 0 1 .213
J. Bassler C 2 0 0 0 .206
   C - H. Duffy PH 1 0 0 0 .256
R. Moffitt P 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 .200
T. Cobb CF 4 0 0 0 .357
J. Stenzel LF 4 1 1 0 .297
P. Bradley RF 4 1 1 1 .316
W. English 3B 3 0 1 1 .276
F. Fain 1B 3 0 0 0 .250
T. Rigney SS 3 1 1 0 .303
B. Sheets P 1 0 0 0 .048
   A - J. Remy PH 1 0 0 0 .250
   D - J. Kling C 0 0 0 0 .275
Totals 28 3 4 3

Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B. Sheets (L, 6-10) 8 9 4 4 1 14 2 132 3.12
R. Moffitt 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.89
J. Klippstein 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.28
Totals 9 9 4 4 1 15 2


A-Pinch Hit For Sheets In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Blackwell In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bassler In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Remy In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Howard In 9th Inning

ATTENDANCE- 19,366
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Riders: 7 Cheetahs: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Riders: 1 Cheetahs: 0
DOUBLES- B.Ruth(20th), R.Petrocelli(30th), T.Kluszewski(24th), E.Blackwell,
T.Rigney(9th)
TRIPLES- J.Stenzel(11th), P.Bradley(5th)
HOME RUNS- B.Ruth(52nd), E.Mathews(36th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Sheets
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Randolph
WALKS- B.Ruth, W.Randolph, J.Bassler
HIT BY PITCH- E.Mathews
STRIKE OUTS- W.Wilson-2, S.Sax, B.Ruth, F.Howard, R.Petrocelli-2,
T.Kluszewski-3, D.Brown-3, E.Blackwell, T.Pena, W.Randolph,
J.Bassler, H.Duffy, T.Cobb-2, J.Stenzel, P.Bradley, B.Sheets
GIDP- F.Fain










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