 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES PITTSBURGH MINERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 04/17/1962 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | PITTSBURGH MINERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS | | GAME ID: 1 - TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Pittsburgh Miners (0-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | St. Louis Pioneers (1-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
| Pioneers Prevail, 7-6, Over Pittsburgh | Crowds lined up early in front of Pioneer Field III, eagerly awaiting the start of the 1962 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues season. On the mound was Jimmy Blair for the visiting Pittsburgh Miners and Frenchy Mack for the hometown St. Louis Pioneers. In a spirited contest, the Pioneers pulled out the win, defeating the Miners by the score of 7-6. Especially impressive was Frenchy Mack.
One of the clutch hits for St. Louis came from one of their biggest talents. In the bottom of the seventh with one out, Bob Bell, who finished 5th in the FA in hits with 186 last year, hit a run-scoring single to put the Pioneers up, 5-4. For the game, the second baseman went 1 for 4.
"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," said Bell. "But I like how we're playing right now."
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| PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Wise pinch hit for J. Blair in the 7th
b - G. Schmitt pinch hit for H. Cook in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: F. Selander (1, 1st Inning off F. Mack, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Masters (1, 6th Inning off F. Mack, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Draper (1, 9th Inning off J. Gibson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Draper 4 , J. Moreland 3 , F. Selander 2 , M. Whisman , R. Masters 4 , B. Gaines , G. Schmitt
2-out RBI: C. Draper , R. Masters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Selander , M. Whisman
GIDP: M. Whisman
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Moreland-Selander) | | | a - H. Mazur pinch hit for D. Hutchings in the 7th
b - L. Gregory pinch hit for F. Mack in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: P. Watson (1, 7th Inning off H. Griswold, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bather 2 , B. Bell , J. Smith 2 , S. Schultz , D. Davis 2 , S. Ruggles , P. Watson 2 , F. Mack
2-out RBI: D. Davis , S. Ruggles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Ruggles 2 , P. Watson
GIDP: D. Hutchings
Sac Fly: S. Schultz
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Watson-Bell-Hutchings) | | |
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| PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Blair | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 4.50 | | H. Griswold L (0-1), BS (1) | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 54.00 | | H. Cook | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | F. Mack W (1-0) | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 129 | 4.50 | | J. Gibson SV (1) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Frenchy Mack
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 21160 |
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