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![](../images/team_logos/washington_eagles.png) | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS | GAME ID: 1035 - TUESDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Washington Eagles (32-28) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | New York Gothams (30-27) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | ![](../images/team_logos/new_york_gothams.png) | |
Gothams Double Up Washington, 4-2 | The New York Gothams beat the Washington Eagles, 4-2, at Gotham Stadium. Walt Messer, who finished 2nd in the FA in RBI with 97 in 1946, starred for New York. He was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. George Garrison picked up the win with 9 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 13 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 7. On the season, he is now 7-4. The Gothams sit in 5th place in the Federal Association with a record of 30-27.
Red Johnson, who finished 3rd in the FA in on-base percentage with .423 in 1949, helped out the New York cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the first baseman went 1 for 4.
"We did the things that it takes to win a game," said Messer. | |
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WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Blake pinch hit for J. Herron in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: T. Miller (6, 2nd Inning off G. Garrison, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Wise , G. Richardson , I. Perry , J. Alvardo , P. Sipe , B. Coon 2 , T. Miller 3 , R. Brewer 2 , J. Herron 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Richardson 3 , P. Sipe , B. Coon Sac Fly: J. Herron Team LOB: 13
FIELDING Errors: R. Brewer (6) , J. Herron (1) Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Wise-Richardson) | | | | |
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WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | J. Herron L (5-6) | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 3.62 | J. Waggoner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.38 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | G. Garrison W (7-4) | 9.0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 135 | 3.18 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Walt Messer Ballpark: Gotham Stadium Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph Start Time: 8:05 PM ET Time: 2:21 Attendance: 13329 |
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