FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
06/25/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 1111 - FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (27-43) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 10 12 3
Boston Minutemen (29-38) 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 10 2
Minutemen Defeated, 10-7, After St. Louis Rallies
The St. Louis Pioneers overcame a good performance by Boston left fielder Ben McCarty to knock off Boston, 10-7, at Minuteman Stadium. McCarty was 3-4 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 runs. Ollie White closed it out for St. Louis, earning his 1st save. The Pioneers now own a record of 27-43.

The game was at a stalemate until center fielder Otis Ballard came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Boston pitcher Merton Myers, he hit a 1-1 cutter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting St. Louis on top, 8-7.

"We've got some hairy guys on our side, too," said St. Louis manager Cliff Everett.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Morris 2B, SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .261 2 23
C. Kade 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231 4 19
R. Pilcher RF 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 .294 9 38
O. Ballard LF, CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .306 6 41
C. Page CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 1 7
   b-L. Gregory PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 7 49
B. Montgomery SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .232 0 40
   c-J. Adams Jr. PH, 2B 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .301 1 15
F. Wood C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .220 2 23
W. Hamby 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226 2 18
   d-A. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   e-D. Robicheaux 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .080 1 3
J. Potts P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 3
   T. Puccinello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. McBride PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310 3 17
   L. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2
   f-F. Kirchner PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 1 5
   O. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
Totals 38 10 12 10 6 6 11      
a - J. McBride pinch hit for T. Puccinello in the 7th
b - L. Gregory pinch hit for C. Page in the 8th
c - J. Adams Jr. pinch hit for B. Montgomery in the 8th
d - A. Tucker pinch hit for W. Hamby in the 8th
e - D. Robicheaux substituted for A. Tucker in the 8th
f - F. Kirchner pinch hit for L. Richardson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Hamby (7, 7th Inning off W. Reif, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Kirchner (2, 9th Inning off M. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Morris , C. Kade , R. Pilcher , O. Ballard 2 , C. Page , B. Montgomery , J. Adams Jr. , F. Wood , W. Hamby 2 , J. McBride , F. Kirchner 2
2-out RBI: C. Page
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pilcher , B. Montgomery , A. Tucker , D. Robicheaux
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Adams Jr. (2)
CS: O. Ballard (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Morris 2 (13) , B. Montgomery (20)
OF assists: 1 (Page(Walker at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burns CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .350 2 23
B. McCarty LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .278 7 33
   c-S. Dunagan LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 16
R. Rogan 1B 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 .287 3 34
R. Masters RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .251 6 30
J. Kleman SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .341 4 27
   a-Y. Taylor PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-L. McClendon SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 1 10
S. Walker C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .285 6 36
D. Krapf 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .266 2 18
N. Adams 2B, SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .182 0 1
W. Reif P 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .205 0 4
   M. Myers P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Keeter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 1 0 14      
a - Y. Taylor pinch ran for J. Kleman in the 6th
b - L. McClendon substituted for Y. Taylor in the 7th
c - S. Dunagan substituted for B. McCarty in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Walker 2 (12, 1st Inning off J. Potts, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Potts, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kleman (9, 6th Inning off J. Potts, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Masters (2, 1st Inning off J. Potts, 1 on, 1 out) , B. McCarty (3, 3rd Inning off J. Potts, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McCarty (7, 1st Inning off J. Potts, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Burns , B. McCarty 8 , R. Masters 3 , J. Kleman 2 , S. Walker 4 , D. Krapf 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rogan , D. Krapf
Sac Fly: R. Rogan , J. Kleman , W. Reif
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rogan (5) , R. Masters (2)
OF assists: 1 (Burns(Gregory at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Potts 5.1 10 7 5 1 0 1 92 3.53   
T. Puccinello 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
L. Richardson W (3-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.86   
O. White SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Potts 23
Batters Faced: J. Potts 28, T. Puccinello 2, L. Richardson 7, O. White 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Potts 3-12, T. Puccinello 1-1, L. Richardson 3-3, O. White 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Potts 92-60, T. Puccinello 8-4, L. Richardson 16-10, O. White 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Puccinello 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Reif 6.1 6 5 5 3 4 0 86 4.13   
M. Myers L (1-5), BS (2) 2.0 6 5 5 3 1 0 39 6.19   
A. Keeter 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Reif 42
Batters Faced: W. Reif 28, M. Myers 14, A. Keeter 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Reif 7-7, M. Myers 1-3, A. Keeter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Reif 86-51, M. Myers 39-21, A. Keeter 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Myers 1-0 , A. Keeter 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben McCarty
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 11420
Special Notes: SS Joe Kleman was injured while running the bases.
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