FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
04/28/1955
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
GAME ID: 116 - THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH , 1955 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (5-12) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 2
Philadelphia Keystones (6-8) 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 X 9 10 0
Keystones Roll to 9-2 Win Over Eagles
Philadelphia third baseman Rudy Minton helped his team beat the Washington Eagles, 9-2. Minton, who is tied for 8th in the FA in home runs with 3, went 3 for 4 for the Keystones. Washington, at 5-12, is off to a poor start in 1955.

Making an impact for the home team was Red Ellis. In the bottom of the first, the 28-year old shortstop had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 3-1, Keystones.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Minton told a Philadelphia Citizen reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alvardo LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .257 4 8
B. Wise 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
R. McGonigle RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .349 3 14
   b-G. Richardson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
P. Sipe CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 2 12
I. Perry C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .170 1 6
T. Perkins SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .164 0 4
R. Brewer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .178 0 4
W. Watson 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 0 4
J. Heitzman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
   a-H. Pate PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 3
   E. Twitty P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 1
Totals 30 2 7 2 4 2 15      
a - H. Pate pinch hit for J. Heitzman in the 7th
b - G. Richardson substituted for R. McGonigle in the 7th
c - J. Blake pinch hit for E. Twitty in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Alvardo , B. Wise , R. McGonigle , P. Sipe 2 , I. Perry , T. Perkins
2-out RBI: P. Sipe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McGonigle
GIDP: R. Brewer , J. Heitzman
Sac Bunt: B. Wise , R. Brewer
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wise (3) , R. Brewer (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Heim CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .246 4 10
A. Dunlap 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .275 0 4
B. Miller RF 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 .356 4 14
R. Minton 3B 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .315 3 14
R. Cleaves C 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .292 1 9
D. Berry LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .370 2 19
   b-A. Browner PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. McKiernan 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .152 0 2
   c-N. Power PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Ellis SS 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .200 1 6
J. Hess P 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167 0 0
   a-S. Nigro PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 3
   T. Beaven P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 8 8 4 24      
a - S. Nigro pinch hit for J. Hess in the 7th
b - A. Browner pinch hit for D. Berry in the 8th
c - N. Power pinch hit for R. McKiernan in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Miller 2 , R. Minton 3 , R. Cleaves 2 , R. Ellis , J. Hess , S. Nigro
2-out RBI: B. Miller , R. Minton , R. Cleaves , R. McKiernan , R. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Miller , R. Cleaves , D. Berry 2 , J. Hess 2
Sac Fly: A. Dunlap
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dunlap-Ellis-McKiernan, Ellis-Dunlap-McKiernan)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Heitzman L (1-3) 6.0 7 6 3 8 3 0 129 3.00   
E. Twitty 2.0 3 3 0 0 1 0 33 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Heitzman 35
Batters Faced: J. Heitzman 34, E. Twitty 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Heitzman 8-7, E. Twitty 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Heitzman 129-69, E. Twitty 33-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hess W (1-2) 7.0 7 2 2 4 1 0 118 3.98   
T. Beaven 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hess 52
Batters Faced: J. Hess 30, T. Beaven 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hess 12-6, T. Beaven 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hess 118-65, T. Beaven 15-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rudy Minton
Ballpark: Broad Street Park II
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 12557
Special Notes: RF Rats McGonigle was injured on a defensive play.
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