FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
07/02/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
GAME ID: 1161 - FRIDAY, JULY 2ND , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (39-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 1
Pittsburgh Miners (45-33) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5 6 2
Eagles Handed 5-2 Loss by Pittsburgh
Behind an impressive start by Les Bradshaw, Pittsburgh beat Washington, 5-2. The Miners improved their record to 45-33 by beating Washington.

The Eagles had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Miners going into the bottom of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the four-time All-Star Reid McLaughlin came to the plate. McLaughlin hit a 3-run home run on a 2-1 fastball from Washington hurler John Herron. It was McLaughlin's 4th home run of the year.

"Anytime I can help the team, I feel good about it," said McLaughlin.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wise 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 2 36
P. Sipe CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .274 4 35
R. McGonigle RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282 1 7
J. Alvardo LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .256 9 44
I. Perry C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 5 35
T. Miller SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 6 24
G. Richardson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 5 29
G. Penza 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 0 8
   a-B. Coon PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 2 16
   c-T. Perkins 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 1 15
J. Herron P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1 6
   b-J. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 1 7
   J. Heitzman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0 3
Totals 28 2 5 2 1 3 14      
a - B. Coon pinch hit for G. Penza in the 8th
b - J. Blake pinch hit for J. Herron in the 8th
c - T. Perkins substituted for B. Coon in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Alvardo (9, 7th Inning off L. Bradshaw, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Sipe , R. McGonigle , J. Alvardo 4 , I. Perry , G. Penza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alvardo
GIDP: I. Perry , G. Richardson 2
Sac Bunt: P. Sipe
Hit by Pitch: I. Perry
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Penza (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Miller (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Wise-Richardson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Campbell CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 31
I. Clifford SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .311 0 24
P. Williams RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .291 16 55
B. Newhall LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .290 7 37
R. McLaughlin 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .225 4 39
R. Rutter 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .188 3 24
J. Loyd C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .242 0 22
G. Darnell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .438 1 13
L. Bradshaw P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089 0 2
Totals 30 5 6 5 4 2 9      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Williams (17, 4th Inning off J. Herron, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. McLaughlin (4, 4th Inning off J. Herron, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Clifford , P. Williams 2 , B. Newhall 2 , R. McLaughlin 4 , R. Rutter
2-out RBI: B. Newhall , R. Rutter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Loyd
GIDP: P. Williams
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: I. Clifford (11) , J. Loyd (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Clifford-McLaughlin-Darnell, Clifford-McLaughlin-Darnell, Clifford-McLaughlin-Darnell)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Herron L (6-7) 7.0 4 3 3 2 1 1 89 3.70   
J. Heitzman 1.0 2 2 0 2 1 0 31 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Herron 56
Batters Faced: J. Herron 27, J. Heitzman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Herron 8-12, J. Heitzman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Herron 89-53, J. Heitzman 31-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bradshaw W (8-4) 9.0 5 2 1 1 3 1 104 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bradshaw 73
Batters Faced: L. Bradshaw 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bradshaw 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bradshaw 104-70
Hit Batsmen: L. Bradshaw
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Les Bradshaw
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:15
Attendance: 13181
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