FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
07/19/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1710 - MONDAY, JULY 19TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (46-43) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 9 3
Washington Eagles (47-42) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 X 7 9 0
Eagles Knock Off Gothams at Columbia Stadium
The Washington Eagles beat the New York Gothams, 7-4, at Columbia Stadium. George Richardson, in particular, was impressive. He went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs. The win was credited to 25-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Heitzman in relief. His record improves to 11-8. Ed Bowman took the loss. Washington is 4th in the Federal Association with a record of 47-42.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Ike Perry came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing New York pitcher Ed Bowman, he hit a 1-0 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Washington on top, 5-4.

Perry said afterward that he was glad to contribute to the win.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lewis CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .298 5 28
B. Woytek 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .299 6 23
W. Messer LF 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .289 19 68
E. Howe RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .318 17 61
R. Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 13 65
   a-J. Kintner PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 0 7
H. Estill 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 19 42
   b-B. Moody PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 2 11
   c-J. Harper 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 2 9
C. LaBonte SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .275 5 35
R. Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 2 18
E. Bowman P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .087 1 3
   d-J. Porter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 4 15      
a - J. Kintner pinch hit for R. Johnson in the 8th
b - B. Moody pinch hit for H. Estill in the 8th
c - J. Harper substituted for B. Moody in the 8th
d - J. Porter pinch hit for E. Bowman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Messer (14, 5th Inning off J. Herron, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. LaBonte (10, 2nd Inning off J. Herron, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Woytek (6, 5th Inning off J. Herron, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lewis , B. Woytek 4 , W. Messer 4 , R. Johnson , B. Moody , C. LaBonte 4
2-out RBI: B. Woytek , B. Moody , C. LaBonte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Howe 2 , C. LaBonte , R. Miller 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lewis (9) , J. Harper (9) , C. LaBonte (30)
Double Plays: 1 (Woytek-LaBonte-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brewer 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .335 0 20
B. Wise 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .308 3 48
R. McGonigle RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .308 1 16
J. Alvardo LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .256 12 59
I. Perry C 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .281 5 37
P. Sipe CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .272 4 43
G. Richardson 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .233 5 34
T. Miller SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 6 26
J. Herron P 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .204 1 7
   J. Heitzman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 3
Totals 33 7 9 6 1 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Sipe (18, 5th Inning off E. Bowman, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Richardson (11, 7th Inning off E. Bowman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Brewer 2 , J. Alvardo , I. Perry , P. Sipe 2 , G. Richardson 4 , J. Herron
2-out RBI: R. Brewer , G. Richardson , J. Herron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Brewer , B. Wise , J. Alvardo , T. Miller , J. Heitzman
GIDP: J. Alvardo
Sac Fly: P. Sipe
Hit by Pitch: B. Wise
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Brewer (13)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Bowman L (15-5) 8.0 9 7 4 1 3 0 114 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Bowman 44
Batters Faced: E. Bowman 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Bowman 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. Bowman 114-73
Hit Batsmen: E. Bowman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Herron 7.2 8 4 4 2 4 1 121 3.63   
J. Heitzman W (11-8), BS (3) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 34 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Herron 49
Batters Faced: J. Herron 33, J. Heitzman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Herron 9-10, J. Heitzman 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Herron 121-74, J. Heitzman 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Heitzman 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Richardson
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 13232
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