FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
07/21/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1724 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (41-50) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 13 1
Washington Eagles (47-44) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 7 2
Big Day for Thomas as Minutemen Down Eagles, 9-5
Marshall Thomas was instrumental in his team's 9-5 triumph over the Washington Eagles. The second baseman was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 5 for the Boston Minutemen. The winning pitcher was Johnny Duncan. He tossed 109 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. Boston now sports a record of 41-50.

Boston took the lead in the top of the fifth when Thomas hit a run-scoring double. His 18th double of the season made the score 3-2, Boston.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Thomas.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burns CF 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .317 2 32
R. Rogan 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .280 3 40
M. Thomas 2B 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 .327 8 35
R. Masters RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .282 8 40
   M. Myers P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Kleman SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .345 9 43
B. McCarty LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .265 10 47
S. Walker C 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .293 9 48
D. Krapf 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .283 5 34
J. Duncan P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .051 0 1
   a-S. Dunagan RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 1 17
Totals 40 9 13 8 3 6 17      
a - S. Dunagan substituted for J. Duncan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Thomas (18, 5th Inning off J. Waggoner, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Rogan (6, 3rd Inning off J. Waggoner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Thomas (8, 9th Inning off J. Heitzman, 1 on, 1 out) , B. McCarty (10, 9th Inning off J. Heitzman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rogan 3 , M. Thomas 8 , R. Masters 2 , J. Kleman 2 , B. McCarty 5 , S. Walker , D. Krapf
2-out RBI: J. Kleman , B. McCarty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burns , J. Kleman , S. Walker
GIDP: B. McCarty
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Burns (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Thomas (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brewer 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .331 0 20
B. Wise 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .307 3 48
R. McGonigle RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .320 2 20
J. Alvardo LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .256 12 61
I. Perry C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .276 5 37
P. Sipe CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .269 4 44
G. Richardson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 5 34
   b-J. Blake PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 10
T. Miller SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 6 26
   J. Heitzman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
   c-B. Coon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 16
J. Waggoner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .381 0 3
   a-G. Penza SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226 0 8
Totals 35 5 7 5 5 0 16      
a - G. Penza substituted for J. Waggoner in the 7th
b - J. Blake pinch hit for G. Richardson in the 8th
c - B. Coon pinch hit for J. Heitzman in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: P. Sipe (5, 2nd Inning off J. Duncan, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Alvardo (3, 5th Inning off J. Duncan, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. McGonigle (2, 9th Inning off M. Myers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brewer , B. Wise , R. McGonigle 4 , J. Alvardo 4 , P. Sipe 3
2-out RBI: R. McGonigle , J. Alvardo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Alvardo 2 , I. Perry , P. Sipe , J. Waggoner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Brewer (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wise (16) , T. Miller (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Wise-Richardson)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duncan W (7-7) 6.0 4 3 3 4 0 0 109 2.70   
M. Myers SV (6) 3.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 42 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duncan 48
Batters Faced: J. Duncan 26, M. Myers 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duncan 6-12, M. Myers 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duncan 109-62, M. Myers 42-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Waggoner L (7-2) 6.0 8 5 4 3 3 0 107 1.87   
J. Heitzman 3.0 5 4 1 0 3 2 46 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Waggoner 38
Batters Faced: J. Waggoner 28, J. Heitzman 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Waggoner 8-6, J. Heitzman 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Waggoner 107-68, J. Heitzman 46-34
WP: J. Waggoner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marshall Thomas
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 10601
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