FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
07/22/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
GAME ID: 1730 - THURSDAY, JULY 22ND , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (58-36) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 0
Pittsburgh Miners (54-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Red-Hot Dynamos Win Again
Detroit Dynamos starter Joe Hancock found his groove in his team's 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Miners. The save went to Jack Halbur, number 8 for him. The first-place Dynamos, at 58-36, lead the Federal Association by 5 games.

Detroit won the game in part because of Ralph Johnson. The right fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Dynamos ahead, 2-0. For the game, Johnson had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"Winning breeds more winning, I guess," said Johnson.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Johnson RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .304 10 42
S. Kleminski SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 6 54
E. Hackberry CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 13 59
D. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 1 27
M. Sutton 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .247 19 51
B. Morrison LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .403 5 28
D. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 11 55
T. Griffin 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .266 7 54
J. Hancock P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
   J. Halbur P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4 0 1 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson (16, 8th Inning off L. Bradshaw, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Johnson (10, 3rd Inning off L. Bradshaw, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Sutton (19, 9th Inning off L. Bradshaw, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Johnson 6 , S. Kleminski , E. Hackberry , D. Johnson , M. Sutton 4 , T. Griffin 2 , J. Hancock
2-out RBI: R. Johnson , S. Kleminski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson
GIDP: E. Hackberry , D. Johnson , B. Morrison
Sac Bunt: J. Hancock
Hit by Pitch: S. Kleminski
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kleminski-Johnson-Sutton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .325 0 26
R. McLaughlin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 5 46
P. Williams RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .305 20 71
B. Newhall CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .299 7 50
R. Rutter 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 4 33
   a-B. Jeffress PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .288 3 15
J. Read LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .420 1 11
   b-C. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 0 3
J. Loyd C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 1 32
G. Darnell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .378 1 17
L. Bradshaw P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 0 2
Totals 28 1 3 1 5 3 12      
a - B. Jeffress pinch hit for R. Rutter in the 9th
b - C. Williams pinch hit for J. Read in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Williams (21, 1st Inning off J. Hancock, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Newhall (15, 9th Inning off J. Hancock, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. McLaughlin , P. Williams 2 , B. Newhall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Newhall 2 , J. Loyd
GIDP: R. McLaughlin
Sac Fly: B. Jeffress
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Clifford-McLaughlin-Darnell, Clifford-McLaughlin-Darnell, Clifford-McLaughlin-Darnell)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hancock W (10-3) 8.2 3 1 1 5 2 0 117 3.29   
J. Halbur SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hancock 71
Batters Faced: J. Hancock 33, J. Halbur 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hancock 9-14, J. Halbur 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hancock 117-69, J. Halbur 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Halbur 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bradshaw L (11-5) 9.0 9 4 4 0 1 2 114 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bradshaw 54
Batters Faced: L. Bradshaw 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bradshaw 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bradshaw 114-79
Hit Batsmen: L. Bradshaw
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Hancock
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 11190
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