 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN 07/28/1954 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN | | GAME ID: 1773 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 28TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Eagles (50-47) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | | Boston Minutemen (45-53) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Minutemen Double Up Eagles, 4-2 | The Boston Minutemen knocked off the Washington Eagles, 4-2, at Minuteman Stadium. Rick Masters was a big reason Boston won. The right fielder was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Jim Whiteley, who went 8 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 10 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 1. His record now stands at 7-6. Picking up the save was Merton Myers, his 8th.
Masters contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Boston in the bottom of the first. With his team trailing 1-0, Masters took a curveball from Dan Everett and stroked the home run to left. His 10th home run of the season allowed the Minutemen to leap in front, 2-1.
"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Masters told the Boston Bulletin.
The Minutemen are now 45-53.
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - W. Pack substituted for D. Everett in the 7th
b - J. Blake pinch hit for I. Perry in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: G. Richardson (13, 2nd Inning off J. Whiteley, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Sipe (20, 7th Inning off J. Whiteley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brewer 2 , B. Wise , J. Alvardo , I. Perry 2 , P. Sipe 2 , G. Richardson 3 , D. Everett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Brewer , R. McGonigle , I. Perry , J. Blake , P. Sipe 3 , G. Richardson
GIDP: T. Miller
Sac Fly: J. Alvardo
Hit by Pitch: B. Wise , T. Miller
Team LOB: 11
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Richardson-Miller-Everett, Alvardo-Perry)
OF assists: 2 (Alvardo(McCarty at home), McGonigle(Kleman at 2nd base)) | | | a - J. Burns substituted for J. Whiteley in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Masters (10, 1st Inning off D. Everett, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Krapf (6, 4th Inning off D. Everett, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Dunagan 2 , M. Thomas , R. Masters 5 , J. Kleman , S. Walker , D. Krapf 4 , J. Whiteley
2-out RBI: R. Masters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kleman , S. Walker , J. Whiteley
GIDP: M. Thomas
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Errors: M. Thomas (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Kleman-Rogan) | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Everett L (2-2) | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 2.85 | | J. Heitzman | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4.09 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Whiteley W (7-6) | 8.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 3.94 | | M. Myers SV (8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.95 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Rick Masters
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 9207 |
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