FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
07/05/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 1812 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (54-26) 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 8 10 1
Los Angeles Suns (33-49) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 0
Pioneers Deal Suns 8-4 Loss
St. Louis and Los Angeles got after it at Wilshire Park.

St. Louis center fielder Bill Bather was a significant contributor in his team's 8-4 triumph over the Los Angeles Suns. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Pioneers. The loss makes Los Angeles 33-49.

With St. Louis leading 4-1 in the top of the sixth, Bather hit a curveball from Jim Foster for a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Pioneers ahead, 7-1.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Los Angeles manager Bill Morrill.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .296 10 31
D. Hutchings 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .262 4 11
   a-D. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 19 58
   b-H. Mazur 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 1 10
B. Bell 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .368 16 44
S. Schultz 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .322 21 63
B. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .139 0 2
S. Ruggles C 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .240 6 33
R. Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .179 1 6
R. O'Connor RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .182 2 6
B. Davis P 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .188 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 7 4 6 16      
a - D. Davis pinch hit for D. Hutchings in the 9th
b - H. Mazur substituted for D. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Bather 2 (10, 1st Inning off J. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Foster, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. O'Connor (2, 2nd Inning off J. Foster, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Schultz (21, 5th Inning off J. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Bell (16, 5th Inning off J. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bather 8 , D. Hutchings , B. Bell 4 , S. Schultz 4 , S. Ruggles 2 , R. O'Connor 5 , B. Davis
2-out RBI: B. Bather , B. Bell , S. Schultz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bather , S. Ruggles , B. Davis
GIDP: B. Davis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Schultz (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Tejada-Hutchings)
OF assists: 1 (Bather(Adair at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Romeo 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 7 29
P. Adair LF, CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .249 7 25
B. Burke 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .324 15 50
B. Bell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .293 8 40
R. Hawkins SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .287 7 44
M. McClure RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .213 3 24
I. Evans C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .264 3 8
A. Hervey CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 5 28
   a-D. Turner PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .238 5 19
J. Foster P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   A. Vaughan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-R. Harrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 1 7
   A. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Czerwinski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170 3 21
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 3 12      
a - D. Turner pinch hit for A. Hervey in the 8th
b - R. Harrison pinch hit for A. Vaughan in the 8th
c - S. Czerwinski pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Adair (4, 8th Inning off B. Davis, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Adair (7, 1st Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Adair 6 , B. Burke , R. Hawkins 2 , I. Evans , D. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McClure , S. Czerwinski
GIDP: I. Evans
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hawkins-Bell-Romeo)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis W (3-0) 9.0 7 4 4 3 3 1 120 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 57
Batters Faced: B. Davis 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 9-13
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 120-70
WP: B. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Foster L (3-10) 5.2 8 7 7 3 4 5 98 5.48   
A. Vaughan 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 24 3.42   
A. Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Foster 26
Batters Faced: J. Foster 28, A. Vaughan 9, A. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Foster 9-4, A. Vaughan 3-1, A. Thomas 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Foster 98-63, A. Vaughan 24-14, A. Thomas 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Bather
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 17693
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