FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/03/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 1821 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (39-67) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Boston Minutemen (48-57) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0
Boston Rallies for 3-2 Victory
Boston got a strong outing from Johnny Duncan as the Minutemen defeated the St. Louis Pioneers, 3-2, at Minuteman Stadium. Merton Myers picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 7-7. Coaker Vecchio suffered the loss. The 6th-place Minutemen now have a win-loss record of 48-57.

Ray Rogan was the walk-off hero for Boston. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Minutemen first baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"This wasn't a good win," said Duncan. "It was a great win."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Morris 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 3 30
   a-J. McBride PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 5 28
   c-F. Kirchner SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 5
C. Kade 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .258 6 29
   d-D. Robicheaux 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 1 3
R. Pilcher RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .304 17 64
O. Ballard CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .302 10 56
L. Gregory LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .301 7 54
B. Montgomery SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .236 0 49
   b-J. Adams Jr. PH, 3B 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .284 1 20
F. Wood C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .195 3 31
W. Hamby 3B, 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 2 24
C. Vecchio P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2 6 6 9      
a - J. McBride pinch hit for E. Morris in the 9th
b - J. Adams Jr. pinch hit for B. Montgomery in the 9th
c - F. Kirchner substituted for J. McBride in the 9th
d - D. Robicheaux substituted for C. Kade in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Montgomery (19, 5th Inning off J. Duncan, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Pilcher (28, 9th Inning off M. Myers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Kade , R. Pilcher 2 , B. Montgomery 2 , F. Wood
2-out RBI: J. Adams Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pilcher , F. Wood
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Ballard (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kade, Hamby-Morris-Kade)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rogan 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .280 5 47
B. McCarty LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .262 12 51
M. Thomas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .328 9 41
R. Masters RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .268 10 47
J. Kleman SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .329 9 46
S. Walker C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .287 12 54
   M. Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Krapf 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .276 6 36
   b-D. Richmond PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 5
S. Dunagan CF 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .213 1 17
J. Duncan P 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .044 0 1
   a-B. Van Ness C 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .187 1 15
Totals 31 3 9 3 5 4 18      
a - B. Van Ness substituted for J. Duncan in the 9th
b - D. Richmond pinch hit for D. Krapf in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Walker (17, 4th Inning off C. Vecchio, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Van Ness (3, 9th Inning off C. Vecchio, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rogan 3 , B. McCarty , M. Thomas , J. Kleman , S. Walker 3 , B. Van Ness 2
2-out RBI: B. McCarty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Duncan 2
GIDP: S. Walker
Sac Bunt: J. Duncan
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rogan-Thomas, Masters-Walker)
OF assists: 1 (Masters(Montgomery at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Vecchio L (1-7) 8.1 9 3 3 5 4 0 133 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Vecchio 52
Batters Faced: C. Vecchio 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Vecchio 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: C. Vecchio 133-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duncan 8.1 3 2 2 4 5 0 112 2.65   
M. Myers W (7-7) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duncan 70
Batters Faced: J. Duncan 29, M. Myers 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duncan 5-12, M. Myers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duncan 112-65, M. Myers 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Myers 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Duncan
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 9355
Friday, August 30th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 25.8 Build 87