FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
07/13/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 1868 - SATURDAY, JULY 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (34-54) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0
New York Gothams (36-52) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 2
Gothams Edge Suns, 4-3
The New York Gothams defeated the Los Angeles Suns, 4-3, in Federal Association action at Gotham Stadium. New York pitcher John Herzog had a standout performance. The win went to Bill Howard in relief. His record improves to 5-8. Whitey Stewart took the loss. The Gothams, at 36-52, have now won 5 straight.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for New York. That's when 23-year old second baseman Curt Day hit a solo home run off Whitey Stewart to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"John did a heck of a job," said New York manager Harry Davis.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Romeo 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .218 8 31
D. Turner LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 5 19
B. Burke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 15 53
B. Bell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .281 8 41
R. Hawkins SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .299 7 48
M. McClure RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 3 24
S. Czerwinski C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 3 21
A. Hervey CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .216 5 29
F. Carey P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 1 6
   a-R. Harrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 1 7
   W. Stewart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 32 3 3 3 1 6 7      
a - R. Harrison pinch hit for F. Carey in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Romeo (8, 8th Inning off J. Herzog, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Romeo 4 , R. Hawkins , A. Hervey
2-out RBI: G. Romeo , A. Hervey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Czerwinski , F. Carey
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Redbird SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .279 7 44
C. Day 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .288 2 17
J. Anderson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .288 5 45
T. Brizzolara C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .293 3 30
R. Williams RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .278 7 34
F. Landrum 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .315 0 16
F. Arnold 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 7 36
O. Pilkerton CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .270 5 47
J. Herzog P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 0 3
   B. Howard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Holmes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 1 14
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 4 16      
a - E. Holmes pinch hit for B. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Landrum (10, 1st Inning off F. Carey, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Williams (14, 8th Inning off W. Stewart, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Day (2, 9th Inning off W. Stewart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Redbird 3 , C. Day 5 , J. Anderson , T. Brizzolara , R. Williams 3 , F. Landrum 2 , F. Arnold
2-out RBI: C. Day , F. Landrum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Anderson , F. Arnold , O. Pilkerton , J. Herzog
Sac Bunt: F. Landrum
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: F. Landrum (2) , F. Arnold (8)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Carey 7.0 9 3 3 1 4 0 105 4.85   
W. Stewart L (4-10) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Carey 50
Batters Faced: F. Carey 31, W. Stewart 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Carey 10-7, W. Stewart 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Carey 105-69, W. Stewart 21-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Herzog 8.2 3 3 0 1 6 1 116 3.52   
B. Howard W (5-8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Herzog 77
Batters Faced: J. Herzog 32, B. Howard 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Herzog 10-10, B. Howard 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Herzog 116-80, B. Howard 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Howard 1-0
Balk: J. Herzog
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Herzog
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 13521
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