FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
05/17/1955
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 259 - TUESDAY, MAY 17TH , 1955 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (22-9) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 10 1
St. Louis Pioneers (19-11) 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 X 8 12 1
Pioneers Stay Hot, Beat Dynamos, 8-4
The Detroit Dynamos and St. Louis Pioneers left the fans buzzing.

The St. Louis Pioneers beat the Detroit Dynamos, 8-4, at Pioneer Field II. Frank Wood, in particular, was impressive. He went 1 for 2 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Bill Kline earned the win. Jim Norris, who finished 3rd in the FA in innings pitched with 283.0 last year, took the loss for Detroit.

In the bottom of the seventh, Wood put his team in front with his 4th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Jim Norris, made it 6-3, St. Louis.

"Winning never gets dull," said Wood.

Despite the loss, Detroit still owns an impressive 22-9 record.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .302 3 21
S. Kleminski SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .276 0 15
R. Johnson LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .294 3 16
E. Hackberry CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .325 2 23
D. Johnson 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .287 6 29
P. Petty 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 1 8
D. Smith C 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .280 5 24
T. Griffin 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 0 6
J. Norris P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 2
   H. Massey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-D. Estes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .464 1 3
   W. Hunter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 3 2 5 19      
a - D. Estes pinch hit for H. Massey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Johnson 2 (8, 4th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Norris (2, 7th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morrison , S. Kleminski , R. Johnson , E. Hackberry , D. Johnson 4 , P. Petty , T. Griffin , J. Norris 2 , D. Estes
2-out RBI: R. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morrison , D. Johnson , T. Griffin , J. Norris
Sac Fly: E. Hackberry
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Norris (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Kleminski-Smith-Petty, Kleminski-Smith-Petty, Kleminski-Johnson-Petty)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Morris 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .264 2 14
C. Page CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .342 2 18
R. Pilcher RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .306 8 22
   a-J. McBride PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 6
   b-R. Bates RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 5
O. Ballard LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .321 4 24
F. Kirchner 1B 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .355 0 5
F. Wood C 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 .181 4 21
B. Montgomery 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .259 0 13
W. Hamby SS 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .239 0 1
B. Kline P 4 0 1 2 0 0 7 .174 0 2
   L. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 12 8 8 2 18      
a - J. McBride pinch ran for R. Pilcher in the 7th
b - R. Bates substituted for J. McBride in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pilcher (5, 7th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Hamby (6, 7th Inning off J. Norris, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Wood (4, 7th Inning off J. Norris, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Page , R. Pilcher 2 , O. Ballard 2 , F. Kirchner , F. Wood 4 , B. Montgomery 2 , W. Hamby 4 , B. Kline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Page , F. Kirchner
GIDP: C. Page , B. Kline 2
Sac Bunt: C. Page , F. Wood
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Morris (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Morris (6)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Norris L (6-1) 6.0 12 8 8 8 2 1 147 2.70   
H. Massey 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.53   
W. Hunter 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Norris 10
Batters Faced: J. Norris 36, H. Massey 2, W. Hunter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Norris 10-4, H. Massey 1-1, W. Hunter 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Norris 147-77, H. Massey 10-6, W. Hunter 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Massey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kline W (3-3) 7.2 10 4 3 2 5 0 124 4.41   
L. Richardson SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kline 48
Batters Faced: B. Kline 36, L. Richardson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kline 13-5, L. Richardson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kline 124-73, L. Richardson 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Richardson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Wood
Ballpark: Pioneer Field II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 9240
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