FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
04/09/1963
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 3 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (1-0) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 12 1
Minneapolis Millers (0-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Dynamos Win at Minneapolis, 6-2
Hennepin County Stadium was the site of the home opener for the Minneapolis Millers. The contest featured a prime matchup between Jim Norris of the visiting Detroit Dynamos and Joe McDowell of the Millers. The final score was 6-2, the Dynamos getting the win. Jim Norris turned in the best performance.

Detroit used the hitting of Virgil Ewing to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put the Dynamos on top, 2-0. For the game, Ewing had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Ewing.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 0 0
J. Reed SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 0 0
R. Waggoner LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-Y. Taylor PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Morrison LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Holland 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
   c-L. Klinker 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
V. Ewing 3B, 2B 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 .400 1 4
C. Gregg RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .600 0 1
D. Tucker 2B, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
L. Mercer C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
J. Norris P 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 .500 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6 4 7 22      
a - Y. Taylor pinch ran for R. Waggoner in the 1st
b - B. Morrison substituted for Y. Taylor in the 1st
c - L. Klinker substituted for J. Holland in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Norris (1, 4th Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gregg 2 (2, 7th Inning off B. Parkhurst, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off D. Charlton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Gregg (1, 6th Inning off B. Parkhurst, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Ewing (1, 3rd Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Klinker (1, 9th Inning off D. Charlton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. MacNaughton , R. Waggoner , B. Morrison , J. Holland , L. Klinker 4 , V. Ewing 5 , C. Gregg 7 , L. Mercer , J. Norris 2
2-out RBI: V. Ewing , C. Gregg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Reed 4 , C. Gregg , D. Tucker 2
Sac Bunt: J. Norris
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Mercer (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Mercer (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jackson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
J. Edwards CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. Pate RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
C. Cummings 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
D. Sheehan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
A. Ormsby C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
O. O'Keefe 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
C. Haynes SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .750 1 1
J. McDowell P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-R. Capriotti PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   B. Parkhurst P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Scott PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Charlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Frost PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 7 9      
a - R. Capriotti pinch hit for J. McDowell in the 5th
b - B. Scott pinch hit for B. Parkhurst in the 7th
c - E. Frost pinch hit for D. Charlton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cummings (1, 1st Inning off J. Norris, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Haynes (1, 9th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. O'Keefe (1, 4th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Haynes (1, 2nd Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cummings 2 , D. Sheehan , A. Ormsby , O. O'Keefe 3 , C. Haynes 7 , J. McDowell
2-out RBI: C. Cummings , C. Haynes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jackson , J. Edwards , D. Sheehan , O. O'Keefe , C. Haynes
Sac Bunt: B. Scott
Hit by Pitch: E. Frost
Team LOB: 8
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Norris W (1-0) 9.0 8 2 1 0 7 1 135 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Norris 72
Batters Faced: J. Norris 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Norris 13-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Norris 135-87
Hit Batsmen: J. Norris
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell L (0-1) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3 1 90 7.20   
B. Parkhurst 2.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 56 4.50   
D. Charlton 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 39
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 23, B. Parkhurst 11, D. Charlton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 11-1, B. Parkhurst 3-1, D. Charlton 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 90-56, B. Parkhurst 56-29, D. Charlton 35-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Norris
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 32602
Special Notes: 1B Ray Waggoner was injured while running the bases.
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