FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
05/25/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
GAME ID: 308 - TUESDAY, MAY 25TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (18-19) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Philadelphia Keystones (16-20) 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 11 13 2
Keystones Swat Minutemen, 11-2
The Philadelphia Keystones handed the Boston Minutemen a loss at Broad Street Park II. The final score was 11-2. Roger Cleaves was one of the major contributors for Philadelphia. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 5. Philadelphia pitcher Nelson Galletta earned the win, hiking his record to 3-3. Ralphie Spires suffered the loss. The Keystones, at 16-20, inhabit 7th place in the Federal Association.

Cleaves went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 5 against the Minutemen. In the bottom of the first inning, he hit a 2-run single that put Philadelphia in front, 2-0.

Boston manager Harry Barrell said "nothing went right"in the blowout loss.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burns CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .357 2 10
J. Kleman SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .323 3 16
M. Thomas 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .344 4 16
R. Masters RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 3 12
R. Rogan 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 3 25
   e-B. Dalton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
B. McCarty LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 5 23
   b-R. Ellison PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
S. Walker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 3 15
D. Krapf 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 12
   c-H. Barrell PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Spires P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 3
   a-B. Duckworth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 4
   W. Doyle P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   d-D. Richmond PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
   M. Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 3 9      
a - B. Duckworth pinch hit for R. Spires in the 3rd
b - R. Ellison pinch hit for B. McCarty in the 7th
c - H. Barrell pinch hit for D. Krapf in the 7th
d - D. Richmond pinch hit for W. Doyle in the 8th
e - B. Dalton pinch hit for R. Rogan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kleman (5, 6th Inning off N. Galletta, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Burns (7, 6th Inning off N. Galletta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Burns (2, 3rd Inning off N. Galletta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burns 6 , J. Kleman 2 , M. Thomas , R. Rogan , R. Ellison
2-out RBI: J. Burns
GIDP: J. Kleman , S. Walker
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Heim CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 7 15
R. Minton 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .208 7 19
   a-A. Browner PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Miller LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .329 4 19
R. Cleaves C 3 2 2 5 1 0 2 .254 8 24
D. Berry RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .280 2 17
R. McKiernan 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .298 7 19
R. Ellis SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 2 16
T. Stacy 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .205 2 10
N. Galletta P 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .120 0 2
Totals 36 11 13 11 5 3 15      
a - A. Browner pinch hit for R. Minton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Miller (13, 2nd Inning off R. Spires, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. McKiernan (7, 1st Inning off R. Spires, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Cleaves (8, 6th Inning off W. Doyle, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Berry (2, 6th Inning off W. Doyle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Minton , A. Browner , B. Miller 4 , R. Cleaves 5 , D. Berry 4 , R. McKiernan 5 , R. Ellis , T. Stacy , N. Galletta
2-out RBI: B. Miller , R. McKiernan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Berry 2 , N. Galletta
Sac Fly: R. Cleaves
Hit by Pitch: R. Minton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Stacy (7) , N. Galletta (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Galletta-McKiernan-Minton, Stacy-McKiernan-Minton)
OF assists: 1 (Berry(Kleman at home))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Spires L (1-5) 2.0 5 5 5 2 1 1 55 6.17   
W. Doyle 5.0 8 6 6 3 2 2 91 6.23   
M. Myers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Spires 21
Batters Faced: R. Spires 14, W. Doyle 26, M. Myers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Spires 1-4, W. Doyle 8-5, M. Myers 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Spires 55-33, W. Doyle 91-54, M. Myers 18-11
Hit Batsmen: R. Spires
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Galletta W (3-3) 9.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 99 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Galletta 69
Batters Faced: N. Galletta 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Galletta 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: N. Galletta 99-60
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Cleaves
Ballpark: Broad Street Park II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 9624
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