 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES 04/13/1954 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES | | GAME ID: 4 - TUESDAY, APRIL 13TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Pittsburgh Miners (1-0) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | Washington Eagles (0-1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Miners Deal Eagles 6-3 Defeat | The 1954 season did not get off to quite the start the Washington Eagles had hoped, with an opening day loss to the Pittsburgh Miners at Columbia Stadium. The final score was 6-3. First Baseman Dick Steel was the top performer for Pittsburgh. Jim Kenny was the winner. Over 7 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. Joe Quade finished the game for Pittsburgh and earned his 1st save.
With Pittsburgh leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Steel hit a run-scoring single off Washington hurler Jim Heitzman. It was the 4th hit of the season for Steel and put his team ahead, 2-0.
"Dick is still learning," said Miners manager Jim Adams Sr.. "The sky's the limit for him."
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| PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Jeffress pinch hit for J. Baker in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: R. Rutter 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Heitzman, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Heitzman, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Campbell , P. Williams , D. Steel 4 , R. Rutter 4 , J. Loyd , J. Kenny
2-out RBI: E. Campbell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Clifford , B. Newhall , J. Loyd , J. Kenny , B. Jeffress
Sac Fly: P. Williams
Hit by Pitch: I. Clifford
Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING
SB: E. Campbell (1) , I. Clifford (1)
FIELDING
Errors: R. McLaughlin (1) | | | a - H. Pate pinch hit for B. Haile in the 7th
b - J. Blake pinch hit for R. Brewer in the 8th
c - A. Hall pinch hit for F. Porter in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: R. Brewer (1, 3rd Inning off J. Kenny, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wise , I. Perry , J. Alvardo , P. Sipe 2 , G. Richardson 2 , B. Coon 2 , R. Brewer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perkins , B. Wise , J. Alvardo , J. Heitzman
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
CS: G. Richardson (1) | | |
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| PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Kenny W (1-0) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 1.29 | | J. Baker | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9.00 | | J. Quade SV (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dick Steel
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 20796 |
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