 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 07/28/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 4686 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Gothams (44-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | Los Angeles Suns (39-67) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| New York Bats Go Silent in 3-0 Loss | Wilshire Park was the site for Federal Association action featuring the New York Gothams and Los Angeles Suns.
The Los Angeles Suns rode a solid performance from 28-year-old starting pitcher Grant Davis to a win, beating the New York Gothams, 3-0, at Wilshire Park. Picking up his 5th save was 27-year old right-handed pitcher Norm Van Dyne.
Irv Evans, the Los Angeles catcher, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the first inning to make the score 3-0, Suns. For the game, Evans went 1-3 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs.
"Winning is hard sometimes," said Suns manager Bill Morrill. "This one was nice to get."
The Suns saw their win-loss record go to 39-67. At the same time, the Gothams fell to 44-60.
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (5, 3rd Inning off G. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Anderson , R. Williams , F. Landrum 2 , C. Smith 3 , C. Reimer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Redbird , C. Reimer
GIDP: C. Day , F. Landrum
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: C. Smith (2)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Redbird-Day-Landrum, Landrum-Redbird-Landrum) | | | a - P. Adair substituted for M. McClure in the 7th
b - B. Wall pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 7th
c - R. Hawkins substituted for B. Wall in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Burke (17, 1st Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Turner 2 , B. Burke 4 , B. Bell , M. McClure , I. Evans
2-out RBI: B. Burke , I. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hervey
GIDP: B. Burke , S. Gallick
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Gallick-Hawkins, Van Dyne-Gallick-Hawkins) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Reimer L (4-8) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 5.29 |
| | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Davis W (5-6) | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 4.29 | | A. Thomas H (2) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 5.40 | | N. Van Dyne SV (5) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.24 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Grant Davis
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 17849 |
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