FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
08/31/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 4687 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (57-74) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
St. Louis Pioneers (54-77) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Minutemen Do In Pioneers, 4-1
Johnny Duncan, who leads the FA in quality starts with 20, propelled his team to victory over the St. Louis Pioneers. The final score was 4-1, Boston. Duncan yielded 1 run over 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 3. His record improves to 10-10. Merton Myers got the save, the 10th for him this season.

Boston used the hitting of Sam Walker to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Minutemen on top, 4-0. For the game, Walker had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said St. Louis skipper Cliff Everett, "and it cost us."

The win makes Boston 57-74.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rogan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 7 54
B. McCarty LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .277 15 60
M. Thomas 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 11 60
R. Masters RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271 14 66
J. Kleman SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .328 11 57
S. Walker C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .281 15 69
D. Krapf 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 6 39
J. Burns CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 3 44
J. Duncan P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .070 0 1
   M. Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4 0 2 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. McCarty (15, 1st Inning off C. Barton, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Walker (15, 4th Inning off C. Barton, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCarty 4 , M. Thomas , R. Masters 2 , S. Walker 5 , J. Duncan
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kleman (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Thomas-Kleman-Rogan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Morris 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .250 3 42
C. Kade 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .270 12 44
R. Pilcher RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .312 22 86
O. Ballard LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 11 71
C. Page CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296 4 47
   b-L. Gregory PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 7 56
B. Montgomery SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 0 65
F. Wood C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 3 40
   c-J. Adams Jr. PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 1 24
W. Hamby 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 2 26
   d-A. Tucker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0
C. Barton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 1
   a-J. McBride PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 6 31
   O. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061 0 1
   e-F. Kirchner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 1 5
Totals 31 1 5 1 6 5 19      
a - J. McBride pinch hit for C. Barton in the 7th
b - L. Gregory pinch hit for C. Page in the 8th
c - J. Adams Jr. pinch hit for F. Wood in the 9th
d - A. Tucker pinch hit for W. Hamby in the 9th
e - F. Kirchner pinch hit for O. White in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Pilcher , O. Ballard , C. Page 2 , B. Montgomery
2-out RBI: C. Page
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kade , L. Gregory , B. Montgomery , W. Hamby
GIDP: C. Kade
Sac Bunt: B. Montgomery
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Barton (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Morris-Kade)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duncan W (10-10) 7.2 3 1 1 4 3 0 114 2.71   
M. Myers SV (10) 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 33 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duncan 68
Batters Faced: J. Duncan 30, M. Myers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duncan 12-7, M. Myers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duncan 114-63, M. Myers 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Myers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Barton L (1-11) 7.0 5 4 4 0 2 2 92 5.82   
O. White 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Barton 53
Batters Faced: C. Barton 26, O. White 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Barton 3-15, O. White 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Barton 92-62, O. White 23-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Duncan
Ballpark: Pioneer Field II
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 8558
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