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![](../images/team_logos/boston_minutemen.png) | 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 | | | ![](../images/team_logos/st_louis_pioneers.png) | |
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. | |
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BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | | |
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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 | | | 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 | | |
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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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