 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 09/01/1954 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS | | GAME ID: 4695 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1954 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Boston Minutemen (58-74) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | | St. Louis Pioneers (54-78) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | | |  | |
| Taylor Stars for Minutemen in 6-0 Win | The Boston Minutemen downed the St. Louis Pioneers, 6-0. The hitting star was first baseman Yank Taylor. Taylor went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Minutemen. Ralphie Spires got credit for the win, improving to 7-11. He allowed no runs on 10 hits in 7.2 innings. Boston is 7th in the Federal Association with a record of 58-74.
In the top of the second of a scoreless game, Taylor hit a 2-run home run to put his team ahead.
"The harder you work," said Taylor, "the luckier you get."
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| BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: R. Spires (2, 6th Inning off J. Potts, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Taylor (1, 2nd Inning off J. Potts, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Dunagan 3 , M. Thomas , J. Kleman 2 , Y. Taylor 6 , R. Spires 2
2-out RBI: S. Dunagan , J. Kleman , Y. Taylor , R. Spires
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burns , R. Masters , J. Kleman , S. Walker 2 , R. Spires
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Burns (6)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dunagan-Walker)
OF assists: 2 (Dunagan(Montgomery at home), Dunagan(Hamby at 3rd base)) | | | a - J. McBride pinch hit for T. Puccinello in the 7th
b - L. Gregory pinch hit for B. Montgomery in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: F. Wood (19, 2nd Inning off R. Spires, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Ballard (23, 6th Inning off R. Spires, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pilcher 2 , O. Ballard 3 , C. Page , B. Montgomery , F. Wood 2 , W. Hamby , J. Potts , J. McBride
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Montgomery
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Errors: R. Pilcher 2 (6)
PB: F. Wood | | |
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| BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Spires W (7-11) | 7.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 4.21 | | J. York | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.89 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yank Taylor
Ballpark: Pioneer Field II
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 8037 |
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