 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN 08/07/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN | GAME ID: 4773 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Los Angeles Suns (40-75) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | Boston Minutemen (44-72) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 2 | | |  | |
Minutemen Earn 7-5 Home Win | The Boston Minutemen beat the Los Angeles Suns, 7-5, at Minuteman Stadium. Ed Wise, who finished 5th in the FA in home runs with 32 in 1960, starred for Boston. He went 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The Minutemen raised their record to 44-72.
Del Robinson, the Boston shortstop, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 4-1, Minutemen. For the game, Robinson went 2-3 with a double and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.
"Winning is hard sometimes," said Minutemen manager Bill Freeman. "This one was nice to get." | |
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LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Harrison pinch hit for A. Vaughan in the 8th b - B. Wall pinch hit for S. Czerwinski in the 9th c - I. Evans pinch hit for A. Hervey in the 9th d - P. Adair pinch hit for N. Van Dyne in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: G. Romeo (14, 1st Inning off F. McKnight, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: R. Harrison (2, 8th Inning off F. McKnight, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: G. Romeo 2 , D. Turner , B. Burke , B. Bell , R. Hawkins , M. McClure 2 , S. Czerwinski 2 , R. Harrison 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Romeo , D. Turner Sac Fly: P. Adair Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: D. Turner (1)
FIELDING OF assists: 1 (Hervey(Newhall at 2nd base)) | | | a - B. Martinez substituted for F. McKnight in the 9th b - S. Nigro substituted for B. Newhall in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: D. Robinson (1, 5th Inning off R. Burtch, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: G. Wagner (11, 6th Inning off R. Burtch, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wise (19, 6th Inning off R. Burtch, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: E. Wise 4 , B. Newhall , G. Wagner 5 , F. McCarroll , P. Todd , D. Robinson 3 2-out RBI: E. Wise Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wise Sac Bunt: B. Newhall Sac Fly: A. Byrd Team LOB: 4
FIELDING Errors: G. Wagner (1) , P. Todd (18) | | |
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LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | F. McKnight W (4-7) | 8.1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 129 | 5.55 | B. Hollister SV (7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.20 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ed Wise Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM ET Time: 2:39 Attendance: 9502 |
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