FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
09/11/1955
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 4781 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1955 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (75-68) 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 9 0
Boston Minutemen (71-73) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
Burgess goes 3-for-5 in Miners Win
The Pittsburgh Miners beat the Boston Minutemen, 8-2, at Minuteman Stadium. Gary Burgess, in particular, was impressive. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. The winning pitcher was 13-year veteran Les Bradshaw. He tossed 106 pitches over 8.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. The Miners go to 75-68, putting them second in the Federal Association.

In the first inning, Burgess had a grand slam home run for Pittsburgh. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Miners on top, 4-0.

Burgess told the Pittsburgh Daily News: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .324 0 52
A. Clement 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .213 2 9
P. Williams RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 .280 17 80
B. Newhall LF 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .339 12 77
G. Burgess 3B 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .273 15 83
E. Campbell CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .320 2 63
A. Pagan 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .316 1 6
   a-B. Pate PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Newcomer C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .246 3 45
L. Bradshaw P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 4
   G. Leggett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 8 5 1 19      
a - B. Pate pinch hit for A. Pagan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pagan (3, 1st Inning off J. Duncan, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Burgess 2 (19, 5th Inning off B. Martin, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Burgess (15, 1st Inning off J. Duncan, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Clifford 2 , G. Burgess 8 , E. Campbell , A. Pagan 3 , B. Newcomer
2-out RBI: I. Clifford , E. Campbell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Clement , P. Williams , A. Pagan , B. Newcomer
Sac Bunt: L. Bradshaw
Sac Fly: I. Clifford
Hit by Pitch: I. Clifford
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Pagan-Clifford-Clement, Clifford-Pagan-Clement, Clifford-Pagan-Clement)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rogan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .339 13 46
J. Kleman SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 16 102
R. Masters RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .350 28 102
J. Denis CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .290 1 4
M. Thomas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .341 22 104
D. Taylor 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .277 11 48
   B. Martin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 1
   b-S. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 17 69
B. Van Ness C 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .175 1 7
D. Krapf 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .220 8 54
J. Duncan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 1 4
   a-J. Williams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2 5 4 17      
a - J. Williams substituted for J. Duncan in the 5th
b - S. Walker pinch hit for B. Martin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Thomas (39, 6th Inning off L. Bradshaw, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Van Ness (4, 9th Inning off G. Leggett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kleman , R. Masters , M. Thomas 3 , B. Van Ness 2 , D. Krapf 2
2-out RBI: M. Thomas , B. Van Ness
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Martin , J. Williams
GIDP: R. Rogan , M. Thomas , D. Krapf
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Krapf (28)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bradshaw W (10-12) 8.2 5 2 2 5 4 0 106 4.54   
G. Leggett 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bradshaw 65
Batters Faced: L. Bradshaw 33, G. Leggett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bradshaw 12-7, G. Leggett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bradshaw 106-61, G. Leggett 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Leggett 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duncan L (10-7) 4.1 4 6 5 4 1 1 75 3.95   
B. Martin 4.2 5 2 2 1 0 0 77 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duncan 30
Batters Faced: J. Duncan 22, B. Martin 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duncan 5-7, B. Martin 6-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duncan 75-43, B. Martin 77-46
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Martin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Burgess
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 14769
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