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![](../images/team_logos/boston_minutemen.png) | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS | GAME ID: 73 - SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Boston Minutemen (5-4) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | Detroit Dynamos (4-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | | | ![](../images/team_logos/detroit_dynamos.png) | |
With Late Score, Dynamos Beat Minutemen | The Detroit Dynamos locked up a win at Thompson Field, knocking off the Boston Minutemen, 4-3. On the mound for Detroit was left-hander Jim Norris. He played a major role in the triumph. The winner was Detroit reliever Kirby Brewer, now 1-1. The loser was Merton Myers. The loss puts Boston at 5-4.
The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Detroit. That's when Pat Petty, who finished 3rd in the CA in runs with 97 in 1948, hit a run-scoring double off Merton Myers to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.
"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Petty said in his postgame press conference. | |
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BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | a - D. Estes pinch hit for M. Sutton in the 8th b - B. Morrison pinch hit for K. Brewer in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: P. Petty (3, 9th Inning off M. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs) Triples: D. Johnson (1, 1st Inning off P. Tuttle, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: R. Johnson (1, 4th Inning off P. Tuttle, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: R. Johnson 5 , D. Johnson 5 , P. Petty 2 , D. Smith , T. Griffin , J. Norris 2-out RBI: R. Johnson , P. Petty Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Sutton 2 Sac Bunt: D. Johnson Hit by Pitch: S. Kleminski Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: D. Johnson (3)
FIELDING Errors: R. Johnson (2) Double Plays: 1 (Kleminski-Johnson-Sutton) | | |
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BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | P. Tuttle | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 5.06 | J. Whiteley | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0.00 | M. Myers L (0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.86 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | J. Norris | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 2.39 | K. Brewer W (1-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4.26 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jim Norris Ballpark: Thompson Field Weather: Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM ET Time: 2:59 Attendance: 13768 |
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