 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES 05/04/1962 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES | | GAME ID: 84 - FRIDAY, MAY 4TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Pittsburgh Miners (4-13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | | Washington Eagles (5-12) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Miners Beaten, 5-2, by Eagles | Washington and Pittsburgh duked it out and the Eagles came out victorious.
The Washington Eagles defeated the Pittsburgh Miners, 5-2, in Federal Association action at Columbia Stadium. Washington pitcher Bob Ball had a standout performance. In 9 innings, Ball surrendered 9 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs.
The Eagles got a big at-bat from right fielder Jimmy Brown. For the game, Brown went 1 for 5 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season gave Washington a 2-0 lead.
"It was a good effort all around," said Brown.
Pittsburgh, at 4-13, is off to a poor start in 1962.
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| PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Schmitt pinch hit for P. Simon in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: R. Barrell (2, 7th Inning off B. Ball, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Turner (6, 9th Inning off B. Ball, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gaines (1, 4th Inning off B. Ball, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Draper 2 , J. Moreland , F. Selander , B. Gaines 4 , D. Turner 4 , R. Barrell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Draper , J. Moreland , B. Gaines , P. Simon
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
Errors: J. Moreland (8) , F. Selander (1) , D. Turner (4) | | | BATTING
Home Runs: J. Brown (3, 1st Inning off P. Simon, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Holland (4, 5th Inning off P. Simon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lewis 2 , J. Brown 4 , T. Lorang , J. Holland 5 , B. Keylon , R. Weatherbee , A. Marino , B. Ball
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lorang , B. Keylon , D. Rabkin 2
Team LOB: 9 | | |
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| PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Simon L (0-3) | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 125 | 6.94 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Ball W (1-2) | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 139 | 5.54 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bob Ball
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 9635 |
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