 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS 04/14/1954 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS | | GAME ID: 9 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Gothams (1-1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | Detroit Dynamos (1-1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 | | |  | |
| Gothams Beaten By Dynamos, 4-3 | Detroit left-hander Jim Norris pitched his team to victory over the New York Gothams at Thompson Field. The final score was 4-3. Norris, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1951 draft, went the distance for Detroit. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits. The win puts Detroit at 1-1.
Stan Kleminski, who finished 3rd in the FA in batting average with .321 in 1951, contributed to the Detroit win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.
"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said New York skipper Ad Doria.
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Bundy pinch hit for J. Arellano in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Messer (1, 1st Inning off J. Norris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lewis , W. Messer 4 , G. Cleaves
2-out RBI: W. Messer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lewis , B. Woytek , R. Johnson
Sac Bunt: J. Arellano
Hit by Pitch: E. Howe , G. Cleaves
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (LaBonte-Woytek-Johnson, LaBonte-Woytek-Johnson, LaBonte-Woytek-Johnson) | | | BATTING
Doubles: L. Stewart (1, 3rd Inning off J. Arellano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kleminski (1, 7th Inning off J. Arellano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kleminski 5 , E. Hackberry , D. Smith , L. Stewart 2 , T. Griffin , J. Norris
2-out RBI: S. Kleminski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Griffin
GIDP: D. Smith , B. Morrison , J. Norris
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: L. Stewart (1) , J. Norris (1) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Arellano L (0-1) | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 4.50 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Norris W (1-0) | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 124 | 3.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jim Norris
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 16388 |
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