FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
04/17/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 9 - TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (0-1) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Boston Minutemen (1-0) 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 3 X 9 11 0
Walker Lifts Minutemen to 9-5 Win
The Boston Minutemen launched their 1962 campaign with a victory over the Los Angeles Suns at Minuteman Stadium. Boston catcher Sam Walker was instrumental in the 9-5 win. He was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Boston reliever Dick Wilson picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Doc Carver was tagged with the loss. Don Griffin picked up the save for Boston, his 1st of the year.

In the bottom of the sixth, Walker put his team in front with his 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Doc Carver, made it 6-5, Boston.

"We came out aggressive," said Minutemen manager Bill Freeman. "We came out swinging the bats."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Harrison 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .500 0 0
R. Hawkins SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .400 0 1
G. Romeo 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
M. McClure RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Turner LF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .750 0 2
B. Bell 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .400 1 2
S. Czerwinski C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .667 0 0
A. Hervey CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
   b-P. Adair PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Carver P 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
   R. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. LeDoux PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Stewart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Wall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5 6 10 27      
a - L. LeDoux pinch hit for R. Cooper in the 8th
b - P. Adair pinch hit for A. Hervey in the 9th
c - B. Wall pinch hit for W. Stewart in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Turner (1, 1st Inning off R. Gonyea, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bell (1, 3rd Inning off R. Gonyea, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Harrison 2 , R. Hawkins 2 , D. Turner 5 , B. Bell 5 , S. Czerwinski 2 , A. Hervey
2-out RBI: R. Hawkins , D. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Harrison , G. Romeo , M. McClure , B. Bell , B. Wall
Sac Bunt: S. Czerwinski
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hawkins-Romeo-Harrison)
PB: S. Czerwinski 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wise 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
P. Todd 3B 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .200 1 3
B. Tutwiler RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
F. Kirouac CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .500 1 2
J. Kleman SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
B. Newhall LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
   D. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Nigro 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
S. Walker C 3 2 2 4 1 0 2 .667 1 4
R. Gonyea P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Richmond LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 9 11 9 5 6 11      
a - D. Richmond substituted for D. Wilson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Walker (1, 2nd Inning off D. Carver, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Nigro (1, 2nd Inning off D. Carver, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Kirouac (1, 3rd Inning off D. Carver, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Walker (1, 6th Inning off D. Carver, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Todd (1, 8th Inning off W. Stewart, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Todd 4 , B. Tutwiler 2 , F. Kirouac 5 , J. Kleman 2 , S. Nigro 3 , S. Walker 6
2-out RBI: P. Todd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Todd , J. Kleman , B. Newhall
GIDP: S. Walker
Team LOB: 6
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Carver L (0-1) 5.1 9 6 6 3 4 2 102 10.12   
R. Cooper 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 0.00   
W. Stewart 1.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 22 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Carver 27
Batters Faced: D. Carver 27, R. Cooper 6, W. Stewart 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Carver 9-2, R. Cooper 1-2, W. Stewart 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Carver 102-64, R. Cooper 24-15, W. Stewart 22-10
WP: R. Cooper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gonyea 2.1 6 5 5 2 4 1 64 19.29   
D. Wilson W (1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 3 2 0 66 0.00   
D. Griffin SV (1) 1.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gonyea 23
Batters Faced: R. Gonyea 15, D. Wilson 21, D. Griffin 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gonyea 2-1, D. Wilson 4-9, D. Griffin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gonyea 64-35, D. Wilson 66-39, D. Griffin 41-29
WP: R. Gonyea
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Walker
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 28246
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