 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN 05/23/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | WASHINGTON EAGLES AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN | | GAME ID: 969 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Eagles (30-14) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | | Boston Minutemen (13-28) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Big Day for Whaley in 6-3 Eagles Win | The Washington Eagles beat the Boston Minutemen, 6-3, at Minuteman Stadium. George Whaley, in particular, was impressive. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The winning pitcher was Walter Paxson. He's now 2-0. He went 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits for the Eagles. Washington has an impressive 30-14 record.
With Washington trailing 1-0 in the top of the third, Whaley hit a 2-run single off Boston hurler Andy Logue. It was the 58th hit of the season for Whaley and put his team ahead, 2-1.
"Hitting, winning. It's just contagious," said Whaley.
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Fox pinch hit for W. Paxson in the 6th
b - H. Oakes pinch hit for F. Caldwell in the 8th
c - J. Thompson pinch hit for D. Adams Jr. in the 8th
d - A. Wilson substituted for H. Oakes in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: G. Whaley (13, 5th Inning off A. Logue, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Whaley (8, 7th Inning off O. Stevens, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Weatherbee , T. Lorang 2 , G. Whaley 7 , E. Holt 3 , A. Clark , A. Marino , F. Caldwell , J. Thompson
2-out RBI: , G. Whaley 3 , E. Holt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brown , A. Marino , W. Paxson
GIDP: E. Holt
Sac Bunt: A. Clark , W. Paxson
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Errors: R. Weatherbee (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Lorang-Wilson)
PB: E. Holt | | | a - G. Wagner pinch hit for A. Logue in the 6th
b - B. Tutwiler pinch hit for E. Saunders in the 9th
c - S. Walker pinch hit for O. Stevens in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Newhall (5, 8th Inning off B. Ashley, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Martinez (2, 4th Inning off W. Paxson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wise 2 , P. Todd , J. Kleman , B. Newhall 3 , B. Martinez 4 , E. Saunders
2-out RBI: B. Newhall , E. Saunders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Kirouac , B. Martinez , E. Saunders
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: E. Wise (1)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Newhall (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Wise-Kleman-Nigro)
OF assists: 1 (Newhall(Lorang at 3rd base)) | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | W. Paxson W (2-0) | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 4.63 | | D. Adams Jr. H (1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.75 | | B. Ashley SV (1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2.50 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Logue L (2-6) | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 4.87 | | O. Stevens | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 6.32 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: George Whaley
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Rain (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 7846 |
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