FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
07/29/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 1023 - SUNDAY, JULY 29TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (45-48) 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 18 0
Minneapolis Millers (35-58) 0 2 3 3 0 0 7 0 X 15 19 0
Sheehan Helps Minneapolis Outscore New York
The game was a shootout. To win it, the Minneapolis Millers had to outpace the New York Gothams. The final score was 15-10, Millers. Neither team lacked hitting stars. For Minneapolis, left fielder Dick Sheehan was the foremost. He went 4-5 with 3 doubles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Minneapolis reliever Bill Parkhurst snagged the win, upping his record to 2-7. Bill Smith shouldered the loss. The win has Minneapolis at 35-58.

Johnny Taylor, the Minneapolis pinch hitter, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning to make the score 10-9, Millers. For the game, Taylor was 1-1.

In comments to the Minneapolis Bulletin, Taylor admitted that he doesn't always push himself. "But the results," he said, "speak for themselves."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson LF 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 .328 8 45
I. Redbird SS 6 2 2 3 0 0 2 .340 7 56
R. Pilcher RF 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .213 8 24
   L. Walker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   d-E. Grenier PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 5 23
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Swift P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Williams PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219 1 7
H. Estill 1B 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 .263 12 43
F. Arnold 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .326 3 61
   b-C. Smith PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 12
   c-W. Hardin 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
T. Brizzolara C 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .314 7 41
O. Pilkerton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .304 8 50
J. DeMott 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .232 2 14
C. Kleiman P 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .130 0 8
   a-A. Estrada RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .281 3 14
Totals 45 10 18 10 5 2 30      
a - A. Estrada substituted for C. Kleiman in the 3rd
b - C. Smith pinch ran for F. Arnold in the 6th
c - W. Hardin substituted for C. Smith in the 6th
d - E. Grenier pinch hit for L. Walker in the 7th
e - R. Williams pinch hit for R. Swift in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Anderson (23, 9th Inning off J. Jordan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. DeMott 2 (5, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off C. Pranger, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Pilcher (2, 3rd Inning off C. Pranger, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Redbird (7, 1st Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Pilcher (8, 1st Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 4 , I. Redbird 5 , R. Pilcher 7 , E. Grenier , F. Arnold 2 , W. Hardin , T. Brizzolara , O. Pilkerton , J. DeMott 7 , C. Kleiman , A. Estrada
2-out RBI: J. DeMott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Anderson , F. Arnold , W. Hardin , T. Brizzolara , C. Kleiman , A. Estrada
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Redbird (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 6 2 3 2 0 0 3 .286 0 3
J. Smith 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .280 3 16
W. Denny CF 4 1 1 4 0 0 4 .270 6 31
H. Pate RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .303 12 45
D. Sheehan LF 5 2 4 3 0 1 0 .341 6 38
A. Starling 3B 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .360 0 5
D. Coe C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .282 8 24
C. Haynes SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .193 0 11
   a-B. Ingraham PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 4 25
   c-R. Gass SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 1 18
B. Smith P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .139 1 5
   C. Pranger P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   B. Parkhurst P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 1 1
   b-J. Taylor PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .193 2 16
   B. Crooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Schott PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 2 14
   J. Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 15 19 15 2 3 21      
a - B. Ingraham pinch hit for C. Haynes in the 7th
b - J. Taylor pinch hit for B. Parkhurst in the 7th
c - R. Gass substituted for B. Ingraham in the 8th
d - N. Schott pinch hit for B. Crooks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Sheehan 3 (22, 2nd Inning off C. Kleiman, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Kleiman, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Pate (18, 4th Inning off L. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Denny (6, 7th Inning off R. Swift, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 3 , J. Smith 2 , W. Denny 4 , H. Pate 3 , D. Sheehan 7 , A. Starling 3 , D. Coe , C. Pranger , J. Taylor , N. Schott
2-out RBI: H. Pate , D. Sheehan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , C. Haynes , B. Smith
Sac Bunt: B. Ingraham
Sac Fly: W. Denny
Team LOB: 7
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kleiman 2.1 7 5 5 1 2 0 45 4.51   
L. Walker 3.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 50 4.72   
B. Smith L (2-3), BS (4) 0.0 5 6 6 0 0 0 18 5.14   
R. Swift 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 32 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kleiman 20
Batters Faced: C. Kleiman 15, L. Walker 16, B. Smith 6, R. Swift 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kleiman 3-2, L. Walker 6-5, B. Smith 1-0, R. Swift 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kleiman 45-28, L. Walker 50-34, B. Smith 18-12, R. Swift 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Walker 2-0 , R. Swift 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith 2.0 9 7 7 3 1 2 79 5.79   
C. Pranger 4.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 64 7.06   
B. Parkhurst W (2-7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.70   
B. Crooks 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.40   
J. Jordan 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 4
Batters Faced: B. Smith 18, C. Pranger 18, B. Parkhurst 4, B. Crooks 4, J. Jordan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 3-2, C. Pranger 3-9, B. Parkhurst 1-2, B. Crooks 2-1, J. Jordan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 79-45, C. Pranger 64-41, B. Parkhurst 14-10, B. Crooks 6-5, J. Jordan 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Pranger 1-1
WP: B. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Sheehan
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 16551
Special Notes: Dick Sheehan ties the MIN regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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