FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
07/28/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1025 - SATURDAY, JULY 28TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (47-45) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 3
Detroit Dynamos (55-37) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5 14 0
Eagles Fall Short, 5-4, at Detroit
The Detroit Dynamos defeated the Washington Eagles, 5-4, at Thompson Field. Ed MacNaughton produced 2 singles and 1 double, while scoring 1 run and driving in 1. Jim Norris, the winner, goes to 14-4. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts over 7.1 innings. The second-place Dynamos have a record of 55-37.

With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Lew Mercer had a game-changing hit. The Dynamos catcher slammed a 2-run single off Foster Sherman, making the score 5-2, Detroit.

"Ed is still learning," said Dynamos manager Verlin Alexander. "The sky's the limit for him."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lewis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 6 41
J. Brown RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295 12 45
T. Lorang 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .358 16 63
G. Whaley 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .323 6 13
H. Oakes C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .313 7 39
A. Wilson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .304 9 32
R. Weatherbee LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 31
D. Rabkin SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .290 6 38
   b-J. Holland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 12 35
O. Lantz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
   a-G. Fox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 1 13
   F. Sherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .579 0 3
   c-J. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 2 13
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 3 10      
a - G. Fox pinch hit for O. Lantz in the 7th
b - J. Holland pinch hit for D. Rabkin in the 9th
c - J. Thompson pinch hit for F. Sherman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lewis (17, 8th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Whaley (2, 8th Inning off J. Norris, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Lorang (16, 8th Inning off J. Norris, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Rabkin (6, 2nd Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Lewis 2 , J. Brown , T. Lorang 3 , G. Whaley 2 , H. Oakes 2 , D. Rabkin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Wilson 2
GIDP: A. Wilson , G. Fox
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lewis (7) , T. Lorang (5) , R. Weatherbee (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilson-Rabkin-Whaley)
OF assists: 1 (Lewis(Tucker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .300 9 32
D. Tucker 2B, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344 8 51
R. Waggoner 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .366 20 70
   a-L. Klinker 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 3 12
C. Gregg LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .310 10 76
V. Ewing 3B, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
E. MacNaughton CF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .325 8 44
J. Reed SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 .280 15 65
L. Mercer C 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 .190 4 30
J. Norris P 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .241 0 6
   E. Shields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 35 5 14 5 3 3 26      
a - L. Klinker substituted for R. Waggoner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Waggoner (22, 5th Inning off O. Lantz, 0 on, 1 out) , E. MacNaughton (25, 5th Inning off O. Lantz, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Norris (1, 6th Inning off O. Lantz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Morrison , D. Tucker , R. Waggoner 3 , C. Gregg 3 , V. Ewing 2 , E. MacNaughton 4 , L. Mercer , J. Norris 2
2-out RBI: E. MacNaughton , L. Mercer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morrison , D. Tucker , V. Ewing , J. Reed , L. Mercer , J. Norris
GIDP: R. Waggoner
Sac Bunt: J. Reed
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Gregg (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ewing-Tucker-Waggoner, Shields-Reed-Tucker)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Lantz L (7-3) 6.0 11 3 2 2 3 0 106 2.08   
F. Sherman 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 27 7.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Lantz 41
Batters Faced: O. Lantz 29, F. Sherman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Lantz 8-4, F. Sherman 6-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Lantz 106-62, F. Sherman 27-16
WP: O. Lantz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Norris W (14-4) 7.1 7 4 4 3 2 1 124 4.06   
E. Shields SV (14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Norris 47
Batters Faced: J. Norris 31, E. Shields 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Norris 12-7, E. Shields 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Norris 124-76, E. Shields 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Shields 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed MacNaughton
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 20282
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