FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
08/02/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS
GAME ID: 1042 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (56-41) 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 8 12 2
Los Angeles Suns (41-56) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Dynamos Roll to 8-2 Win Over Suns
Detroit got a strong outing from Earl Shields as the Dynamos defeated the Los Angeles Suns, 8-2, at Wilshire Park. The winning pitcher was Shields, now 7-6. He tossed 8.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 4. With the win, the Dynamos have a record of 56-41.

Detroit used the hitting of Ray Waggoner to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Dynamos on top, 4-0. For the game, Waggoner had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Waggoner.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 9 36
D. Tucker 2B 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .336 8 54
R. Waggoner 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .361 21 73
C. Gregg LF 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .301 10 78
V. Ewing 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .280 0 1
E. MacNaughton CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .321 8 45
J. Reed SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .287 17 73
L. Mercer C 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .201 4 30
E. Shields P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 0 0
   D. Irwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8 5 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Tucker (31, 5th Inning off D. Carver, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. MacNaughton (26, 5th Inning off D. Carver, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Reed (15, 9th Inning off J. Patton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Mercer (3, 5th Inning off A. Vaughan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Waggoner (21, 5th Inning off D. Carver, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morrison , D. Tucker 2 , R. Waggoner 5 , C. Gregg , V. Ewing , E. MacNaughton 3 , J. Reed 3 , L. Mercer 4
2-out RBI: J. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton , L. Mercer 2 , E. Shields 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. MacNaughton (23)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Reed (11) , E. Shields (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Adair RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .203 5 28
D. Turner LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246 7 37
R. Harrison 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 3 14
B. Burke 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282 5 21
B. Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 9 47
I. Evans C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 1 8
A. Hervey CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253 3 23
R. Hilts 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 11
D. Carver P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 0 5
   A. Vaughan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 0 2
   a-L. LeDoux PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 1 13
   J. Patton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 4 11      
a - L. LeDoux pinch hit for A. Vaughan in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Adair , R. Harrison , B. Burke , A. Hervey 2
2-out RBI: A. Hervey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Evans , R. Hilts
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Harrison (1) , I. Evans (1)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Shields W (7-6) 8.1 5 2 1 1 4 0 118 3.50   
D. Irwin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Shields 70
Batters Faced: E. Shields 31, D. Irwin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Shields 7-12, D. Irwin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Shields 118-78, D. Irwin 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Irwin 2-0
WP: D. Irwin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Carver L (7-9) 4.1 8 6 6 3 4 1 89 4.58   
A. Vaughan 3.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 53 4.48   
J. Patton 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 19 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Carver 24
Batters Faced: D. Carver 24, A. Vaughan 14, J. Patton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Carver 4-5, A. Vaughan 7-2, J. Patton 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Carver 89-48, A. Vaughan 53-33, J. Patton 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vaughan 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earl Shields
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 16668
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