FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
08/15/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 1099 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (61-48) 1 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 11 15 1
Minneapolis Millers (39-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Eagles Bash Millers, 11-1
The Washington Eagles coasted to a win over the Minneapolis Millers, 11-1. Tom Lorang had a good day at the plate for Washington. He went 3-5 with a home run, a triple, and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. The winning pitcher was Bob Ball. His record now stands at 10-5. The right-hander went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits for the Eagles. Washington has now won 3 straight, while the Millers have lost 4 in a row.

With Washington leading 3-0 in the top of the second, Lorang hit a fastball from John Stallings for a 3-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Eagles ahead, 6-0.

Minneapolis manager Frank Vance called the blowout loss "not what we wanted."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lewis CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248 8 47
J. Brown RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .299 17 61
T. Lorang 3B 5 3 3 4 0 0 1 .374 21 83
G. Whaley 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .318 12 32
R. Weatherbee LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .287 3 39
A. Wilson 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .304 11 53
B. Keylon C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333 3 16
D. Rabkin SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .285 8 49
B. Ball P 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .226 0 11
Totals 41 11 15 11 4 2 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Lorang (23, 4th Inning off J. Jordan, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Ball (4, 5th Inning off J. Jordan, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Wilson (7, 9th Inning off D. Charlton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Lorang (12, 1st Inning off J. Stallings, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Lorang (21, 2nd Inning off J. Stallings, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Whaley (12, 4th Inning off J. Jordan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lewis , J. Brown 2 , T. Lorang 9 , G. Whaley 6 , A. Wilson 3 , D. Rabkin 2 , B. Ball 3
2-out RBI: C. Lewis , J. Brown , T. Lorang 2 , G. Whaley 2 , B. Ball
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lewis , B. Ball
GIDP: D. Rabkin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Whaley (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Pate RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 12 48
   b-R. Johnson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .368 0 3
J. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265 3 20
D. Sheehan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .334 6 45
C. Cummings SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 4 44
D. Coe C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303 9 28
   e-A. Ormsby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 4 22
J. Taylor LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .212 3 20
   c-J. Cahill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 2 19
   D. Charlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   f-J. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 0 5
A. Starling 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 0 9
C. Haynes 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .169 0 12
J. Stallings P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
   J. Jordan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Scott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   C. Pranger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   d-B. Ingraham PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265 4 26
Totals 31 1 3 1 2 6 14      
a - B. Scott pinch hit for J. Jordan in the 6th
b - R. Johnson pinch hit for H. Pate in the 7th
c - J. Cahill pinch hit for J. Taylor in the 8th
d - B. Ingraham pinch hit for C. Pranger in the 8th
e - A. Ormsby pinch hit for D. Coe in the 9th
f - J. Morgan pinch hit for D. Charlton in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Cummings , D. Coe , B. Ingraham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Smith
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Haynes-Cummings-Smith)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ball W (10-5) 9.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 100 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ball 81
Batters Faced: B. Ball 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ball 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ball 100-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stallings L (4-5) 1.2 7 6 6 0 1 1 58 5.18   
J. Jordan 4.1 6 4 4 2 1 1 69 6.89   
C. Pranger 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 6.82   
D. Charlton 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 18 6.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stallings 12
Batters Faced: J. Stallings 12, J. Jordan 20, C. Pranger 7, D. Charlton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stallings 4-0, J. Jordan 5-6, C. Pranger 2-4, D. Charlton 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stallings 58-33, J. Jordan 69-43, C. Pranger 31-20, D. Charlton 18-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Lorang
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 13935
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