FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/25/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1147 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (61-57) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11 0
Detroit Dynamos (71-47) 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 X 8 15 2
Dynamos Earn 8-2 Home Win
Detroit starter Bud Henderson pitched well against the Pittsburgh Miners at Thompson Field. The left-hander led his team to a win, 8-2. Henderson, now 3-1, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. Detroit raised its record to 71-47 with the win.

Lew Mercer, who is a three-time All-Star, aided the Detroit cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first. For the game, the catcher went 1 for 4 with a double and a walk.

"Bud really held it together well," said Detroit manager Verlin Alexander.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 7 55
R. McGee CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .301 8 55
F. Selander 1B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .282 11 61
M. Whisman LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .317 15 79
J. Moreland SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .298 9 57
R. Barrell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .257 10 57
G. Schmitt RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .313 4 23
B. Gaines C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .252 7 35
P. Simon P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 6
   S. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 1 4
   F. Maxwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Wise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 1 15
Totals 37 2 11 2 1 7 16      
a - N. Smith pinch hit for S. Davis in the 7th
b - B. Wise pinch hit for F. Maxwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barrell (18, 2nd Inning off B. Henderson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Gaines (8, 5th Inning off B. Henderson, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Selander (25, 6th Inning off B. Henderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Selander (7, 1st Inning off B. Henderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Turner , F. Selander 6 , M. Whisman , J. Moreland , R. Barrell 3 , G. Schmitt , B. Gaines 2 , N. Smith
2-out RBI: M. Whisman , G. Schmitt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McGee , M. Whisman , R. Barrell , B. Gaines 2 , P. Simon
GIDP: R. McGee 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barrell-Turner-Selander)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .307 9 42
C. Gregg LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .298 15 93
R. Waggoner 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .356 23 89
E. MacNaughton CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .322 9 51
V. Ewing 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .250 3 13
D. Tucker 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .327 10 69
L. Mercer C 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .214 5 38
J. Reed SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .287 22 88
B. Henderson P 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .273 0 1
   a-B. Swindler PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 0 10
   D. Greenhalgh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 8 5 5 22      
a - B. Swindler pinch hit for B. Henderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Waggoner (29, 4th Inning off P. Simon, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Henderson (1, 5th Inning off P. Simon, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Mercer (17, 7th Inning off F. Maxwell, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Morrison (3, 7th Inning off F. Maxwell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Tucker (10, 8th Inning off F. Maxwell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morrison 5 , C. Gregg , R. Waggoner 4 , E. MacNaughton , V. Ewing 2 , D. Tucker 4 , L. Mercer 2 , B. Henderson 3 , B. Swindler
2-out RBI: B. Morrison , R. Waggoner , D. Tucker 2 , L. Mercer , B. Henderson , B. Swindler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morrison , R. Waggoner , E. MacNaughton 2 , J. Reed
GIDP: D. Tucker
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: B. Morrison (6) , D. Tucker (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Tucker-Reed-Waggoner, Ewing-Tucker-Waggoner)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Simon L (11-7) 4.2 11 5 5 3 4 0 101 3.55   
S. Davis 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 6.90   
F. Maxwell 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 42 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Simon 23
Batters Faced: P. Simon 27, S. Davis 5, F. Maxwell 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Simon 4-5, S. Davis 2-1, F. Maxwell 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: P. Simon 101-61, S. Davis 19-11, F. Maxwell 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Davis 2-0
WP: P. Simon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Henderson W (3-1) 7.0 8 1 1 1 7 0 127 2.61   
D. Greenhalgh 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 31 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Henderson 63
Batters Faced: B. Henderson 29, D. Greenhalgh 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Henderson 9-4, D. Greenhalgh 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Henderson 127-81, D. Greenhalgh 31-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bud Henderson
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 23507
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