FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
09/01/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1427 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (46-79) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Detroit Dynamos (77-48) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 X 7 8 2
Win Lifts Dynamos to 77-48
With first baseman Ray Waggoner leading the charge, the Detroit Dynamos defeated the Minneapolis Millers, 7-3, at Thompson Field. Waggoner, who is tied for 3rd in the FA in hits with 171, hit 2 home runs. The second-place Dynamos have won 4 straight.

Detroit took the lead, 7-3, on Virgil Ewing's 5th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Minneapolis pitcher Bobby Crooks in the bottom of the eighth.

"There were things that we could've improved upon," said Dynamos manager Verlin Alexander, "but all in all, I'm satisfied with our performance."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Pate RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .272 15 59
J. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .266 4 21
D. Sheehan CF, LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .326 7 48
A. Starling 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .287 2 15
D. Coe C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .286 11 35
J. Taylor LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .213 5 26
   B. Crooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Cummings SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289 10 59
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 5
D. Hillshire P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 9
   a-B. Scott LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 1 3
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 1 18      
a - B. Scott substituted for D. Hillshire in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Taylor (13, 4th Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Sheehan (28, 8th Inning off H. French, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Pate 2 , J. Smith , D. Sheehan 2 , A. Starling , J. Taylor 2 , C. Cummings , J. Morgan
2-out RBI: J. Taylor , C. Cummings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Smith , D. Sheehan , J. Taylor
GIDP: D. Coe
Sac Bunt: J. Smith
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reed SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 24 95
D. Tucker 2B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .322 12 76
E. MacNaughton CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .317 10 56
R. Waggoner 1B 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 .359 28 99
   b-L. Klinker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 4 15
   c-B. Swindler PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 13
   d-J. Parker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 3 7
C. Gregg LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .297 15 96
V. Ewing 3B, 2B 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .266 5 19
E. Holt C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 0 14
P. Petty RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 3 8
J. Jackson P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .152 0 3
   a-G. Hartnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 1 13
   H. French P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7 2 3 9      
a - G. Hartnett pinch hit for J. Jackson in the 7th
b - L. Klinker substituted for R. Waggoner in the 8th
c - B. Swindler pinch hit for L. Klinker in the 8th
d - J. Parker substituted for B. Swindler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jackson (1, 3rd Inning off D. Hillshire, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Tucker (36, 8th Inning off D. Hillshire, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Waggoner 2 (28, 2nd Inning off D. Hillshire, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Hillshire, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Ewing (5, 8th Inning off B. Crooks, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reed 2 , D. Tucker 2 , R. Waggoner 8 , B. Swindler , V. Ewing 4 , J. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: V. Ewing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Tucker (16) , J. Parker (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Reed-Tucker-Waggoner)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hillshire L (9-8) 7.1 6 5 5 2 3 2 100 4.67   
B. Crooks 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 19 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hillshire 47
Batters Faced: D. Hillshire 30, B. Crooks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hillshire 8-11, B. Crooks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hillshire 100-66, B. Crooks 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Crooks 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jackson 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 82 4.08   
H. French W (12-7), BS (3) 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 0 26 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jackson 59
Batters Faced: J. Jackson 27, H. French 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jackson 7-12, H. French 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jackson 82-56, H. French 26-18
Balk: H. French
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Waggoner
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 23775
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