FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
09/12/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
GAME ID: 1476 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (86-49) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Pittsburgh Miners (66-69) 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 1 X 13 20 0
Masters Leads Charge, Pittsburgh Blasts Pioneers
Pittsburgh right fielder Rick Masters had a 6-RBI game, leading his team in its 13-2 defeat of the St. Louis Pioneers. Masters picked up 2 singles and 1 double in the ballgame. Mike Blackham picked up the win, lifting his record to 10-12 on the season. He struck out 6 and walked 4 in 6.1 innings, while yielding 2 runs. The 6th-place Miners go to 66-69.

Masters contributed in the bottom of the second. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Pittsburgh get the win.

"The Miners definitely had our number," said St. Louis manager Lou Ormsby.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Davis LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .345 17 78
D. Hutchings 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 10 50
   J. Horvath P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. O'Connor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 2 26
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-P. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 6 59
B. Bell 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .378 40 100
J. Smith RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 .298 24 91
S. Schultz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .306 26 105
   d-J. Sander PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293 1 6
S. Ruggles C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .272 11 74
H. Mazur SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 4 14
B. Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 2 7
D. Daniels P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .149 1 7
   a-C. Cooper 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 6 25
   b-O. Ballard PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136 0 3
Totals 33 2 7 2 5 6 22      
a - C. Cooper substituted for D. Daniels in the 5th
b - O. Ballard pinch hit for C. Cooper in the 7th
c - R. O'Connor pinch hit for B. Davis in the 7th
d - J. Sander pinch hit for S. Schultz in the 7th
e - P. Watson pinch hit for J. Gibson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Ruggles (11, 2nd Inning off M. Blackham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Davis , D. Hutchings , J. Smith , S. Ruggles 4 , H. Mazur 2 , O. Ballard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Schultz , J. Sander , B. Wilson
GIDP: D. Hutchings
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Mazur-Cooper, Bell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .277 8 60
J. Moreland SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .304 9 69
F. Selander 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .290 12 70
   b-N. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 1 4
G. Schmitt LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .312 4 25
R. Barrell 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .263 15 72
R. McGee CF 5 3 4 1 0 0 2 .298 9 64
R. Masters RF 3 0 3 6 0 0 3 .274 3 20
B. Gaines C 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .250 8 40
M. Blackham P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 6
   F. Thurman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Whisman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 18 89
   S. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   c-B. Wise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 1 16
   B. Haverhill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
Totals 38 13 20 13 3 4 17      
a - M. Whisman pinch hit for F. Thurman in the 7th
b - N. Smith pinch hit for F. Selander in the 7th
c - B. Wise pinch hit for S. Davis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Selander (30, 3rd Inning off D. Daniels, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. McGee (21, 4th Inning off D. Daniels, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Masters (3, 8th Inning off J. Gibson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Turner 2 , J. Moreland 2 , F. Selander 3 , N. Smith , G. Schmitt 2 , R. Barrell 3 , R. McGee 5 , R. Masters 4 , B. Gaines
2-out RBI: F. Selander , R. Masters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Turner , G. Schmitt 2 , B. Gaines , M. Blackham
GIDP: B. Gaines
Sac Bunt: J. Moreland , M. Blackham
Sac Fly: R. Masters 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. McGee (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barrell-Turner-Selander)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Daniels L (9-12) 4.0 12 7 7 0 4 0 68 4.71   
J. Horvath 1.1 4 5 5 2 0 0 37 9.35   
B. Davis 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.33   
J. Gibson 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 30 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Daniels 14
Batters Faced: D. Daniels 24, J. Horvath 10, B. Davis 1, J. Gibson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Daniels 4-4, J. Horvath 3-1, B. Davis 1-0, J. Gibson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Daniels 68-46, J. Horvath 37-18, B. Davis 4-3, J. Gibson 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Horvath 3-1 , B. Davis 1-0
WP: D. Daniels 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Blackham W (10-12) 6.1 7 2 2 4 6 1 107 6.25   
F. Thurman 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 16.62   
S. Davis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.87   
B. Haverhill 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Blackham 53
Batters Faced: M. Blackham 29, F. Thurman 3, S. Davis 3, B. Haverhill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Blackham 7-5, F. Thurman 1-1, S. Davis 2-1, B. Haverhill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Blackham 107-66, F. Thurman 14-6, S. Davis 7-6, B. Haverhill 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Thurman 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Masters
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 5546
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