FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
07/26/1961
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1496 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (37-51) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 6 0
Washington Eagles (50-39) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Eagles Claim 5-4 Win
The Washington Eagles beat the Pittsburgh Miners, 5-4. Washington pitcher and Memphis, Tennessee, native Jim Stewart led the way. Stewart picked up the win for Washington, going 8.2 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 8-5. The third-place Eagles bumped their record to 50-39.

Jack Thompson swatted a solo home run for Washington in the bottom of the fifth. The right fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

Thompson said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Whisman CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .246 6 48
B. Newhall RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .295 6 24
C. Draper LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .274 8 35
J. Moreland SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 .297 6 56
B. Gaines C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .232 5 35
J. Wood 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .079 0 3
R. Snedden 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .230 5 27
A. Pagan 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .233 2 22
M. Blackham P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   A. Vaughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
   a-F. Selander PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 4 29
   T. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-B. Wise PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .295 1 23
Totals 31 4 6 4 8 8 15      
a - F. Selander pinch hit for A. Vaughan in the 8th
b - B. Wise pinch hit for T. Dixon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Newhall (14, 6th Inning off J. Stewart, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Whisman , B. Newhall 3 , J. Moreland 2 , F. Selander
2-out RBI: J. Moreland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Moreland 2 , M. Blackham
Sac Bunt: R. Snedden
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pagan-Moreland-Wood)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Weatherbee 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .366 2 10
   S. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
J. Baccari LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .225 17 46
C. Lewis CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .284 5 43
J. Thompson RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .307 8 53
D. Gaines 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .174 2 3
A. Marino SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 6 40
B. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .337 6 22
D. Rabkin 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .111 0 0
J. Stewart P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 2 3
   a-E. Bailey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 3 23
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 7 7      
a - E. Bailey substituted for J. Stewart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thompson (16, 1st Inning off M. Blackham, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Weatherbee (8, 5th Inning off M. Blackham, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Baccari (17, 5th Inning off M. Blackham, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Thompson (8, 5th Inning off M. Blackham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Weatherbee 2 , J. Baccari 4 , C. Lewis 2 , J. Thompson 6 , B. Smith , J. Stewart
2-out RBI: , J. Thompson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thompson , D. Gaines
GIDP: D. Rabkin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lewis(Wise at home))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Blackham L (5-9) 6.0 8 5 5 2 7 2 95 5.21   
A. Vaughan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 6.35   
T. Dixon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Blackham 41
Batters Faced: M. Blackham 27, A. Vaughan 4, T. Dixon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Blackham 6-4, A. Vaughan 2-1, T. Dixon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Blackham 95-60, A. Vaughan 22-11, T. Dixon 6-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stewart W (8-5) 8.2 6 4 4 7 8 0 142 3.77   
S. Green SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stewart 57
Batters Faced: J. Stewart 38, S. Green 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stewart 13-4, S. Green 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stewart 142-74, S. Green 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Green 2-0
WP: J. Stewart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Stewart
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 12282
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