FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
04/29/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 179 - MONDAY, APRIL 29TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (11-4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 1
Detroit Dynamos (13-4) 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 X 9 12 1
Waggoner goes 3-for-5, Dynamos Move to 13-4
Detroit left fielder Ray Waggoner made his presence felt in the 9-4 Dynamos triumph over the St. Louis Pioneers. Waggoner went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Earl Shields, who finished 4th in the FA in saves with 18 last year, was the winner. He's now 2-1. The loser was Charlie Blake. Losses have been few and far between for the Pioneers, now 11-4.

Detroit right fielder Cecil Gregg contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 27th hit of the season and put the Dynamos ahead, 4-1.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," said Gregg. "But I like how we're playing right now."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 4 7
   a-R. O'Connor PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Barker 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .220 1 9
B. Bell 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .383 4 12
J. Smith RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .143 2 4
D. Davis LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .358 1 8
S. Schultz 3B 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 .417 6 18
S. Ruggles C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .259 2 9
R. Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .171 0 1
   b-H. Mazur PH, SS 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .375 0 3
C. Blake P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   B. Davis P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   c-C. Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 0 0
   D. Roberts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4 4 6 17      
a - R. O'Connor pinch hit for B. Bather in the 7th
b - H. Mazur pinch hit for R. Tejada in the 8th
c - C. Cooper pinch hit for B. Davis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davis (2, 6th Inning off E. Shields, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Mazur (1, 8th Inning off A. Andrews, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Schultz (6, 2nd Inning off E. Shields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bather , D. Barker , D. Davis 3 , S. Schultz 5 , S. Ruggles , H. Mazur 2 , B. Davis
2-out RBI: S. Schultz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. O'Connor , B. Bell 3 , S. Ruggles , R. Tejada
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bather (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Davis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Schultz-Bell-Barker)
OF assists: 1 (Bather(MacNaughton at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .237 2 12
J. Reed SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .276 2 4
R. Waggoner LF 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .433 6 18
J. Holland 1B 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .444 5 14
V. Ewing 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 3 14
C. Gregg RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .391 2 14
D. Tucker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 2 10
L. Mercer C 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .200 2 6
E. Shields P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
   A. Andrews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 9 12 9 4 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. MacNaughton 2 (4, 3rd Inning off C. Blake, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Waggoner (9, 3rd Inning off C. Blake, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Mercer (2, 4th Inning off C. Blake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Waggoner (6, 4th Inning off C. Blake, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Holland (5, 4th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. MacNaughton 5 , J. Reed 2 , R. Waggoner 7 , J. Holland 4 , V. Ewing , C. Gregg , L. Mercer 2
2-out RBI: , R. Waggoner 2 , J. Holland , C. Gregg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton , C. Gregg , D. Tucker
GIDP: R. Waggoner
Sac Bunt: E. Shields 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Mercer
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Reed (8)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Blake L (1-1) 3.2 9 7 7 2 1 1 72 6.38   
B. Davis 3.1 3 2 2 2 4 1 58 5.40   
D. Roberts 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Blake 12
Batters Faced: C. Blake 21, B. Davis 16, D. Roberts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Blake 7-1, B. Davis 3-3, D. Roberts 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Blake 72-43, B. Davis 58-33, D. Roberts 9-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Blake
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Shields W (2-1) 7.1 8 4 3 3 6 1 117 2.95   
A. Andrews 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Shields 51
Batters Faced: E. Shields 34, A. Andrews 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Shields 7-9, A. Andrews 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Shields 117-73, A. Andrews 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Andrews 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Waggoner
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 18777
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