 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH MINERS 08/09/1950 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH MINERS | | GAME ID: 1833 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1950 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Eagles (55-52) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | | Pittsburgh Miners (49-60) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
| Eagles Rebuff Miners, 3-1 | Billy Ligons pitched well, but his team, the Pittsburgh Miners, still dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Eagles at Fitzpatrick Park. Dick Greenhalgh got the win, improving to 3-2. He held the Miners to 1 run on 5 hits over 5 innings, while striking out 0 and walking 2. With the win, the Eagles hiked their record to 55-52.
Ike Perry, the Washington catcher, contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 2-1, Eagles. For the game, Perry was 1 for 4.
"The effort we put into this one paid off," Perry said.
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Ward substituted for D. Greenhalgh in the 6th
b - S. Stofer substituted for B. Wise in the 9th
c - G. Penza substituted for V. Moritz in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: M. Carrol (8, 3rd Inning off B. Ligons, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Perkins , B. Wise 3 , J. Alvardo , I. Perry , V. Moritz , M. Carrol 3
2-out RBI: B. Wise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McGonigle , R. Ellison
Sac Fly: D. Greenhalgh
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Errors: T. Perkins 2 (15)
Double Plays: 2 (McGonigle-Perry, Wise-Perkins-Moritz)
OF assists: 1 (McGonigle(Campbell at home)) | | | a - C. Williams pinch hit for P. Williams in the 8th
b - J. Read pinch hit for B. Ligons in the 9th
c - C. Marchini pinch hit for D. Robinson in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: E. Campbell (12, 1st Inning off D. Greenhalgh, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Ligons (1, 7th Inning off J. Douglass, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Owens , E. Campbell 5 , J. Erickson , R. McLaughlin , B. Ligons 3 , D. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Campbell 2 , P. Williams , J. Erickson , D. Robinson
GIDP: R. McLaughlin
Sac Bunt: I. Clifford , B. Ligons
Team LOB: 10 | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Greenhalgh W (3-2) | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4.31 | | J. Douglass SV (4) | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 4.60 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Ligons L (4-8) | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 5.07 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Billy Ligons
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 15637 |
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