FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
04/29/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 227 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (9-13) 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 9 12 0
St. Louis Pioneers (5-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Dynamos Slap 9-0 Loss on St. Louis
St. Louis had no answer for 28-year old left-handed pitcher Joe Jones. The Detroit Dynamos starter stymied Pioneers hitters, helping the Dynamos cruise to victory, 9-0. Jones got the win, improving to 3-2. He gave up 4 hits and walked 3 over 7.1 innings. He allowed no runs. The Pioneers, now 5-15, continue their slow start.

Detroit used a clutch at-bat from Harvey Van Orden to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Dynamos ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Joe was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Detroit manager Roger Cleaves.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .236 2 6
G. Taylor CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .324 1 8
B. Ensey RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .373 2 14
P. Dance LF 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 .257 3 12
   a-R. Standish PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
H. Van Orden C 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .367 1 5
G. Crain 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
M. Williams 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 1 8
E. Mortensen SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .136 0 0
J. Jones P 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .214 0 1
   P. Castro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9 5 5 13      
a - R. Standish pinch hit for P. Dance in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Taylor (2, 3rd Inning off T. Bowe, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Black (6, 5th Inning off T. Bowe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Van Orden (1, 1st Inning off T. Bowe, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Dance (3, 6th Inning off B. Medley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 3 , G. Taylor 3 , B. Ensey 2 , P. Dance 4 , H. Van Orden 4 , G. Crain 2 , E. Mortensen , J. Jones
2-out RBI: G. Taylor , B. Ensey , P. Dance , H. Van Orden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Van Orden , G. Crain
GIDP: J. Jones
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ensey (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Crain-Williams-Black, Black-Mortensen-Castro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Vincent RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .244 2 5
L. Cimino 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .288 1 5
J. Richards 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .254 4 13
D. Jacobs 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .304 4 15
C. Coleman LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 2
   a-D. Davis PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Green SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .268 1 6
P. O'Leary CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .221 3 6
J. Robinson C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .255 1 8
T. Bowe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   B. Medley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Peterson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
   R. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 6 0 4 5 21      
a - D. Davis pinch hit for C. Coleman in the 7th
b - S. Peterson pinch hit for B. Medley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Green 2 (5, 5th Inning off J. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off P. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Q. Vincent , D. Jacobs , F. Green 4 , P. O'Leary , S. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cimino , D. Jacobs , P. O'Leary , T. Bowe
GIDP: F. Green , J. Robinson
Sac Bunt: T. Bowe
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cimino-Green-Richards)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jones W (3-2) 7.1 4 0 0 3 5 0 110 3.24   
P. Castro 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 25 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jones 72
Batters Faced: J. Jones 28, P. Castro 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jones 8-8, P. Castro 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jones 110-69, P. Castro 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Castro 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bowe L (1-3) 5.2 9 7 7 4 2 1 98 4.41   
B. Medley 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 52 3.52   
R. McDonald 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bowe 21
Batters Faced: T. Bowe 29, B. Medley 10, R. McDonald 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bowe 8-6, B. Medley 3-3, R. McDonald 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bowe 98-59, B. Medley 52-32, R. McDonald 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Medley 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Jones
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 13035
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 4th inning.
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