FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
05/07/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 256 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (17-6) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 7 1
Minneapolis Millers (2-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 1
Pioneers Drop Millers, 6-2
The St. Louis Pioneers picked up a win at Hennepin County Stadium, dropping the Minneapolis Millers, 6-2. Billy Hasson, who led the FA in innings pitched with 256.0 in 1961, was the difference-maker. St. Louis, with the win, is 17-6.

With two out in the top of the eighth, Paul Watson had a game-changing hit. The Pioneers shortstop slammed a run-scoring single off Bobby Crooks, making the score 4-2, St. Louis.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Watson.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .297 4 12
H. Mazur 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .182 0 5
B. Bell 2B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .375 8 18
J. Smith LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .163 2 6
   a-C. Cooper PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .714 0 0
   b-B. Mars LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Schultz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .341 6 18
   c-D. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .354 4 16
   d-R. Tejada 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 0 1
P. Watson SS, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .258 0 4
S. Ruggles C 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .224 3 11
R. O'Connor RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 0 0
B. Hasson P 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .071 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6 5 8 16      
a - C. Cooper pinch ran for J. Smith in the 6th
b - B. Mars substituted for C. Cooper in the 6th
c - D. Davis pinch hit for S. Schultz in the 8th
d - R. Tejada substituted for D. Davis in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Smith (1, 3rd Inning off W. Staton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bell (8, 3rd Inning off W. Staton, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Ruggles (3, 8th Inning off B. Crooks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Mazur , B. Bell 5 , J. Smith 3 , P. Watson 2 , S. Ruggles 4
2-out RBI: H. Mazur , B. Bell , P. Watson , S. Ruggles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bell , J. Smith , S. Schultz , R. O'Connor
GIDP: D. Davis
Hit by Pitch: J. Smith
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bather (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Schultz (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Schultz-Bell-Mazur, Mazur-Tejada-Mazur)
OF assists: 1 (O'Connor(Jackson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jackson 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .149 2 6
J. Edwards CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .194 0 1
H. Pate RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 1 6
C. Cummings 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .263 2 11
A. Starling 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .172 1 2
A. Ormsby C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .165 1 5
B. Scott LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .095 0 0
C. Haynes SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 1 2
   B. Parkhurst P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Sheehan PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .230 0 8
   B. Crooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Frost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 0 3
W. Staton P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-J. Morgan SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 8 13      
a - J. Morgan substituted for W. Staton in the 6th
b - D. Sheehan pinch hit for B. Parkhurst in the 7th
c - E. Frost pinch hit for B. Crooks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Pate (7, 6th Inning off B. Hasson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Pate 3 , C. Cummings 3 , A. Starling , D. Sheehan , W. Staton
2-out RBI: D. Sheehan
GIDP: H. Pate , A. Starling
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Starling (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Pate (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Cummings-Morgan-Starling)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hasson W (4-0) 9.0 8 2 2 2 8 0 128 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hasson 69
Batters Faced: B. Hasson 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hasson 9-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hasson 128-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Staton L (0-5) 5.1 4 3 3 2 6 1 87 7.61   
B. Parkhurst 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 5.59   
B. Crooks 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 37 7.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Staton 52
Batters Faced: W. Staton 23, B. Parkhurst 6, B. Crooks 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Staton 5-5, B. Parkhurst 4-1, B. Crooks 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Staton 87-53, B. Parkhurst 27-16, B. Crooks 37-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Parkhurst 1-0
WP: W. Staton
Hit Batsmen: W. Staton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Hasson
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 10306
Special Notes: LF Jerry Smith was injured being hit by a pitch.
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