FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
05/15/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 332 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (3-29) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 13 2
Detroit Dynamos (22-12) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 6 0
Dynamos Score Late, Top Millers, 8-6
The Detroit Dynamos had to overcome a big game from Minneapolis first baseman John Smith to leave Thompson Field with a victory. And they did, winning, 8-6. Smith went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs. Reliever Dave Irwin picked up the win. His record improves to 4-0. Bobby Crooks took the loss. The win lifted the Detroit record to 22-12.

Detroit got a knockout punch from Virgil Ewing. The third baseman hammered a grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Ewing.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jackson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .165 3 9
J. Edwards CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .207 0 3
H. Pate RF 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .271 1 7
C. Cummings 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .248 2 12
D. Sheehan LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .220 0 12
A. Ormsby C 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .153 1 10
J. Smith 1B 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .375 1 2
   c-R. Gass 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
C. Haynes SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .229 1 5
B. Smith P 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .200 1 3
   a-R. Capriotti PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   D. Charlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Frost PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321 0 5
   B. Parkhurst P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Crooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6 2 4 20      
a - R. Capriotti pinch hit for B. Smith in the 7th
b - E. Frost pinch hit for D. Charlton in the 8th
c - R. Gass substituted for J. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Pate (8, 3rd Inning off D. Lea, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Smith (1, 4th Inning off D. Lea, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Haynes (4, 4th Inning off D. Lea, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Smith (1, 8th Inning off B. Follis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Smith (1, 2nd Inning off D. Lea, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Smith (1, 2nd Inning off D. Lea, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jackson , J. Edwards , H. Pate 5 , J. Smith 6 , C. Haynes 3 , B. Smith 6 , R. Capriotti
2-out RBI: B. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Edwards 2 , D. Sheehan 3
Sac Bunt: J. Edwards
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jackson (4) , C. Haynes (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton CF 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .317 5 21
J. Reed SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 .255 4 13
R. Waggoner LF 5 2 0 0 0 1 6 .333 9 24
J. Holland 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .298 10 20
V. Ewing 3B 5 1 1 5 0 1 2 .276 4 22
C. Gregg RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 3 20
D. Tucker 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .280 3 20
B. Keylon C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .255 0 8
D. Lea P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Taylor PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   b-J. Tanner PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Follis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Irwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Mercer PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .173 2 7
Totals 33 8 6 7 7 7 23      
a - Y. Taylor pinch hit for D. Lea in the 6th
b - J. Tanner pinch ran for Y. Taylor in the 6th
c - L. Mercer pinch hit for D. Irwin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Taylor (1, 6th Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Gregg (2, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Ewing (4, 9th Inning off B. Crooks, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reed , V. Ewing 4 , C. Gregg 3 , D. Tucker , B. Keylon , Y. Taylor 2
2-out RBI: V. Ewing , Y. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton , J. Reed , C. Gregg
Sac Bunt: D. Lea
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. MacNaughton (3)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith 6.0 5 4 4 6 5 0 114 3.88   
D. Charlton H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.79   
B. Parkhurst H (1) 1.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15 6.23   
B. Crooks L (0-5), BS (1) 0.2 1 2 0 0 1 1 13 6.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 45
Batters Faced: B. Smith 29, D. Charlton 3, B. Parkhurst 5, B. Crooks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 7-6, D. Charlton 1-1, B. Parkhurst 1-2, B. Crooks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 114-67, D. Charlton 9-6, B. Parkhurst 15-9, B. Crooks 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Crooks 2-2
WP: B. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lea 6.0 7 4 4 1 1 2 79 6.50   
B. Follis 2.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 45 4.30   
D. Irwin W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lea 42
Batters Faced: D. Lea 26, B. Follis 13, D. Irwin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lea 7-10, B. Follis 3-1, D. Irwin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lea 79-52, B. Follis 45-29, D. Irwin 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Irwin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Smith
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 14523
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