FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
05/15/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 334 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (18-16) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 1
St. Louis Pioneers (23-6) 0 2 0 1 3 0 6 1 X 13 20 0
St. Louis Breezes to 13-2 Win
Danny Davis knocked in 3 runs to help St. Louis beat Pittsburgh, 13-2. Davis produced 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. Danny Daniels got the win, improving to 4-2. He worked 9 innings, giving up 2 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 3. With their winning streak at 9, the Pioneers have raced to a strong start this season.

The Miners had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Pioneers going into the bottom of the second inning. That changed quickly when the two-time All-Star Paul Watson came to the plate. Watson hit a 2-run double on a first pitch cutter from Pittsburgh hurler Jimmy Blair. It was Watson's 3rd double of the year.

"I like the roll we're on," said St. Louis manager Lou Ormsby.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 2 9
   b-G. Scott PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Wise 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .353 0 1
C. Draper RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 0 11
   c-R. Masters PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
G. Schmitt 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .302 3 15
   d-N. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Whisman LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .285 3 19
J. Moreland SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .312 5 23
R. McGee CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .343 1 5
B. Gaines C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 11
C. Waters 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .080 0 2
J. Blair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 3
   L. Rush P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
   a-F. Selander PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .380 0 9
   H. Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   f-R. Barrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .189 3 17
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 8 18      
a - F. Selander pinch hit for L. Rush in the 7th
b - G. Scott pinch hit for D. Turner in the 8th
c - R. Masters pinch hit for C. Draper in the 8th
d - N. Smith pinch hit for G. Schmitt in the 8th
e - B. Wise substituted for G. Scott in the 8th
f - R. Barrell pinch hit for S. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Moreland (7, 7th Inning off D. Daniels, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Gaines (5, 7th Inning off D. Daniels, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Turner , C. Draper , G. Schmitt 2 , J. Moreland 3 , R. McGee , B. Gaines 2 , C. Waters
2-out RBI: G. Schmitt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Turner , B. Wise , M. Whisman , F. Selander
GIDP: J. Moreland
Sac Bunt: J. Blair
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Draper (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Moreland-Schmitt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .274 4 13
   a-B. Mars PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Barker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .211 1 12
   b-J. Sander PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Bell 2B 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .384 9 23
   c-C. Cooper PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .625 0 0
J. Smith RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .240 4 13
   d-D. Hutchings PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
S. Schultz 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 1 .385 9 28
D. Davis LF, CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .349 7 22
S. Ruggles C 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .245 3 13
P. Watson SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .255 0 7
D. Daniels P 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .118 0 1
Totals 42 13 20 13 0 6 16      
a - B. Mars pinch hit for B. Bather in the 7th
b - J. Sander pinch hit for D. Barker in the 8th
c - C. Cooper pinch hit for B. Bell in the 8th
d - D. Hutchings pinch hit for J. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Watson 2 (3, 2nd Inning off J. Blair, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Davis (5, 7th Inning off H. Cook, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Davis (7, 4th Inning off J. Blair, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bather 3 , J. Sander , B. Bell , J. Smith 2 , D. Hutchings , S. Schultz 3 , D. Davis 7 , S. Ruggles 2 , P. Watson 5 , D. Daniels
2-out RBI: B. Bell , J. Smith , S. Schultz , D. Davis 2 , S. Ruggles , P. Watson 2 , D. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Davis , S. Ruggles , D. Daniels
GIDP: B. Bell
Sac Fly: S. Schultz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bather (6) , P. Watson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Watson-Barker)
OF assists: 1 (Smith(Schmitt at 2nd base))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blair L (3-4) 4.2 9 6 6 0 5 1 68 4.64   
L. Rush 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.20   
H. Cook 0.2 5 5 5 0 0 0 25 7.20   
S. Davis 1.1 5 2 2 0 1 0 29 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blair 27
Batters Faced: J. Blair 22, L. Rush 5, H. Cook 7, S. Davis 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blair 2-6, L. Rush 2-2, H. Cook 2-0, S. Davis 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blair 68-51, L. Rush 14-9, H. Cook 25-18, S. Davis 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Rush 1-0 , S. Davis 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Daniels W (4-2) 9.0 9 2 2 3 8 0 135 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Daniels 66
Batters Faced: D. Daniels 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Daniels 6-11
Pitches - Strikes: D. Daniels 135-87
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Davis
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 16701
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