FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
09/17/1961
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 4741 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (57-82) 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 1 14 16 0
St. Louis Pioneers (83-55) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 9 2
Wise Stars as Minutemen Top Pioneers, 14-4
Led by Ed Wise, the Boston Minutemen downed the St. Louis Pioneers, 14-4. Wise was 4-6 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for the Minutemen. The winner was Johnny Duncan, who threw 108 pitches over 7 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 7 hits. Boston is in last place in the Federal Association with a record of 57-82.

With Boston leading 2-1 in the top of the fourth, Wise batted against St. Louis pitcher John Thomas Johnson. Wise hit a sinker to left for a grand slam home run. His 18th home run of the season put the Minutemen on top, 6-1.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Wise.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tutwiler RF 5 2 2 4 0 2 2 .287 13 70
   c-D. Richmond PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .163 1 7
P. Todd 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279 5 56
   a-J. McDonald PH, 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 1 10
J. Kleman SS 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .256 8 63
   d-R. Harrison PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 3
E. Wise 2B, SS 6 2 4 6 0 1 3 .217 18 52
S. Nigro 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .273 3 6
   b-G. Rutter PH, 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .197 1 9
P. Adair LF 5 0 0 1 1 1 2 .211 11 45
E. Saunders C 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .227 6 20
A. Nevill CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .220 1 4
J. Duncan P 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .160 0 1
   D. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 14 16 14 6 6 22      
a - J. McDonald pinch hit for P. Todd in the 7th
b - G. Rutter pinch hit for S. Nigro in the 7th
c - D. Richmond pinch hit for B. Tutwiler in the 8th
d - R. Harrison pinch hit for J. Kleman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tutwiler 2 (30, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Gaines, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Kleman (25, 6th Inning off D. Gaines, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Saunders (6, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wise 2 (18, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 3 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Hill, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Nigro (3, 4th Inning off D. Gaines, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Tutwiler 4 , P. Todd 2 , J. Kleman 3 , E. Wise 10 , S. Nigro 4 , E. Saunders 5 , A. Nevill 2 , J. Duncan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tutwiler , S. Nigro 2 , P. Adair , A. Nevill
Sac Bunt: J. Duncan 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kleman-Wise-Rutter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Mazur SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .333 0 3
C. Randall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 13 67
   c-R. Gass PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 3 21
B. Bell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351 35 117
   d-C. Cooper PH, 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .291 2 24
J. Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 33 99
   e-J. Adams Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 0 0
   M. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
S. Schultz 1B, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 19 74
   f-P. Watson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 10 48
L. Gregory LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 3 16
   a-O. Ballard PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 1
R. O'Connor CF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 2 12
   g-J. McBride PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 1 3
S. Ruggles C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 7 40
   h-T. Williams PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .186 5 13
J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   D. Gaines P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   B. Abrams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Bather PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306 16 57
Totals 33 4 9 4 1 4 9      
a - O. Ballard pinch hit for L. Gregory in the 7th
b - B. Bather pinch hit for B. Abrams in the 8th
c - R. Gass pinch hit for C. Randall in the 8th
d - C. Cooper pinch hit for B. Bell in the 8th
e - J. Adams Jr. pinch hit for J. Smith in the 8th
f - P. Watson pinch hit for S. Schultz in the 9th
g - J. McBride pinch hit for R. O'Connor in the 9th
h - T. Williams pinch hit for S. Ruggles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McBride (1, 9th Inning off D. Griffin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Mazur 3 , R. Gass , P. Watson , L. Gregory , J. McBride 2 , S. Ruggles , B. Bather
2-out RBI: H. Mazur
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Randall , R. O'Connor , B. Bather
GIDP: J. Adams Jr.
Sac Bunt: J. Johnson
Sac Fly: T. Williams
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Randall (18) , B. Bell (10)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duncan W (5-3) 7.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 108 5.00   
D. Griffin 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 25 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duncan 54
Batters Faced: J. Duncan 29, D. Griffin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duncan 8-9, D. Griffin 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duncan 108-70, D. Griffin 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Griffin 2-1
WP: J. Duncan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Johnson L (13-4) 3.1 9 6 5 2 2 2 67 3.65   
D. Gaines 3.0 5 5 5 1 3 1 56 4.34   
B. Abrams 1.2 1 2 1 3 1 0 34 2.84   
M. Hill 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 18
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 22, D. Gaines 15, B. Abrams 10, M. Hill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 5-4, D. Gaines 2-4, B. Abrams 3-1, M. Hill 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 67-46, D. Gaines 56-34, B. Abrams 34-19, M. Hill 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Abrams 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Wise
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 18217
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