FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
09/20/1961
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 4761 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (61-78) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
St. Louis Pioneers (85-55) 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 1
Bather belts 2 home runs in Pioneers Win
Bill Bather drove in all 5 runs for the St. Louis Pioneers, helping them knock off the Detroit Dynamos, 5-3. Steve Madden picked up the win, improving his season record to 14-5. He struck out 8 in 7 innings. The second-place Pioneers hiked their record to 85-55.

With St. Louis trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Bather hit a sinker from Jim Norris for a bases-clearing double. It was his 23rd double of the season and put the Pioneers ahead, 4-3.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Bather said after the game.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .266 14 65
B. Laun 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .159 1 6
R. Waggoner 1B, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .307 28 85
C. Gregg LF 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .309 24 91
J. Reed SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .317 21 78
L. Mercer C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .298 15 53
P. Petty RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 7 45
   a-D. Lemmon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 0 2
   c-V. Kramer 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
L. Klinker 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 0 6
   b-G. Hartnett PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 1 11
J. Norris P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 0 7
   d-B. Swindler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 10 17      
a - D. Lemmon pinch hit for P. Petty in the 6th
b - G. Hartnett pinch hit for L. Klinker in the 6th
c - V. Kramer substituted for D. Lemmon in the 6th
d - B. Swindler pinch hit for J. Norris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Morrison (30, 1st Inning off S. Madden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Laun (1, 3rd Inning off S. Madden, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gregg (7, 8th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gregg (24, 1st Inning off S. Madden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morrison 2 , B. Laun 3 , R. Waggoner , C. Gregg 8 , L. Mercer , B. Swindler
2-out RBI: C. Gregg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mercer , V. Kramer , J. Norris
GIDP: R. Waggoner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gregg (6)
CS: R. Waggoner (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Laun-Reed-Waggoner, Laun-Reed-Hartnett)
OF assists: 1 (Gregg(Bather at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .312 18 63
C. Randall 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .302 13 67
B. Bell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .348 35 117
J. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 33 99
D. Hutchings 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 18 87
   b-R. Gass 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 3 21
P. Watson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 10 48
R. O'Connor RF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .297 2 12
S. Ruggles C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242 7 41
S. Madden P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .171 1 6
   a-C. Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 2 24
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5 3 4 10      
a - C. Cooper pinch hit for S. Madden in the 7th
b - R. Gass substituted for D. Hutchings in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bather (23, 4th Inning off J. Norris, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bather 2 (18, 1st Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bather 10 , C. Randall , B. Bell , R. O'Connor 3 , S. Ruggles
2-out RBI: B. Bather
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bather , P. Watson
GIDP: D. Hutchings , S. Ruggles
Sac Bunt: S. Madden
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Randall (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Watson-Hutchings)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Norris L (7-14) 8.0 9 5 5 3 4 2 130 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Norris 45
Batters Faced: J. Norris 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Norris 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Norris 130-90
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Madden W (14-5) 7.0 6 3 3 4 8 1 129 3.18   
J. Gibson SV (20) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Madden 57
Batters Faced: S. Madden 30, J. Gibson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Madden 4-7, J. Gibson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Madden 129-76, J. Gibson 23-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Bather
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 17971
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