 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT TORONTO WOLVES 09/20/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT TORONTO WOLVES | | GAME ID: 4765 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Foresters (82-60) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | Toronto Wolves (55-84) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Wolves Win, Williams hits 2 home runs | The Toronto Wolves grabbed a win, 4-2, over the Cleveland Foresters at Dominion Stadium. Toronto catcher Dixie Williams was 2-3 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Phil Colantuono, who is tied for 8th in the CA in quality starts with 16, was the winner. He's now 13-9. The loser was Johnny Ogden. Earning his 1st save of the year was Bill Medley.
Williams had a timely hit for Toronto in the bottom of the eighth. With Toronto trailing 2-1, he turned a 2-2 fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season, making it 4-2, Toronto.
"Scoring runs is scoring runs," said Toronto skipper Jake Beck. "It's important to have different ways to do it."
Today's win puts Toronto at 55-84, while Cleveland falls to 82-60.
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Carr LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | 6 | 58 | | E. Howe RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .268 | 21 | 98 | | J. Low SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .329 | 13 | 98 | | P. Williams 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .314 | 27 | 108 | | b-J. Neal 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | | c-L. Curtis PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | 0 | 4 | | H. Kennedy C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .283 | 20 | 79 | | G. Romeo 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .293 | 0 | 16 | | J. Hubbs 3B, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .244 | 5 | 30 | | H. Ford CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 9 | | J. Pearson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .129 | 0 | 5 | | a-B. Allie PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | 0 | 23 | | J. Ogden P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | | | | a - B. Allie pinch hit for J. Pearson in the 8th
b - J. Neal substituted for P. Williams in the 8th
c - L. Curtis pinch hit for J. Neal in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hubbs (11, 2nd Inning off P. Colantuono, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Carr , J. Low , P. Williams , H. Kennedy , G. Romeo 2 , J. Hubbs 2
2-out RBI: H. Kennedy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Low , P. Williams , L. Curtis , J. Hubbs , J. Pearson 2
GIDP: G. Romeo
Hit by Pitch: H. Kennedy
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING
SB: G. Romeo (2)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Low-Williams, Romeo-Low-Williams) | | | a - A. Ramsey substituted for R. Demonbreun in the 9th
b - J. Lang substituted for C. Reed in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Williams 2 (12, 4th Inning off J. Pearson, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Ogden, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Taylor , T. Reed 2 , D. Williams 8 , S. Cullen , C. Reed 2 , R. Stone , P. Colantuono
GIDP: R. Demonbreun
Hit by Pitch: D. Williams
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: D. Williams (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Farmer-Taylor-Demonbreun)
PB: D. Williams | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Pearson | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 3.54 | | J. Ogden L (2-5), BS (5) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5.80 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Colantuono W (13-9) | 8.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 147 | 4.36 | | B. Medley SV (1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10.50 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dixie Williams
Ballpark: Dominion Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 9196 |
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