FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
09/21/1950
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 4803 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1950 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (65-83) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 3
New York Gothams (90-56) 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 X 9 11 2
Messer Hammers 4 Homers
Hitting a single home run is a tough task. Hitting two in a game is impressive. Hitting three is remarkable. Anything beyond that is borderline unbelievable -- yet that's what Walt Messer did today in the 9-3 New York Gothams victory over the Pittsburgh Miners.

Messer went 4-for-5 with 4 home runs and drove in 6 runs in a once-in-a-lifetime feat that the opposing manager later labeled "impossible."

"I don't believe it really happened," Miners manager Jim Williams joked to BNN reporters afterward. "I don't ever enjoy losing a game, but this kid was special today. I have never seen a guy hit 4 in a game before. I didn't enjoy it, but it was special."

Walt Messer hit a two-run home run off Adam Grayson in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Adam Grayson in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Adam Grayson in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Billy Ligons in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.

So far this season Messer is hitting .295 with 36 home runs.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Campbell CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .323 1 54
J. Erickson 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .311 13 68
P. Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 9 59
I. Clifford SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 0 83
B. Lopez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .320 4 74
E. Rockey RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 7
R. McLaughlin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .249 0 58
A. Grayson P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .097 0 5
   B. Ligons P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 0 7
   a-J. Owens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 5 33
D. Robinson C 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .288 6 62
Totals 33 3 8 2 0 5 13      
a - J. Owens pinch hit for B. Ligons in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Erickson (24, 3rd Inning off E. Bowman, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Lopez (33, 7th Inning off E. Bowman, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. McLaughlin (30, 9th Inning off E. Bowman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Campbell , J. Erickson 4 , B. Lopez 2 , E. Rockey , R. McLaughlin 2 , A. Grayson
2-out RBI: J. Erickson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Campbell , P. Williams , J. Owens
GIDP: I. Clifford , D. Robinson
Sac Bunt: B. Ligons
Sac Fly: D. Robinson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Erickson (10) , B. Lopez (21) , R. McLaughlin (24)
Double Plays: 2 (McLaughlin-Clifford-Erickson, McLaughlin-Clifford-Erickson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. LaBonte SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .312 3 56
R. Brewer 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .312 0 74
W. Messer LF 5 4 4 6 0 0 1 .295 36 116
R. Johnson 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .248 33 100
G. Cleaves C 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .307 20 73
B. Moody RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259 4 18
T. Jeffries 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .304 11 90
C. Lewis CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .326 0 13
E. Bowman P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 7
Totals 36 9 11 8 4 1 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Messer 4 (36, 1st Inning off A. Grayson, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off A. Grayson, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Grayson, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Ligons, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Johnson (33, 3rd Inning off A. Grayson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. LaBonte 2 , W. Messer 16 , R. Johnson 4 , G. Cleaves , B. Moody , C. Lewis , E. Bowman
2-out RBI: C. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. LaBonte , C. Lewis , E. Bowman
GIDP: R. Brewer , G. Cleaves
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. LaBonte (23)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Johnson (17) , E. Bowman (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Jeffries-LaBonte-Johnson, Jeffries-LaBonte-Johnson)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Grayson L (9-14) 4.0 8 6 6 2 0 4 61 4.70   
B. Ligons 4.0 3 3 1 2 1 1 67 4.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Grayson 20
Batters Faced: A. Grayson 21, B. Ligons 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Grayson 7-3, B. Ligons 4-7
Pitches - Strikes: A. Grayson 61-38, B. Ligons 67-40
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Bowman W (22-7) 9.0 8 3 1 0 5 0 112 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Bowman 68
Batters Faced: E. Bowman 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Bowman 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: E. Bowman 112-77
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Messer
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 29276
Special Notes: Walt Messer ties the FA regular season game record for home runs with 3. Walt Messer sets the FA regular season game record for home runs with 4.
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