 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DETROIT DYNAMOS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS 10/02/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | DETROIT DYNAMOS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS | | GAME ID: 4833 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Detroit Dynamos (64-85) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | New York Gothams (68-82) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Dynamos Dealt 4-3 Loss | New York beat Detroit on the strength of starting pitcher Bill Smith's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Smith picked up the win for New York, going 7 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 6-5. New York is now 68-82, Detroit 64-85.
New York took advantage of an error in the bottom of the seventh inning. The game was tied, 3-3, when Rex Pilcher hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Gothams in front, 4-3.
"It was a good effort all around," said Pilcher.
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| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Hartnett pinch hit for J. Jackson in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Griffin (8, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Waggoner (30, 1st Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Reed (22, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Tucker , R. Waggoner 4 , J. Reed 4 , T. Griffin 2 , J. Jackson
2-out RBI: R. Waggoner , J. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morrison
GIDP: R. Waggoner , J. Reed
Team LOB: 2
FIELDING
Errors: R. Waggoner (7) | | | a - J. Taylor pinch hit for B. Bell in the 7th
b - F. Landrum pinch hit for H. Clay in the 7th
c - J. DeMott pinch hit for B. Smith in the 7th
d - C. LaBonte pinch ran for J. Taylor in the 7th
e - E. Holmes substituted for C. LaBonte in the 8th
f - J. Power substituted for F. Landrum in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Nielsen (23, 7th Inning off J. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pilcher , T. Brizzolara 2 , H. Estill , J. Nielsen 2 , J. Taylor , F. Landrum
2-out RBI: R. Pilcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Pilkerton , J. Nielsen , B. Bell
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Clay-Bell-Estill, Bell-Clay-Estill) | | |
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| DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Jackson L (10-13) | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 3.24 | | E. Shields | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.93 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Smith W (6-5) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 3.90 | | F. Rowe SV (6) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5.59 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Smith
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 10368 |
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