 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DETROIT DYNAMOS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS 10/03/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | DETROIT DYNAMOS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS | | GAME ID: 4838 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Detroit Dynamos (64-86) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | | New York Gothams (69-82) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Gothams Win, Clay has 3 hits | The New York Gothams cut down the Detroit Dynamos by the score of 7-3, with the largest share of the credit going to second baseman Harry Clay. Clay went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Gothams. The winning pitcher was Red Blanchard. He tossed 112 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits. The win puts the Gothams at 69-82, while the Dynamos drop to 64-86.
New York grabbed control in the bottom of the seventh. With two out and the bases loaded, Otto Pilkerton delivered a 2-run single, to make it 4-2, in favor of the Gothams.
"Good win for us," said Clay. "Now we'll focus on the next one."
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| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: G. Hartnett (8, 2nd Inning off R. Blanchard, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Gregg (37, 8th Inning off L. Freedman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morrison 3 , D. Tucker 2 , R. Waggoner 2 , C. Gregg 2 , G. Hartnett 2 , B. Allen
2-out RBI: C. Gregg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed , G. Hartnett , D. Smith
GIDP: D. Tucker
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Griffin-Tucker-Hartnett, Reed-Tucker-Hartnett) | | | a - J. DeMott pinch hit for I. Redbird in the 7th
b - F. Landrum pinch hit for R. Blanchard in the 7th
c - E. Holmes substituted for J. DeMott in the 8th
d - T. Jovin pinch hit for F. Rowe in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Pilcher (21, 5th Inning off B. Allen, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Clay (2, 8th Inning off E. Shields, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pilcher 5 , O. Pilkerton , H. Estill , J. Nielsen , C. Smith , H. Clay 6 , F. Landrum
2-out RBI: R. Pilcher , O. Pilkerton , H. Clay 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Estill , R. Blanchard
GIDP: H. Estill , F. Arnold
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Redbird-Clay-Estill)
OF assists: 1 (Pilcher(Tucker at 2nd base)) | | |
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| DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Allen L (7-13) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 112 | 4.71 | | E. Shields | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4.38 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Harry Clay
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 12615 |
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