FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
04/09/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
GAME ID: 6 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (1-0) 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 1
Pittsburgh Miners (0-1) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
On Road, Los Angeles Beats Pittsburgh, 6-3
The 1963 season began for the Pittsburgh Miners with a loss to the Los Angeles Suns at Fitzpatrick Park. The final score was 6-3. Los Angeles first baseman Bill Burke had a fine performance. Harley Morgan notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. His record now sits at 1-0.

Los Angeles used a clutch at-bat from Russ Hawkins to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Suns ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It never gets old," said Hawkins. "Winning, that is."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Romeo 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   R. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-I. Evans PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   W. Stewart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Turner LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 0 1
   c-S. Gallick SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
M. McClure RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .000 0 1
B. Burke 3B, 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .750 1 1
B. Bell 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .667 0 0
R. Hawkins SS, 3B 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .333 1 3
S. Czerwinski C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
A. Hervey CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Burtch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   H. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Harrison PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-P. Adair LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 1 5 12      
a - R. Harrison pinch hit for H. Morgan in the 7th
b - P. Adair substituted for R. Harrison in the 7th
c - S. Gallick substituted for D. Turner in the 7th
d - I. Evans pinch hit for R. Cooper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Romeo (1, 3rd Inning off J. Blair, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Bell (1, 4th Inning off J. Blair, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Evans (1, 9th Inning off L. Rush, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hawkins (1, 2nd Inning off J. Blair, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Burke (1, 6th Inning off H. Cook, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Romeo 2 , I. Evans 2 , B. Burke 6 , B. Bell 3 , R. Hawkins 4 , R. Harrison , P. Adair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gallick , M. McClure , S. Czerwinski , A. Hervey
GIDP: R. Hawkins
Sac Bunt: G. Romeo , R. Hawkins
Sac Fly: D. Turner
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hawkins (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
C. Draper RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
G. Schmitt 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .750 0 1
M. Whisman LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
R. Barrell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   H. Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Selander PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Rush P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Moreland SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
B. Gaines C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 1
D. Vitt CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
J. Blair P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-C. Waters 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 5 16      
a - C. Waters substituted for J. Blair in the 6th
b - F. Selander pinch hit for H. Cook in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Turner (1, 5th Inning off R. Burtch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Turner 3 , G. Schmitt 3 , M. Whisman , R. Barrell , D. Vitt
2-out RBI: D. Vitt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Schmitt , R. Barrell , J. Blair
Sac Fly: B. Gaines
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Schmitt (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Turner (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Waters-Turner-Schmitt)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Burtch 4.1 7 3 3 0 4 0 85 6.23   
H. Morgan W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
R. Cooper H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 0.00   
W. Stewart SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Burtch 41
Batters Faced: R. Burtch 20, H. Morgan 6, R. Cooper 8, W. Stewart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Burtch 1-8, H. Morgan 1-4, R. Cooper 4-2, W. Stewart 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Burtch 85-55, H. Morgan 13-8, R. Cooper 32-19, W. Stewart 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Morgan 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blair L (0-1) 5.1 5 4 4 0 4 1 84 6.75   
H. Cook 2.2 3 2 1 1 1 1 43 3.38   
L. Rush 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blair 46
Batters Faced: J. Blair 21, H. Cook 12, L. Rush 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blair 6-6, H. Cook 3-3, L. Rush 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blair 84-56, H. Cook 43-28, L. Rush 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Burke
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 17260
Special Notes: Rain delay of 74 minutes in the 5th inning.
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