 | 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." | |
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LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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) | | |
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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 | | | 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 | | |
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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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