FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/27/1963
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 8546 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (76-56) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 11 0
Washington Eagles (83-52) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 2
Miners Tag Eagles with 5-2 Loss
With first baseman Frank Selander leading the charge, the Pittsburgh Miners defeated the Washington Eagles, 5-2, at Columbia Stadium. Selander, who led the FA in batting average with .351 in 1961, was 4 for 4 with a double and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs. Pittsburgh is now 76-56, Washington 83-52.

Selander broke a deadlock in the top of the sixth inning, when he hit a run-scoring single, putting Pittsburgh up, 2-1.

"It feels good to get this one," Selander told the Pittsburgh Daily News.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .330 11 53
J. Moreland SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .295 11 66
M. Whisman LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .301 21 86
F. Selander 1B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .307 5 44
E. Thomas C 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .293 7 33
R. McGee CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .310 8 46
C. Draper RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .228 8 38
R. Barrell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 10 53
L. Rush P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 2
   a-G. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 10 68
   M. Blackham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
   b-B. Wise PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 1 11
   C. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5 0 4 12      
a - G. Schmitt pinch hit for L. Rush in the 7th
b - B. Wise pinch hit for M. Blackham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Selander (30, 2nd Inning off J. Stewart, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Turner (44, 5th Inning off J. Stewart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Moreland (11, 8th Inning off O. Caudill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Turner 3 , J. Moreland 4 , M. Whisman , F. Selander 5 , E. Thomas , R. McGee , B. Wise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Turner , R. McGee , C. Draper
Sac Bunt: R. McGee
Sac Fly: E. Thomas
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Whisman 2 (17) , F. Selander (6) , B. Wise 2 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moreland-Turner-Selander)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thompson LF 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .295 3 25
J. Brown RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278 17 65
T. Lorang 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .368 27 97
G. Whaley 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .307 27 106
H. Oakes C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .310 14 83
A. Wilson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .312 8 64
A. Clark CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .324 13 72
   b-G. Fox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328 1 11
   c-C. Smith CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
A. Marino SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 9 57
J. Stewart P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 0 5
   a-R. Weatherbee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 2 38
   O. Caudill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
   L. Curry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Holt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 20
Totals 35 2 9 2 3 3 18      
a - R. Weatherbee pinch hit for J. Stewart in the 7th
b - G. Fox pinch hit for A. Clark in the 8th
c - C. Smith substituted for G. Fox in the 9th
d - E. Holt pinch hit for L. Curry in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Thompson 3 , J. Brown , T. Lorang 2 , H. Oakes , A. Clark 2
2-out RBI: A. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lorang , A. Wilson , G. Fox , A. Marino
GIDP: J. Brown
Hit by Pitch: A. Marino
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Oakes (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thompson (2) , A. Marino (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Whaley-Marino)
OF assists: 1 (Clark(Turner at 3rd base))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rush W (3-3) 6.0 3 1 1 3 2 0 83 3.78   
M. Blackham H (6) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 37 3.81   
C. Miller SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rush 61
Batters Faced: L. Rush 24, M. Blackham 10, C. Miller 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rush 9-7, M. Blackham 2-3, C. Miller 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rush 83-52, M. Blackham 37-23, C. Miller 12-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Blackham
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stewart L (13-8) 7.0 8 3 3 0 2 0 99 3.82   
O. Caudill 1.2 3 2 1 0 2 1 40 3.60   
L. Curry 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stewart 51
Batters Faced: J. Stewart 27, O. Caudill 9, L. Curry 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stewart 9-8, O. Caudill 1-2, L. Curry 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stewart 99-62, O. Caudill 40-26, L. Curry 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Curry 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Selander
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 11422
Special Notes: Rain delay of 48 minutes in the 6th inning.
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