FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/31/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 8579 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (88-48) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 7 11 0
Boston Minutemen (51-86) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
Davis Hits Two Homers in 7-2 Win for St. Louis
The St. Louis Pioneers saddled the Boston Minutemen with a loss at Minuteman Stadium. The final score was 7-2. Danny Davis was 3 for 5, including 1 single and 2 home runs. The St. Louis center fielder scored 3 runs and drove in 3. At 88-48, the Pioneers have a slim two-game lead in the Federal Association.

Steve Schultz had a big 2-run home run for the Pioneers in the top of the fifth inning. With St. Louis leading 2-1 and a runner on 2nd, he got a fastball from 26-year old right-handed pitcher Fred McKnight and swatted a home run to left. It was his 31st home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Pioneers ahead, 4-1.

"Solid performance from our side," said Pioneers manager Lou Ormsby.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tutwiler RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .290 2 9
J. Smith LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272 21 66
D. Davis CF 5 3 3 3 0 1 0 .340 36 109
B. Bell SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .350 35 91
S. Schultz 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .313 31 93
J. Kleman 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .257 2 11
D. Hutchings 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 5 19
S. Ruggles C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .229 8 51
F. Mack P 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .157 0 6
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7 3 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bell (21, 3rd Inning off F. McKnight, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Ruggles (13, 8th Inning off D. Britton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Davis 2 (36, 1st Inning off F. McKnight, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off F. McKnight, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Schultz (31, 5th Inning off F. McKnight, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Bell (35, 9th Inning off O. Stevens, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Smith , D. Davis 9 , B. Bell 7 , S. Schultz 4 , J. Kleman , D. Hutchings , S. Ruggles 2
2-out RBI: D. Davis , B. Bell , S. Schultz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Tutwiler 2 , J. Smith , J. Kleman
Sac Bunt: F. Mack
Sac Fly: F. Mack
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Davis (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wise 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .187 25 55
B. Newhall LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261 9 57
G. Wagner RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .280 16 45
A. Byrd 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .218 2 13
J. Denis 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .268 14 69
S. Walker C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .275 14 44
B. Martinez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 0 19
D. Robinson SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .194 0 5
F. McKnight P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .071 0 0
   D. Britton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 1
   a-P. Todd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 25
   O. Stevens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
Totals 38 2 12 2 1 6 25      
a - P. Todd pinch hit for D. Britton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Wagner (11, 3rd Inning off F. Mack, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Walker (19, 8th Inning off F. Mack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Walker (14, 2nd Inning off F. Mack, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Wise (25, 5th Inning off F. Mack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wise 5 , B. Newhall , G. Wagner 2 , A. Byrd , S. Walker 7 , B. Martinez , D. Robinson 2 , F. McKnight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Wise 2 , A. Byrd , J. Denis 3 , F. McKnight , P. Todd
Sac Bunt: B. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: B. Newhall
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wise (6)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Mack W (17-5) 8.2 11 2 2 1 6 2 151 2.05   
J. Gibson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Mack 59
Batters Faced: F. Mack 39, J. Gibson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Mack 11-9, J. Gibson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Mack 151-97, J. Gibson 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gibson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Mack
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. McKnight L (5-10) 6.2 7 5 5 3 4 3 113 5.45   
D. Britton 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 19 4.94   
O. Stevens 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. McKnight 41
Batters Faced: F. McKnight 30, D. Britton 7, O. Stevens 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. McKnight 6-10, D. Britton 0-2, O. Stevens 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. McKnight 113-70, D. Britton 19-13, O. Stevens 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Davis
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 10124
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