 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 09/01/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | GAME ID: 8591 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Minneapolis Millers (39-97) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Los Angeles Suns (46-93) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | |  | |
Los Angeles Drops Another One, 2-1 | Minneapolis right-hander Joe McDowell helped his team edge Los Angeles by the score of 2-1. McDowell kept the opposing lineup in check. The winner was McDowell. He threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The loser was Bruce McInturf. Picking up the save was Bobby Crooks, his 11th.
With Minneapolis leading 1-0 in the top of the second, McDowell hit a run-scoring single off Los Angeles hurler Bruce McInturf. It was the 13th hit of the season for McDowell and put his team ahead, 2-0.
"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said McDowell.
The last-place Millers have won 5 in a row. | |
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MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Woodard pinch hit for J. McDowell in the 8th b - R. Gass substituted for O. O'Keefe in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: C. Jackson (21, 2nd Inning off B. McInturf, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. Bradshaw 2 , J. Edwards , C. Jackson 2 , J. McDowell , D. Woodard 2-out RBI: J. McDowell Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cummings GIDP: C. Cummings , A. Ormsby Sac Bunt: D. Sheehan Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: C. Cummings (18) , O. O'Keefe (3) , J. McDowell (4) OF assists: 1 (Edwards(Czerwinski at home)) | | | a - R. Harrison pinch hit for N. Van Dyne in the 7th b - P. Adair pinch hit for B. Burke in the 8th c - A. Peterson substituted for P. Adair in the 9th d - I. Evans pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: B. Bell (12, 6th Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: G. Romeo , P. Adair , B. Bell 4 , S. Czerwinski , I. Evans 2-out RBI: B. Bell Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Romeo 2 , D. Turner , M. McClure 2 , S. Czerwinski Sac Bunt: A. Hervey 2 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: R. Hawkins (3)
FIELDING Errors: R. Hawkins (31) Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Hawkins-Romeo, Hawkins-Bell-Romeo) | | |
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MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | J. McDowell W (6-16) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 4.75 | B. Crooks SV (11) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5.04 | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe McDowell Ballpark: Wilshire Park Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM PT Time: 2:33 Attendance: 14455 |
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