 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS 09/04/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS | | GAME ID: 8627 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Gothams (62-76) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | | Detroit Dynamos (88-53) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Dynamos Lose to Gothams, 9-5 | The New York Gothams topped the Detroit Dynamos, 9-5, with youngster Phil Mattis playing a key role. Mattis went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Gothams in the win. Gus Blackwell was the winner. Over 8.1 innings, he yielded 5 runs on 8 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. The New York winning streak has reached 3 games.
George James, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1958 draft, aided the New York cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the first. For the game, the center fielder drove in one run.
"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Harry Davis said.
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: I. Redbird (30, 1st Inning off D. Irwin, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Smith (6, 1st Inning off D. Irwin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Mattis (1, 2nd Inning off H. Armstrong, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Redbird 3 , C. Day , J. Anderson , P. Mattis 6 , F. Arnold 2 , A. Estrada 2 , C. Smith 3 , G. Blackwell
2-out RBI: C. Day , A. Estrada , C. Smith , G. Blackwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Day , J. Anderson , A. Estrada , C. Smith
GIDP: P. Mattis , G. James
Sac Bunt: G. Blackwell
Sac Fly: G. James
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Errors: I. Redbird (30)
Double Plays: 1 (Day-Redbird-Mattis) | | | a - J. Wells pinch hit for H. Armstrong in the 5th
b - B. Swindler pinch hit for D. Greenhalgh in the 7th
c - C. Gregg pinch hit for L. Mercer in the 9th
d - B. Keylon pinch hit for L. Beebe in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: R. Waggoner (33, 1st Inning off G. Blackwell, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. MacNaughton (4, 6th Inning off G. Blackwell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reed 2 , R. Waggoner 3 , D. Tucker , E. MacNaughton 4 , L. Mercer , C. Gregg
2-out RBI: E. MacNaughton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morrison , V. Ewing
GIDP: J. Reed
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: D. Tucker (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Ewing-Tucker-Holland, Tucker-Reed-Holland) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Blackwell W (1-0) | 8.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 5.40 | | J. White | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.57 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Phil Mattis
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 21348 |
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