 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS 09/05/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS | GAME ID: 8638 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | New York Gothams (63-77) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | Detroit Dynamos (89-54) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
Gothams Slap 4-2 Loss on Dynamos | Getting a good performance from right fielder Roy Williams, the New York Gothams defeated the Detroit Dynamos, 4-2. Williams went 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs for the Gothams. New York, at 63-77, sits in 7th place in the Federal Association.
Otto Pilkerton had a direct impact on the outcome. Pilkerton contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put New York up, 4-2.
"Bottom line," said Detroit skipper Verlin Alexander, "we didn't play well enough to win." | |
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NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - F. Arnold substituted for R. Blanchard in the 6th b - G. James pinch hit for J. Hawkins in the 9th c - J. Nielsen substituted for J. Anderson in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: P. Mattis (1, 4th Inning off D. Lea, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Redbird (31, 5th Inning off D. Lea, 0 on, 2 outs) Triples: P. Mattis (1, 2nd Inning off D. Lea, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: R. Williams (12, 2nd Inning off D. Lea, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: I. Redbird 2 , C. Day , J. Anderson , R. Williams 7 , P. Mattis 5 , O. Pilkerton 2 2-out RBI: P. Mattis , O. Pilkerton Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Redbird , C. Day , O. Pilkerton , W. Hardin GIDP: J. Anderson Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Blanchard-Redbird-Mattis, Redbird-Mattis) | | | | |
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NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | D. Lea L (2-2) | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 4.42 | B. Follis | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4.03 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Roy Williams Ballpark: Thompson Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM ET Time: 2:27 Attendance: 21187 |
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