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."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Redbird SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 12 59
C. Day 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 7 45
J. Anderson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 6 62
   c-J. Nielsen LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 14
T. Brizzolara C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 8 58
R. Williams RF 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .294 12 62
P. Mattis 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .423 1 5
O. Pilkerton CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .266 9 67
W. Hardin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 0 6
   J. Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
   b-G. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 4
   C. Kleiman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
R. Blanchard P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 9
   a-F. Arnold 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 9 53
Totals 37 4 11 4 0 4 12      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 13 42
J. Reed SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 17 68
R. Waggoner LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .366 34 110
J. Holland 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 36 106
D. Tucker 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .281 19 95
E. MacNaughton CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .340 16 84
V. Ewing 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .289 21 110
L. Mercer C 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .253 7 41
D. Lea P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 1
   a-J. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 0 3
   B. Follis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 5 9      
a - J. Wells pinch hit for D. Lea in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Mercer (14, 5th Inning off R. Blanchard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morrison , D. Tucker 2 , E. MacNaughton 2 , L. Mercer 3
2-out RBI: L. Mercer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed
GIDP: J. Reed
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ewing-Tucker-Holland)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Blanchard W (7-14) 5.1 6 2 2 1 3 0 74 4.58   
J. Hawkins H (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 4.17   
C. Kleiman SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Blanchard 50
Batters Faced: R. Blanchard 21, J. Hawkins 9, C. Kleiman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Blanchard 7-4, J. Hawkins 4-2, C. Kleiman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Blanchard 74-47, J. Hawkins 27-21, C. Kleiman 8-6
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lea 45
Batters Faced: D. Lea 29, B. Follis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lea 10-8, B. Follis 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lea 89-63, B. Follis 28-20
WP: B. Follis
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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