FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
09/05/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 8640 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (87-56) 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 11 0
St. Louis Pioneers (91-51) 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 8 14 4
Pioneers Get Hard-Earned Win
The St. Louis Pioneers outlasted Tom Lorang and the Washington Eagles, 8-7. Lorang was impressive in the loss. The Washington second baseman was 2 for 2 with a home run, a double, and 3 walks, while scoring 2. The Federal Association-leading Pioneers have a record of 91-51.

St. Louis first baseman Dixie Hutchings contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the first. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 74th hit of the season and put the Pioneers ahead, 2-1.

"Some wins are easy and some are difficult, but either way we come to the ballpark ready to work hard every day," Hutchings told the St. Louis Today.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thompson LF 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 .293 5 27
J. Brown RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .282 18 70
T. Lorang 2B 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 .368 30 105
G. Whaley 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .302 27 107
H. Oakes C 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .308 16 89
A. Wilson 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .315 8 69
A. Clark CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .321 13 78
   c-E. Holt PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 2 24
   e-M. Barber PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 28
A. Marino SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .275 9 58
L. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 1 2
   a-R. Weatherbee PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282 2 39
   W. Paxson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-C. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 0 1
   O. Caudill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
   d-G. Fox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 1 11
Totals 39 7 11 4 7 2 22      
a - R. Weatherbee pinch hit for L. Wilson in the 4th
b - C. Smith pinch hit for W. Paxson in the 7th
c - E. Holt pinch hit for A. Clark in the 9th
d - G. Fox pinch hit for O. Caudill in the 9th
e - M. Barber pinch ran for E. Holt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lorang (30, 6th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Wilson (21, 6th Inning off H. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Wilson (9, 2nd Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Lorang (30, 1st Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thompson , T. Lorang 6 , H. Oakes 2 , A. Wilson 5 , E. Holt , A. Marino 2 , R. Weatherbee
2-out RBI: T. Lorang , H. Oakes , A. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Thompson 3 , G. Whaley , H. Oakes , A. Wilson , A. Clark
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marino-Lorang-Whaley)
OF assists: 1 (Thompson(Tutwiler at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 13 41
   a-B. Tutwiler PH, RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .295 2 13
B. Wilson LF, CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .213 1 9
B. Bell SS, 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .353 36 93
J. Kleman 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .280 3 18
   d-R. Tejada 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 5 18
S. Schultz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .315 31 94
D. Hutchings 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .262 5 21
   c-D. Barker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 3 22
S. Ruggles C 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .240 9 56
R. O'Connor RF, CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .242 2 10
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Davis P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 0 0
   H. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Davis CF, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .339 37 112
Totals 34 8 14 8 4 2 17      
a - B. Tutwiler pinch hit for B. Bather in the 4th
b - D. Davis substituted for H. Johnson in the 8th
c - D. Barker substituted for D. Hutchings in the 9th
d - R. Tejada substituted for J. Kleman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. O'Connor (2, 1st Inning off L. Wilson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Kleman (8, 4th Inning off W. Paxson, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Bell (23, 4th Inning off W. Paxson, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Tutwiler (8, 8th Inning off O. Caudill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Tutwiler (3, 6th Inning off W. Paxson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bather , B. Tutwiler 5 , B. Wilson , B. Bell 4 , J. Kleman 2 , D. Hutchings , S. Ruggles 2 , R. O'Connor 3 , D. Davis
2-out RBI: J. Kleman , D. Hutchings , S. Ruggles , R. O'Connor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Schultz , B. Davis 3
GIDP: J. Kleman
Sac Bunt: S. Ruggles
Sac Fly: B. Wilson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bather (4) , B. Tutwiler (1) , B. Wilson (1) , R. Tejada (9)
OF assists: 1 (Bather(Marino at 3rd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Wilson 3.0 7 5 5 3 0 0 67 4.45   
W. Paxson 3.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 28 4.77   
O. Caudill L (15-10) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 34 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Wilson 20
Batters Faced: L. Wilson 18, W. Paxson 13, O. Caudill 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Wilson 3-5, W. Paxson 4-5, O. Caudill 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Wilson 67-34, W. Paxson 28-17, O. Caudill 34-25
WP: O. Caudill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis 5.2 9 7 5 6 1 1 118 5.12   
H. Johnson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
J. Gibson W (6-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 31 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 22
Batters Faced: B. Davis 32, H. Johnson 5, J. Gibson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 8-7, H. Johnson 2-1, J. Gibson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 118-74, H. Johnson 13-10, J. Gibson 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Johnson 1-1
WP: B. Davis 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Lorang
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 19335
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