FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
09/07/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 8658 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (41-103) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 12 2
St. Louis Pioneers (93-51) 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 X 7 12 0
Millers Sunk by Pioneers
The timely hitting of Danny Davis helped the St. Louis Pioneers down the Minneapolis Millers, 7-5. Davis went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Pioneers. The first-place Pioneers have won 4 straight.

Joe Kleman, who finished 4th in the FA in batting average with .333 in 1955, aided the St. Louis cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman was 2-4 with a double.

"First place," said Pioneers manager Lou Ormsby. "This is right where we want to be."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jackson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 12 68
D. Sheehan LF 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .312 8 62
H. Pate RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .232 6 34
J. Edwards CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 .265 3 46
C. Cummings 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .281 15 68
O. O'Keefe 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .180 4 18
   c-E. Frost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 1 23
A. Ormsby C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .240 6 49
C. Haynes SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .227 4 35
D. Hillshire P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 0 6
   W. Staton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0 0
   a-A. Starling PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 3 15
   T. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Woodard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 4
   D. Charlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 1 1
Totals 34 5 12 5 6 4 25      
a - A. Starling pinch hit for W. Staton in the 7th
b - D. Woodard pinch hit for T. Miller in the 8th
c - E. Frost pinch hit for O. O'Keefe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. O'Keefe (7, 6th Inning off D. Daniels, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Sheehan (8, 1st Inning off D. Daniels, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Jackson , D. Sheehan 5 , H. Pate 2 , J. Edwards , C. Cummings , O. O'Keefe 3 , A. Ormsby , C. Haynes , D. Hillshire
2-out RBI: H. Pate
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Edwards 2 , E. Frost , A. Ormsby , C. Haynes
GIDP: O. O'Keefe , D. Woodard
Sac Bunt: W. Staton
Sac Fly: C. Cummings
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: O. O'Keefe (5) , C. Haynes (27)
Double Plays: 2 (Haynes-Jackson-O'Keefe, Haynes-Jackson-O'Keefe)
OF assists: 1 (Edwards(Kleman at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .288 13 41
B. Tutwiler RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .288 2 13
D. Davis LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .342 38 114
B. Bell SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .355 37 96
S. Schultz 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .313 31 94
J. Smith 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .263 22 69
J. Kleman 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .288 3 19
S. Ruggles C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .243 9 58
D. Daniels P 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .176 2 11
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7 4 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bather (14, 1st Inning off D. Hillshire, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kleman (9, 2nd Inning off D. Hillshire, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Daniels (3, 3rd Inning off D. Hillshire, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Davis (32, 6th Inning off W. Staton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Davis (38, 3rd Inning off D. Hillshire, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bather 2 , D. Davis 7 , B. Bell 2 , S. Schultz , J. Kleman 3 , S. Ruggles 2 , D. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: B. Bell , S. Ruggles , D. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bather , S. Schultz
GIDP: S. Schultz 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kleman-Bell-Smith, Schultz-Kleman-Smith)
OF assists: 1 (Bather(Ormsby at 3rd base))
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hillshire L (6-12) 2.2 8 6 2 3 2 1 69 4.79   
W. Staton 3.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 48 4.69   
T. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.00   
D. Charlton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hillshire 21
Batters Faced: D. Hillshire 18, W. Staton 14, T. Miller 4, D. Charlton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hillshire 2-2, W. Staton 5-3, T. Miller 2-0, D. Charlton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hillshire 69-45, W. Staton 48-32, T. Miller 24-13, D. Charlton 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Staton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Daniels W (16-10) 8.0 12 5 5 6 4 1 145 3.26   
J. Gibson SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Daniels 36
Batters Faced: D. Daniels 39, J. Gibson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Daniels 9-8, J. Gibson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Daniels 145-86, J. Gibson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gibson 3-1
WP: D. Daniels
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Davis
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 25359
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