FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
09/08/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 8666 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (81-63) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Detroit Dynamos (91-55) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 X 6 6 0
Dynamos Beat Visiting Miners, 6-3
Detroit beat Pittsburgh on the strength of starting pitcher John Jackson's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. Detroit sits in second place in the Federal Association at 91-55.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Virgil Ewing contributed a big hit for the Dynamos. With Detroit trailing 3-1, he hammered a 2-run home run.

Detroit manager Verlin Alexander said his team played a "no nonsense" game.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331 11 55
J. Moreland SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .299 14 75
G. Schmitt RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .325 11 75
F. Selander 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 .288 7 47
R. McGee LF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .306 8 48
C. Waters 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .189 1 17
   b-B. Wise PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341 1 11
   d-N. Schott 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
D. Price CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .164 3 15
   c-M. Whisman PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 22 97
B. Gaines C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .198 3 29
T. Mickiewicz P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132 0 5
   a-C. Dickey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Espinosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 2
   e-E. Thomas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 7 34
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 5 13      
a - C. Dickey pinch hit for T. Mickiewicz in the 7th
b - B. Wise pinch hit for C. Waters in the 8th
c - M. Whisman pinch hit for D. Price in the 8th
d - N. Schott substituted for B. Wise in the 8th
e - E. Thomas pinch hit for M. Espinosa in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Price (3, 2nd Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Moreland 2 , G. Schmitt 2 , R. McGee 2 , B. Wise , D. Price 3 , B. Gaines
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Selander , C. Waters
GIDP: M. Whisman
Sac Fly: B. Gaines
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Selander (8)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Turner (19)
Double Plays: 2 (Waters-Turner-Selander, Turner-Moreland-Selander)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .334 17 85
B. Morrison RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .280 14 44
R. Waggoner LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .366 34 111
   c-C. Gregg LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 8 43
J. Holland 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .303 36 107
   a-J. Wells 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .195 0 5
V. Ewing SS, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .290 22 113
D. Tucker 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .288 19 100
B. Keylon C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 6 38
J. Parker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 1 4
   B. Follis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 1
J. Jackson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 4
   b-J. Reed 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 18 70
Totals 29 6 6 6 4 4 9      
a - J. Wells substituted for J. Holland in the 8th
b - J. Reed substituted for J. Jackson in the 8th
c - C. Gregg substituted for R. Waggoner in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Morrison (14, 1st Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Ewing (22, 4th Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 1 on, 1 out) , E. MacNaughton (17, 5th Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. MacNaughton 4 , B. Morrison 4 , J. Wells , V. Ewing 4 , D. Tucker 2
2-out RBI: E. MacNaughton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Tucker
GIDP: B. Keylon , J. Parker
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tucker-Reed-Wells)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mickiewicz L (14-9) 6.0 4 4 4 1 2 3 93 3.68   
M. Espinosa 2.0 2 2 2 3 2 0 35 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mickiewicz 49
Batters Faced: T. Mickiewicz 23, M. Espinosa 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mickiewicz 10-5, M. Espinosa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mickiewicz 93-61, M. Espinosa 35-20
WP: M. Espinosa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jackson W (14-5) 7.1 9 3 3 2 4 0 110 3.63   
B. Follis SV (20) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jackson 50
Batters Faced: J. Jackson 33, B. Follis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jackson 9-9, B. Follis 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jackson 110-67, B. Follis 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Follis 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Jackson
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 22502
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