FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
09/13/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
GAME ID: 8713 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (97-53) 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 15 1
Pittsburgh Miners (86-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 0
Pioneers Win, Sander goes 4-for-4
The St. Louis Pioneers defeated the Pittsburgh Miners, 8-2, at Fitzpatrick Park. St. Louis catcher John Sander had a superb performance. He went 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2. Charlie Blake got the win, improving to 13-9. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 10 and walking 3. The win lifted the St. Louis record to 97-53.

In the top of the first, St. Louis left fielder Danny Davis had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and one out, Davis stroked a run-scoring single to right-center. It made the score 1-0, St. Louis. For the game, he went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs.

"First place," said Pioneers manager Lou Ormsby. "This is right where we want to be."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .287 13 43
B. Tutwiler RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .305 2 15
D. Davis LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .348 39 120
B. Bell SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .348 37 97
S. Schultz 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .309 31 94
J. Smith 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .265 23 73
   a-C. Harrington PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Kleman 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .275 3 22
J. Sander C 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 .331 5 19
C. Blake P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184 2 8
Totals 40 8 15 8 1 5 18      
a - C. Harrington pinch hit for J. Smith in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tutwiler (11, 1st Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kleman 2 (11, 2nd Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smith (23, 2nd Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sander (5, 3rd Inning off T. Mickiewicz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bather 2 , B. Tutwiler 3 , D. Davis 2 , S. Schultz 2 , J. Smith 4 , J. Kleman 4 , J. Sander 7
2-out RBI: D. Davis , J. Sander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Bell 2 , S. Schultz
GIDP: J. Kleman
Sac Bunt: C. Blake
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bell (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wise 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 1 12
   g-G. Scott PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   M. Espinosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 2
J. Moreland SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 14 77
G. Schmitt RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326 11 77
   b-H. Woodruff PH, CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .167 0 1
M. Whisman LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 22 100
   c-H. Simpson PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
F. Selander 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 7 49
   d-N. Smith PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
R. McGee CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 9 50
   e-D. Pitak PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
C. Waters 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .201 1 19
B. Gaines C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .197 3 30
T. Mickiewicz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0 5
   a-D. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 3 15
   R. Cole P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Turner PH, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .336 11 58
Totals 33 2 5 2 3 10 16      
a - D. Price pinch hit for T. Mickiewicz in the 3rd
b - H. Woodruff pinch hit for G. Schmitt in the 7th
c - H. Simpson pinch hit for M. Whisman in the 7th
d - N. Smith pinch hit for F. Selander in the 7th
e - D. Pitak pinch hit for R. McGee in the 7th
f - D. Turner pinch hit for R. Cole in the 8th
g - G. Scott pinch hit for B. Wise in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Schmitt , H. Woodruff , R. McGee , D. Pitak , C. Waters
2-out RBI: D. Pitak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Smith
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Waters-Wise-Selander)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Blake W (13-9) 9.0 5 2 2 3 10 0 133 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Blake 76
Batters Faced: C. Blake 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Blake 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: C. Blake 133-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mickiewicz L (14-10) 3.0 9 6 6 0 4 2 73 3.90   
R. Cole 5.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 66 7.71   
M. Espinosa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mickiewicz 19
Batters Faced: T. Mickiewicz 18, R. Cole 21, M. Espinosa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mickiewicz 5-0, R. Cole 6-8, M. Espinosa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mickiewicz 73-50, R. Cole 66-43, M. Espinosa 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Sander
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 13066
Special Notes: RP Roy Cole was injured while pitching.
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