FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
05/24/1963
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS
GAME ID: 975 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (26-15) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 8 11 1
Pittsburgh Miners (20-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 6 10 0
Dynamos Top Miners in Extras, 8-6
The Detroit Dynamos topped the Pittsburgh Miners by a score of 8-6. Leading the way was pinch hitter Lew Mercer. Mercer went 1-1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Dynamos. With the win, Detroit upped its record to 26-15.

Detroit relied on the hitting of Joe Holland to pick up the win. The first baseman ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the sixth inning to put the Dynamos on top, 3-0. For the game, Holland had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

In postgame remarks, Mercer said: "I'm proud of our guys, of their fight."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .318 7 24
J. Reed SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .289 5 21
R. Waggoner LF, 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .310 10 26
J. Holland 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .271 10 23
   b-L. Klinker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
   d-Y. Taylor PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .444 1 2
   f-J. Parker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
V. Ewing 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .285 7 29
   B. Follis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-L. Mercer PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .215 3 11
   D. Irwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Gregg RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .335 3 22
   c-J. Tanner RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Tucker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 4 27
B. Keylon C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 10
J. Jackson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 0 1
   a-B. Anthony LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 7 2 4 12      
a - B. Anthony substituted for J. Jackson in the 8th
b - L. Klinker substituted for J. Holland in the 8th
c - J. Tanner substituted for C. Gregg in the 9th
d - Y. Taylor pinch hit for L. Klinker in the 10th
e - L. Mercer pinch hit for B. Follis in the 10th
f - J. Parker substituted for Y. Taylor in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. MacNaughton (10, 1st Inning off H. Griswold, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Holland (2, 6th Inning off H. Griswold, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Mercer (3, 10th Inning off M. Espinosa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. MacNaughton 4 , J. Reed 3 , J. Holland 4 , L. Mercer 4 , C. Gregg , B. Keylon
2-out RBI: L. Mercer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton , J. Holland , V. Ewing 2
GIDP: D. Tucker
Sac Bunt: J. Jackson
Sac Fly: V. Ewing
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. MacNaughton (4) , J. Reed (2) , J. Holland (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Gregg (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 .328 3 14
C. Draper RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .213 3 21
G. Schmitt 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .342 4 23
M. Whisman LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .279 5 24
J. Moreland SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291 5 27
R. Barrell 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .191 5 20
R. McGee CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .328 2 7
B. Gaines C 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .221 1 13
H. Griswold P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .143 1 1
   a-F. Selander PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 0 9
   M. Espinosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Wise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 0 2
Totals 39 6 10 6 5 3 20      
a - F. Selander pinch hit for H. Griswold in the 9th
b - B. Wise pinch hit for H. Cook in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Schmitt (6, 8th Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Gaines (6, 10th Inning off D. Irwin, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Turner (3, 9th Inning off B. Follis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Turner 5 , C. Draper , G. Schmitt 2 , J. Moreland , R. Barrell , R. McGee 2 , B. Gaines 2 , H. Griswold
2-out RBI: D. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Turner , C. Draper , H. Griswold
Sac Fly: R. Barrell
Hit by Pitch: J. Moreland
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. McGee (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moreland-Turner-Schmitt)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jackson 7.1 7 3 3 3 2 0 106 2.85   
B. Follis W (2-0), BS (1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 3.79   
D. Irwin 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 27 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jackson 51
Batters Faced: J. Jackson 32, B. Follis 7, D. Irwin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jackson 8-12, B. Follis 3-1, D. Irwin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jackson 106-63, B. Follis 30-19, D. Irwin 27-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Follis 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Irwin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Griswold 9.0 8 4 4 1 3 0 110 3.41   
M. Espinosa L (1-4) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 15 3.52   
H. Cook 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Griswold 57
Batters Faced: H. Griswold 35, M. Espinosa 6, H. Cook 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Griswold 12-11, M. Espinosa 1-0, H. Cook 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Griswold 110-76, M. Espinosa 15-10, H. Cook 1-1
WP: M. Espinosa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lew Mercer
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 9858
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