[1]BOXSCORE: 1955 Limerick Hurlers At 1959 Bat Cracking Bombers         9/1/1959

[1]  Hurlers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bombers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Roush CF          4  0  1  0 .306     F.Frisch 2B         3  1  0  0 .312 
  D.Cone P            0  0  0  0 ----     W.Boggs 3B          5  0  0  0 .303 
  B.Adams P           0  0  0  0 .000     B.Bonds CF          5  0  2  1 .256 
  J.Cronin SS         4  1  1  0 .266     H.Aaron RF          4  2  1  0 .291 
  B.Bonds LF          3  2  2  2 .289     M.McGwire 1B        4  1  2  0 .265 
  H.Trosky 1B         4  1  1  2 .324     J.Torre C           4  0  2  0 .274 
  M.Ott 3B            5  0  1  0 .251     D.Winfield LF       5  1  3  2 .232 
  K.Mitchell RF       4  0  0  0 .175     O.Smith SS          3  1  1  0 .226 
C-S.Magee PR,CF       0  0  0  0 .250     J.Weimer P          2  0  1  2 .172 
  G.Grantham 2B       4  0  1  0 .238     B.Sutter P          1  0  0  0 .333 
  E.Howard C          4  0  1  0 .363                                         
  B.Pierce P          2  1  1  0 .172                                         
A-D.Bancroft PH       1  0  0  0 .181                                         
  B.Shawkey P         0  0  0  0 ----                                         
B-E.Flick PH,CF,RF    1  0  1  0 .231                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
[1]         Totals      36  5 10  4                 Totals      36  6 12  5

A-Pinch Hit For Pierce In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Shawkey In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Mitchell In 9th Inning

Hurlers......... 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 0 2  -  5 10  1
Bombers......... 0 0 3  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  6 12  0

[1]Hurlers (58-69)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Pierce                  5       5   3   2   1   4   0  79   4.04  A1 C3
B.Shawkey                 2       4   2   2   3   0   0  47   9.00  C4 D7
D.Cone LOSS(0-2)          1 1/3   1   1   1   2   1   0  31   9.00  D8 E5
B.Adams                   0       2   0   0   0   0   0  12   6.65  E6
[1]Totals                    8 1/3  12   6   5   6   5   0

[1]Bombers (74-56)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Weimer                  7 2/3   9   3   3   4   3   1 141   3.90  A1 D9
B.Sutter WIN(4-0) BS(6th) 1 1/3   1   2   2   2   0   1  45   2.36  E1
[1]Totals                    9      10   5   5   6   3   2

ATTENDANCE- 47,892 DATE- Tuesday, September 1st 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Hurlers:11  Bombers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Hurlers: 0  Bombers: 0
ERRORS- M.Ott
DOUBLES- B.Pierce
HOME RUNS- B.Bonds(26th), H.Trosky(11th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Frisch(34th), B.Bonds(23rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Roush
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Weimer
WALKS- E.Roush, J.Cronin, B.Bonds-2, H.Trosky, K.Mitchell, F.Frisch-2, H.Aaron,
       M.McGwire, J.Torre, O.Smith
HIT BY PITCH- G.Grantham
STRIKE OUTS- J.Cronin, H.Trosky, K.Mitchell, F.Frisch, B.Bonds, M.McGwire,
             D.Winfield, O.Smith
WILD PITCHES- J.Weimer

Left fielder Dave Winfield had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at Tiger Stadium as the
Bat Cracking Bombers won a thriller over the Limerick Hurlers in, 6 to
5.

The game was decided in the bottom of the 9th inning.  After an out was
recorded, Hank Aaron laced a one-base hit.  Mark McGwire was next and he drew
a walk.  Joe Torre then slapped a base-hit to load the bases.  Winfield
stepped in and he delivered a single making Bat Cracking the victors to the
delight of the home town faithful.  Bat Cracking finished with 12 hits in the
victory. 

Bruce Sutter(4-0) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 1 and 1/3 innings. David
Cone(0-2) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings
giving up 1 hit and 2 walks.
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