1963 EDCS, Game 4: Cleveland Buckeyes At Detroit Penguins 10/9/1963
Buckeyes AB R H RBI AVG Penguins AB R H RBI AVG T.Davis LF 4 0 2 0 .263 H.Kuenn 3B 5 0 0 0 .176 J.Navarro P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Groat SS 5 0 2 0 .294 G.Powell P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Rollins 2B 3 0 0 0 .267 F-D.Snider PH 1 0 0 0 .143 L.Wagner RF,LF 4 1 1 1 .294 B.Shantz P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Torre C 4 1 1 1 .176 D.Blasingame 2B 3 0 1 1 .429 N.Cash 1B 3 1 1 0 .231 A-F.Bolling 2B 2 1 1 0 .222 F.Thomas LF 3 0 0 0 .273 W.Mays CF 5 0 1 1 .471 D-Y.Berra PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.White 1B 4 0 0 0 .176 E-B.Bruton CF 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Howard C 4 0 0 0 .294 J.Hall CF,RF 4 0 2 0 .286 P.Ward 3B 3 1 1 0 .400 D.Drysdale P 2 0 0 1 .250 G-C.Neal 3B 0 0 0 0 .000 H-J.Wood PH 1 1 1 1 .333 S.Musial RF 1 2 1 2 .400 C-D.Landrum RF 1 0 0 0 .200 T.Kubek SS 4 0 0 0 .063 D.Ellsworth P 2 0 0 0 .000 B-G.Kolb PH,LF 1 1 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 5 7 4 Totals 35 4 8 4
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Blasingame In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Ellsworth In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Musial In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Berra In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Powell In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Ward In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Drysdale In 9th Inning
Buckeyes........ 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 7 1 Penguins........ 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 2
Buckeyes (3-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Ellsworth WIN(1-1) 6 6 3 3 1 3 2 107 4.85 J.Navarro HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00 G.Powell HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 B.Shantz SAVE(1st) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 9.00 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 4 3
Penguins (1-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Drysdale LOSS(1-1) 9 7 5 3 4 3 1 136 2.81 Totals 9 7 5 3 4 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 48,444 DATE- Wednesday, October 9th 1963 TIME- Night T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Buckeyes: 7 Penguins: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Buckeyes: 0 Penguins: 0 ERRORS- B.White, H.Kuenn, D.Drysdale DOUBLES- D.Groat(2nd), N.Cash(2nd) HOME RUNS- S.Musial(1st), L.Wagner(1st), J.Torre(1st), J.Wood(1st) SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Drysdale WALKS- P.Ward, S.Musial-2, G.Kolb, R.Rollins-2 HIT BY PITCH- N.Cash STRIKE OUTS- W.Mays-2, E.Howard, D.Groat, J.Torre, N.Cash, D.Drysdale
48,444 fans were treated to a fine game at Penguin Park as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The Cleveland Buckeyes won by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
Cleveland came up with 2 runs in the 7th inning. Detroit threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
The winning pitcher was Dick Ellsworth(1-1) who allowed 3 runs in 6 innings. Bobby Shantz earned his 1st save. Don Drysdale(1-1) was the losing pitcher.