1973 CRL Championship, Game 3: Pittsburgh Pirates At Boston Beaneaters 10/30/1973
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Beaneaters AB R H RBI AVG C.Rojas 2B 5 1 2 0 .200 L.Brock LF 4 1 1 0 .259 K.Singleton RF 3 1 2 0 .250 T.Helms 2B 4 1 1 1 .271 D-B.Robinson RF 0 0 0 0 .207 G.Maddox CF,RF 4 1 2 2 .356 R.Fairly 1B 3 0 1 0 .111 D.Cater 3B 4 1 1 0 .333 B-D.Allen PH,1B 1 1 1 1 .385 D.Driessen 1B 4 0 0 0 .294 W.Stargell LF 4 0 0 0 .152 E.Williams C 3 0 0 0 .217 B.Bailey 3B 4 1 2 1 .323 E-A.Johnson PH 1 1 1 2 .375 B.Murcer CF 3 0 0 0 .176 B.Coluccio RF 3 0 0 0 .143 R.Hundley C 4 0 0 0 .176 B.Moore P 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Speier SS 4 1 1 2 .290 D.Segui P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.McNally P 3 0 0 0 .000 E.Brinkman SS 3 1 1 0 .136 J.Lonborg P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Alexander P 1 0 0 0 .000 C-B.Day PH 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Crawford P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Brewer P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-R.Monday CF 1 0 0 0 .179 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 5 9 4 Totals 32 6 7 5
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Crawford In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Fairly In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Lonborg In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Singleton In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Williams In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 5 9 1 Beaneaters...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 6 7 0
Pirates (5-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.McNally 7 2/3 5 4 2 1 2 1 102 2.63 J.Lonborg 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.38 J.Brewer L(0-1) BS(2nd) 0 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 6.00 Totals 8 1/3 7 6 4 1 2 2
Beaneaters (10-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Alexander 7 6 2 2 2 3 0 112 4.50 J.Crawford 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.50 B.Moore 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 5.40 D.Segui WIN(1-0) BS(1st) 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 19 1.86 Totals 9 9 5 5 3 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 34,633 DATE- Tuesday, October 30th 1973 TIME- Night T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 5 Beaneaters: 2 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Beaneaters: 2 ERRORS- B.Murcer DOUBLES- B.Bailey(1st), T.Helms(3rd), D.Cater(2nd) HOME RUNS- D.Allen(3rd), C.Speier(2nd), G.Maddox(1st), A.Johnson(1st) WALKS- K.Singleton, B.Murcer, B.Day, D.Alexander STRIKE OUTS- C.Rojas, K.Singleton, W.Stargell, B.Murcer-2, C.Speier, L.Brock, D.Driessen GIDP- R.Fairly, W.Stargell 2-out RBI- B.Bailey, D.Allen, T.Helms, C.Speier-2 RLISP 2-out- E.Williams
With the crowd on their collective feet, screaming at the top of their lungs, Boston Beaneaters rallied to top Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 6 to 5.
Boston had the winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 2 base hits. Danny Cater kicked off the action when he doubled. After an out was recorded, Alex Johnson came to the plate and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run making Boston victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. It was roller coaster of a game as the lead change hands 5 times.
The win went to Diego Segui(1-0) who allowed 2 runs in 1 inning. Jim Brewer(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief. He allowed 2 hits and no walks in 1/3 of an inning.
This win by Boston continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten games, they have a record of 8-2. For the season, they are a league leading 10-3. With this loss, Pittsburgh has a 5-3 record of late, 5-3 overall.