 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION MEMPHIS RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS 07/02/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | MEMPHIS RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS | | GAME ID: 643 - SATURDAY, JULY 2ND, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Memphis Red Sox (49-31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | | St. Louis Browns (47-33) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 | 12 | 1 | | |  | |
| Maris Slugs Browns to 7-2 Win | The St. Louis Browns bested the Memphis Red Sox by a score of 7-2, with center fielder Roger Maris getting the main credit. On the day, Maris slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Browns. Win Mercer got the win, improving to 14-3. He pitched 7.2 innings, giving up 5 hits and 1 run, while striking out 2 and walking 4. The victory gives the Browns a record of 47-33.
Geoff Jenkins hit a bases-clearing double off Ralph Branca in the bottom of the first, which put the Browns in front, 3-0. In addition to the double, Jenkins had 1 single, while going 2 for 5.
Maris attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
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| MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Fuentes pinch hit for A. Fletcher in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Puhl (1, 9th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Irvin , G. Wright 2 , A. Fletcher , R. Sievers , T. Puhl 5 , T. Fuentes
2-out RBI: R. Sievers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Irvin , C. Utley , G. Sisler
GIDP: M. Irvin , R. Sievers
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
Errors: K. Manwaring (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Fletcher-Wright-Sisler) | | | a - T. Veryzer pinch hit for R. Burleson in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Torriente (27, 1st Inning off R. Branca, 1 on, 0 outs) G. Jenkins (2, 1st Inning off R. Branca, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Maris 2 (26, 3rd Inning off R. Branca, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Fussell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Goodman 2 , C. Torriente 3 , O. Smith , R. Maris 8 , J. Viox , G. Jenkins 3 , M. Colbern 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Goodman , C. Torriente , O. Smith , G. Jenkins
GIDP: M. Colbern
Hit by Pitch: B. Goodman
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Viox (3)
FIELDING
Errors: R. Burleson (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Burleson-Viox, Burleson-Smith-Viox) | | |
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| MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | R. Branca L (9-6) | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 43 | 3.20 | | C. Fussell | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 33 | 2.68 | | M. Small | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 2.18 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | W. Mercer W (14-3) | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 73 | 3.01 | | K. Gibson | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 3.97 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Roger Maris
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 39638 |
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