Friday, February 1st
After the Braves were scoreless
in the 1st inning, the Dukes plated one run on a hit by Ray Roy and then two
out hitting by Dave Hartley and Justin Mears. Score 1-0 Dukes.
The Braves Bill McLellan led
off the 2nd inning followed by back to back doubles by Joe Peskie and Herb O for two runs to take the lead 2-1. Hits by Danny Parker, Ken Gelinas, Dean Schapler
and Jerry Witter around a walk by Alf Gibbons allowed the Dukes to retake the
lead 4-2 after two.
The Dukes extended
their lead to 7-2 when hits by Ray Roy, Bob Skidmore, Steve Hill, and
Willie Morton plated three, after 3.
The Braves cut the
lead to 7-6 with hits by the bottom of their order, Norm Learn and Larry
Strait and then a double by McLellan and a triple by Peskie. The Dukes came
firing back with 4 of their own on 5 straight hits to extend their lead to 11-6
after four on hits by Gibbons, Jerry Remington, Gelinas, Schapler and John
Merritt,
The 5th saw the Braves
push one across on a double by Frank Jacobs and a single by Pat LoPiccolo. The
Dukes stayed hot posting adding 4 more their big Hit was a Skidmore home run.
Score 15-7 Dukes.
The teams cooled in
the 6th before the Dukes tacked on a 5 spot to run their lead to 20- 7 after
Seven.
The Braves mounted a
com back in the 8th putting up 4, started by LoPicclo's 3rd straight hit and
hits by Stan Michalski and Jerry Andrews making it 20-11 Dukes. The Dukes added
3 more in the bottom of the 8th to finish their scoring at 23 -11. The Braves
could not score in the 9th . Final score 23-11 Dukes.
Hitting stars >
Braves, Pat LoPiccolo 3-3, Bill McLellan 3-4, Joe Peskie, Norm Learn, and Larry
Strait 2-3.
> Dukes, Alf Gibbons 3-3 w, Bob Skidmore 4-5, Justin Mears, Danny
Parker, Jerry Remington, Dean Shapler and Jerry Witter 3-4.
Defense Star Herb
O
Winning Pitcher
Willie Morton
Note Alf Gibbons Was
perfect for the two games this week going 7-7 and a walk in 8 plate appearances.
Submitted by Steve
Hill
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