This game in the national league was a three team contest that would determine who would be the first place team based on the point system. The hit team was the Cubs managed by Don LaMay. Their lineup was Thompson, Taylor, Shaffer, Scarbrough, Michalski, B. Mohan, Leggett, G. Baker, Stepp, Yarletts and McPartlan. The sit team was the Pirates and lead by Floyd Welton posted the following lineup: Bess, Ducham, Mahon, Guspyt, Miller, Hawbaker, Witter, Kline, Barnes, Holley, Capozzi and Fabian. The field team led by Jeff Simon had the following lineup: D. Hill, Simon, Grabb, Gallagher, Remington, Marino, Zakrowski, Moots, G. Seguin, Gibson, L. Baker and Merritt. In the first frame the hit team scored 5 runs featuring a Shaffer double. The sit team responded with 3 runs on a F. Miller triple. The field team stayed in the game and scored five times on six hits and a walk. After one inning the score was 5-3-5. In the second inning the only team to score was the Marlins, the field team, with a four run outburst and a D. Hill HR to take the lead. The third inning saw the hit team fail to score. The sit team jumped back with a 4 run display powered by a Guspyt three bagger. The Marlins, the field squad only scored a solo run led by a Remington double. After three innings of play it was 5-7-10. The fourth frame saw the hot hitting continue with the hit team scoring twice. The Pirates scored three runs with a Guspyt double. The Marlins increased their lead with a five run spurt on seven base hits. After four innings the score was 7-10-15. The fifth inning had the hit team, the Cubs, score one run. The sit team scored three times and the field team scored one. After 5 innings the score was 9-12-16. The Cubs scored one run in the top of the sixth. The Pirates scored twice led by a Mahon triple. The bottom of the sixth had the Marlins respond with five runs powered by a Grabb round tripper. After six innings of play the score stood 10-15-21. The Marlins were hoping their six run lead would hold up. The Cubs, the hit team, failed to score in the seventh inning. The sit team, the Pirates, refused to quit and scored 8 runs to take a 2 run lead over the Marlins. Their big hit was a Guspyt grand slam. The Marlins needed three runs to win in the bottom of the seventh. Could they take advantage of being the field team with last licks. They scored the three runs and had the winning run on a Remington base hit. The final score was 10-23-24. The Marlins earn two points and the Cubs get one point. This was a close game and not decided until the bottom of the last inning of play. The WP was G. Seguin. Leading hitters for the Cubs: Shaffer 3-42B, Scarbrough 3-4 2B, B. Mohan 3-3, Leggett 3-3. Leading batters for the pirates were Bess 2-4 BB, Ducham 3-4, Mahon 4-5 3B, Guspyt 4-5 HR, 3B, 2B, Witter 2-3 BB, Kline 3-4, Barnes 3-3 BB, Holley 2-3 BB, Capozzi 3-4. Leading hitters for the Marlins: D. Hill 4-4 2B, HR, Simon 4-5, Grabb 4-4 BB, Gallagher 3-4, Remington 5-5 2B, 2B, Marino 4- Zakrowski 3-4, G. Seguin 3-3 BB, L. Baker 2-3 BB and Merritt 2-4.
Write up by Jeff Simon
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