[1]BOXSCORE: 1955 Athens Bobkittens At 1955 Brentwood Bearcats         6/23/1959

[1]  Bobkittens         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bearcats           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Wagner SS         5  1  1  1 .325     C.Gehringer 2B      5  1  1  0 .342 
  H.Heilmann CF       5  0  0  0 .333     J.McGraw 3B         4  1  1  0 .345 
  L.Gehrig 1B         3  1  1  0 .321   D-C.Ripken Jr. 3B     1  0  0  0 .313 
  M.Schmidt 3B        2  0  0  0 .276     B.Ruth RF           5  2  5  5 .355 
A-B.Madlock 3B        2  0  0  0 .239     H.Greenberg 1B      3  0  1  1 .297 
B-T.Cobb 3B           1  1  1  0 .322     W.Stargell LF       5  0  1  0 .341 
  C.Klein RF          4  1  1  0 .364     G.Van Haltren CF    5  0  0  0 .323 
  D.Allen LF          2  2  1  0 .294     E.Banks SS          5  1  2  0 .253 
  B.Phelps C          5  1  4  5 .259     J.Bench C           4  0  0  0 .217 
  B.Herman 2B         5  0  1  0 .297     H.Score P           2  0  0  0 .207 
  J.Chesbro P         3  0  1  0 .167     J.Franco P          0  0  0  0 .000 
E-E.Averill PH        1  0  1  0 .286   C-J.Gonzalez PH       1  0  1  0 .275 
  H.Brecheen P        0  0  0  0 .143     G.Gossage P         0  0  0  0 ---- 
  T.Henke P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Morris P          0  0  0  0 .333 
G-K.Williams PH       1  0  0  0 .318   F-L.Appling PH        0  1  0  0 .280 
  J.Scott P           0  0  0  0 ----     L.Tiant P           0  0  0  0 ---- 
                                        H-R.Alomar PH         1  0  0  0 .182 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
[1]         Totals      39  7 12  6                 Totals      41  6 12  6

A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Schmidt In 3rd Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Madlock In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Franco In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For McGraw In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Chesbro In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Morris In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Henke In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Tiant In 10th Inning

INJURY: Mike Schmidt INJURED (for 2 more games) in 3rd inning
INJURY: Bill Madlock INJURED (for 5 more games) in 7th inning

Bobkittens...... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 3  1 -  7 12  2
Bearcats........ 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 4  0 -  6 12  1

[1]Bobkittens (38-26)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Chesbro                 7       6   2   1   2   3   0 118   4.71  A1 D2
H.Brecheen BS(2nd)        1 2/3   5   4   4   1   3   1  51   3.45  D3 E4
T.Henke WIN(3-1)          0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.50  E5 E6
J.Scott SAVE(1st)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00  E7
[1]Totals                   10      12   6   5   3   7   1

[1]Bearcats (41-24)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Score                   5 2/3   5   1   0   7   7   0 123   3.92  A1 C9
J.Franco                  1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  22   3.51  D1 D4
G.Gossage BS(2nd)         1 2/3   5   5   5   1   1   1  36   4.57  D5 E6
J.Morris                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.63  E7 E8
L.Tiant LOSS(2-3)         1       1   1   1   0   1   1  10   8.61  E9
[1]Totals                   10      12   7   6   9  10   2

ATTENDANCE- 45,768 DATE- Tuesday, June 23rd 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Bobkittens:11  Bearcats: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bobkittens: 1  Bearcats: 3
ERRORS- H.Wagner, L.Gehrig, W.Stargell
TRIPLES- B.Phelps(1st), B.Ruth-2(8th), E.Banks(2nd)
HOME RUNS- H.Wagner(7th), B.Phelps(2nd), B.Ruth(20th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Gehringer(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Greenberg
WALKS- H.Wagner, H.Heilmann, L.Gehrig-3, C.Klein, D.Allen-3, H.Greenberg,
       J.Bench, L.Appling
STRIKE OUTS- H.Wagner-3, H.Heilmann-2, L.Gehrig, M.Schmidt, B.Madlock, D.Allen,
             B.Herman, C.Ripken Jr., H.Greenberg, W.Stargell, J.Bench-2,
             H.Score, R.Alomar
GIDP- J.Chesbro
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Johnny Bench blocked the plate, saving a run!
          Top 9th: Ernie Banks robbed Chuck Klein of a base hit.

Catcher Babe Phelps had 4 hits and 5 RBI as the Athens Bobkittens defeated the
Brentwood Bearcats in 10 innings 7 to 6 at Tiger Stadium.

The game was deadlocked at 6 after nine full innings.  Finally, Athens pulled
the game out in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Honus Wagner
ripping a solo home run (his 7th of the season).  Both teams totaled 12 on
the night. 

Tom Henke(3-1) went 1/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the victory. Jim
Scott recorded his 1st save.  Luis Tiant(2-3) took the loss in relief. 

'I didn't feel that good when I came to the park tonight,' Phelps said.  'I'm
glad I decided to play!'