[1]BOXSCORE: 1955 Grand River Ghostmen At 1959 Bat Cracking Bombers    4/26/1959

[1]  Ghostmen           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bombers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Hamilton LF       5  1  2  0 .356     F.Frisch 2B         5  1  2  0 .333 
  B.Johnson RF        3  0  0  2 .320     O.Smith SS          3  1  2  2 .294 
  W.Mays CF           4  0  0  0 .327     L.O'Doul LF         5  1  1  1 .257 
  M.Piazza C          3  0  0  0 .239     H.Aaron RF          4  1  1  0 .340 
  B.Terry 1B          4  1  1  0 .290     W.Boggs 3B          4  0  1  0 .358 
  N.Lajoie 2B         3  0  1  1 .327     D.Snider CF         4  1  2  0 .452 
  C.Travis 3B         4  0  0  0 .150     D.Brouthers 1B      2  0  0  1 .119 
  J.Franco SS         3  2  1  0 .240     D.Lyons C           3  0  2  1 .667 
  R.Roberts P         1  0  0  0 .000     J.Weimer P          2  0  0  0 .000 
B-T.Raines PH         1  0  1  0 .400   A-D.Winfield PH       1  1  1  0 .235 
  N.Rucker P          0  0  0  01.000     W.Hernandez P       1  0  0  0 .000 
C-B.Chapman PH        1  0  0  0 .000                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
[1]         Totals      32  4  6  3                 Totals      34  6 12  5

A-Pinch Hit For Weimer In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Roberts In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rucker In 9th Inning

Ghostmen........ 0 1 1  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  4  6  2
Bombers......... 1 1 3  0 0 1  0 0    -  6 12  4

[1]Ghostmen (5-9)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Roberts LOSS(0-1)       6      11   6   4   3   4   2 120   7.59  A1 D4
N.Rucker                  2       1   0   0   1   0   0  20   0.00  D5
[1]Totals                    8      12   6   4   4   4   2

[1]Bombers (7-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Weimer WIN(2-1)         6       5   3   2   1   3   0  81   3.05  A1 C7
W.Hernandez SAVE(1st)     3       1   1   0   2   4   0  60   7.71  C8
[1]Totals                    9       6   4   2   3   7   0

ATTENDANCE- 48,621 DATE- Sunday, April 26th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Ghostmen: 6  Bombers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Ghostmen: 1  Bombers: 1
ERRORS- B.Hamilton, M.Piazza, F.Frisch, O.Smith, W.Boggs, D.Lyons
DOUBLES- H.Aaron(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Terry(2nd)
HOME RUNS- O.Smith(1st), L.O'Doul(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Hamilton(5th), T.Raines(1st), F.Frisch(3rd), O.Smith(7th),
              D.Lyons(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Travis
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Roberts
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Johnson, D.Brouthers
WALKS- M.Piazza, N.Lajoie, J.Franco, O.Smith-2, D.Brouthers, D.Lyons
STRIKE OUTS- B.Hamilton-2, B.Johnson, W.Mays-2, M.Piazza, J.Franco, L.O'Doul-2,
             J.Weimer-2
GIDP- M.Piazza, D.Snider
PASSED BALLS- M.Piazza

In a close game it was the Bat Cracking Bombers 6, the Grand River Ghostmen 4
at Tiger Stadium.

Jake Weimer(2-1) earned his pay with a solid performance for Weimer.  He
allowed 5 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings.  Grand River was retired without
difficulty in the 9th. 

Willie Hernandez gained credit for his 1st save. The losing pitcher was Robin
Roberts(0-1).  He was knocked around by Bat Cracking, allowing 11 hits and 3
walks in 6 innings.