The big story was a no hitter, and a near perfect game from Frankfort's Bob Bruce. He really needed it as he had been struggling through most of the season. This was a beautiful gem of a game coming against a fierce offensive team like the Hot Rods. The only thing that kept it from being perfect was a 2 out 7th inning error by secondbaseman Wayne Causey. Bruce only needed 86 pitches, of which 36 were strikes. Bruce only whiffed 4 batters, and won by a 3-0 margin. 6/25/1964, R6664-FOR64, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Hot Rods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1964 Fortress 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 1 4 0 Hot Rods AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG Davis W cf 4 0 0 0 .278 Causey ss 3 1 1 1 .335 Robinson Frank rf 3 0 0 0 .299 Kirkland lf 4 0 1 0 .237 Aaron H lf 3 0 0 0 .285 Colavito rf 4 0 1 1 .280 Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0 .301 Torres 3b 4 0 0 0 .278 Griffith 3b 3 0 0 0 .307 Stuart 1b 2 0 1 0 .232 Roseboro c 3 0 0 0 .281 Rodgers A pr 0 1 0 0 .221 Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0 .238 McMullen 1b 0 0 0 0 .067 Adair 2b 2 0 0 0 .286 Cowan cf 2 0 0 0 .216 Carty ph 1 0 0 0 .325 Orsino c 3 0 0 0 .194 Moeller p 2 0 0 0 .211 Javier 2b 3 1 2 1 .189 Parker ph 1 0 0 0 .500 Bruce p 3 0 0 0 .135 28 0 0 0 28 3 6 3 Hot Rods INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Moeller L 5-1 8.0 6 3 2 2 6 113 76 3.40 8.0 6 3 2 2 6 113 76 Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Bruce W 7-7 9.0 0 0 0 0 4 86 56 3.98 9.0 0 0 0 0 4 86 56 R66: Carty batted for Adair in the 9th Parker batted for Moeller in the 9th FOR: Rodgers A ran for Stuart in the 7th McMullen inserted at 1b in the 8th E-Aparicio, Causey. 2B-Causey(18), Javier(10). 3B-Javier(3). RBI-Causey(17), Colavito(30), Javier(24). SB-Javier(4). CS-Javier. K-Cepeda, Griffith, Roseboro, Moeller, Colavito, Stuart, Cowan, Bruce 3. BB-Causey, Stuart. SH-Cowan. WP-Moeller. GWRBI: Causey Temperature: 71, Sky: cloudy, Wind: out to center at 7 MPH. 6/25/1964, R6664-FOR64, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Hot Rods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1964 Fortress 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 1 4 0 Hot Rods -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Davis W cf 1>8 4>43 7>43 63 Robinson Frank rf 8 63 8 Aaron H lf 63 13 e6.B-1 Cepeda 1b 2>43 5>7 k Griffith 3b k 53 8>53 Roseboro c 31 163 k Aparicio ss 3>8 6>3/g 43 Adair 2b 63 63 Carty ph 9>9 Moeller p 43 k Parker ph 9 Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Causey ss 1>7 D.2-H 6>53 8>W Kirkland lf 43 8 S wp.1-2 63.2-3 Colavito rf 8 k 7 S.3-H Torres 3b 2>43 4>63 64/f 43/gdp Stuart 1b W k 7>S Rodgers A pr McMullen 1b Cowan cf 8 k 14/SH.1-2 Orsino c 43 5>13 e6.2-3;B-1 Javier 2b 3>D T note 1 Bruce p k CSH(2) SB2 k k 1: 46/f.3-H;1x2;B-1 Hot Rods IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER Moeller A1 D4 2 L 5-1 Bruce A1 D1 0 W 7-7 6/25/1964, R6664-FOR64, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Hot Rods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1964 Fortress 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 1 4 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Hot Rods batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Davis W flied out to center (BX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Robinson Frank lined out to center (CBX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Aaron H grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Causey flied out to left (CBBX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Kirkland grounded out to second (BX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Colavito flied out to center (BBFFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Hot Rods batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Cepeda grounded out to second (BX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Griffith struck out (CFBS) 0-0 2 --- 00 Roseboro grounded out to first (X) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Torres grounded out to second (BX) 0-0 1 --- 31 Stuart walked (BBCBB) 0-0 1 1-- 01 Cowan flied out to center (CX) 0-0 2 1-- 01 Orsino grounded out to second (CX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Hot Rods batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Aparicio flied out to center (BX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Adair grounded out to short (CX) 0-0 2 --- 11 Moeller grounded out to second (BSX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Javier grounded a double down the third base line (CBX) 0-0 0 -2- 32 Bruce struck out (CBFBBFC) 0-0 1 -2- 11 Causey lined a double to right center, Javier scored (BFX) 0-1 1 -2- 11 Kirkland flied out to center (BCX) 0-1 2 -2- 12 Colavito struck out (SSBFS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Hot Rods batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Davis W grounded out to second (X) 0-1 1 --- 32 Robinson Frank grounded out to short (BCCBBX) 0-1 2 --- 00 Aaron H grounded out to the mound (X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting 0-1 0 --- 02 Torres grounded out to short (CFX) 0-1 1 --- 32 Stuart struck out (CBSBFFBS) 0-1 2 --- 12 Cowan struck out (BCCS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Hot Rods batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Cepeda flied out to left (X) 0-1 1 --- 22 Griffith grounded out to third (CSFFBBX) 0-1 2 --- 11 Roseboro grounded out to the mound (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting 0-1 0 --- 22 Orsino grounded out to the mound (BCBSX) 0-1 1 --- 00 Javier lined a triple to right center (X) 0-1 1 --3 00 Javier was caught stealing home (Sb) 0-1 2 --- 02 Bruce struck out (Sb.FS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Hot Rods batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Aparicio grounded out to first (X) 0-1 1 --- 00 Adair grounded out to short (X) 0-1 2 --- 32 Moeller struck out (BCBBCC) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting 0-1 0 --- 01 Causey grounded out to third (CX) 0-1 1 --- 02 Kirkland lined a single to shallow center (CCX) 0-1 1 1-- 11 Colavito flied out to left (CBX) 0-1 2 1-- 01 Torres grounded to short, forcing Kirkland at second (CX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Hot Rods batting 0-1 0 --- 11 Davis W grounded out to second (BCX) 0-1 1 --- 10 Robinson Frank flied out to center (BX) 0-1 2 --- 30 Aaron H to first on an error by the shortstop Causey (BBBX) 0-1 2 1-- 22 Cepeda struck out (11CCBBFC) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting 0-1 0 --- 11 Stuart lined a single down the right field line (CBX) Rodgers A pinch running for Stuart 0-1 0 1-- 00 Cowan sacrifice bunted to the mound, Rodgers A to second (Xb) 0-1 1 -2- 01 Rodgers A to third, Orsino to first on an error by the shortstop Aparicio (CX) 0-1 1 1-3 22 Javier grounded to second, forcing Orsino at second, Rodgers A scored, Orsino out at second, Javier to first (BFBFX) 0-2 2 1-- 00 Javier stole second (1>C) 0-2 2 -2- 02 Bruce struck out (1>C.CS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Hot Rods batting McMullen now playing first base 0-2 0 --- 20 Griffith grounded out to third (BBX) 0-2 1 --- 12 Roseboro struck out (CBFS) 0-2 2 --- 00 Aparicio grounded out to second (X) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting 0-2 0 --- 32 Causey walked (SFFBBBFFB) 0-2 0 1-- 20 Moeller threw a wild pitch, Causey to second (BBB) 0-2 0 -2- 30 Kirkland grounded out to short, Causey to third (BBB.X) 0-2 1 --3 11 Colavito lined a single to shallow center, Causey scored (CBX) 0-3 1 1-- 22 Torres grounded into a double play, Adair to Cepeda (BBFCFX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Hot Rods batting Carty pinch hitting for Adair 0-3 0 --- 12 Carty flied out to right (CCFBX) Parker pinch hitting for Moeller 0-3 1 --- 22 Parker flied out to right (BBSFFX) 0-3 2 --- 22 Davis W grounded out to short (BFSBX)