Game Three (7/24/52) - Thunderbolts 3 Tigers 0. WP - Carl Erskine (10-5) LP - Jim Wilson (7-8) Erskine sparkled in this NO HIT performance. Only 2 DeVilbiss batters reached base in this brilliant performance. Ferris Fain drew the only walk, and Al Dark reached on an error. King Carl had pitched a 1 hitter just a couple weeks ago, and he just topped that game! He also set down 6 batters with strikeouts. Eddie Joost's single in the 3rd drove in the first run off Wilson, who pitched a CG game himself. Joost doubled in the 5th and scored on a base hit from Allie Clark, and Luke Easter drove in the final T'Bolt run with an 8th inning single. Joost had 3 hits and Clark a pair to lead the Hoosier offense. But Carl was the obvious star in this game. 7/24/1952, DEV52-HOO52, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1952 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1952 Thunderbolts 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 x 3 9 1 5 0 Tigers AB R H BI AVG Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Avila 2b 4 0 0 0 .313 Joost ss 4 1 3 1 .286 Mele rf 4 0 0 0 .300 Clark,A lf 4 1 2 1 .246 Fain 1b 2 0 0 0 .331 Slaughter rf 2 0 0 0 .296 Pafko lf 3 0 0 0 .275 Easter 1b 4 0 1 1 .266 Dark ss 3 0 0 0 .275 Borkowski cf 4 0 0 0 .291 McDougald 3b 3 0 0 0 .242 Atwell c 3 0 1 0 .290 Hegan c 3 0 0 0 .175 Elliott 3b 3 0 0 0 .167 Jeffcoat cf 2 0 0 0 .204 Martin,B 2b 3 1 1 0 .238 Greengrass ph 1 0 0 0 .354 Erskine p 3 0 1 0 .173 Wilson,J p 2 0 0 0 .174 30 3 9 3 Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0 .205 28 0 0 0 Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Wilson,J L 7-8 8.0 9 3 3 2 4 111 71 4.34 8.0 9 3 3 2 4 111 71 Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Erskine W 10-5 9.0 0 0 0 1 6 104 65 3.25 9.0 0 0 0 1 6 104 65 DEV: Greengrass batted for Jeffcoat in the 8th Greengrass moved to cf in the 8th Kluttz batted for Wilson,J in the 9th E-Easter. 2B-Joost(15). RBI-Joost(32), Clark,A(18), Easter(52). K-Avila, Mele, Pafko, Dark, Hegan, Wilson,J, Slaughter, Easter, Elliott, Erskine. BB-Fain, Slaughter 2. GWRBI: Joost Temperature: 88, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 12 MPH. 7/24/1952, DEV52-HOO52, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1952 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1952 Thunderbolts 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 x 3 9 1 5 0 Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Avila 2b 1>63 4>k 63 63 Mele rf 63 k 7>2/fl 7 Fain 1b 7 6 W Pafko lf 2>7 5>k 43.1-2 Dark ss 63 e3.B-1 k McDougald 3b 43 4/f.B-1 8>3/g Hegan c 3>k 54/f 8 Jeffcoat cf 63 6>53 Greengrass ph 63 Wilson,J p 53 k Kluttz ph 9>31 Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Joost ss 1>S note 1 D 8 Clark,A lf 3 3>3/fl S.2-H 8>S Slaughter rf W.1-2 53 k W.1-2 Easter 1b 4 43 6>k note 2 Borkowski cf 64/f 4>43 8 363/gdp Atwell c 2>63 13 S Elliott 3b k 43 43 Martin,B 2b S 5>63 7>53 Erskine p S.1-2 k 43 1: S.2-H;1-2;Bx2(936) 2: S.2-H;1x3(85) Tigers IN OUT ER Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Wilson,J A1 D5 3 L 7-8 Erskine A1 D2 0 W 10-5 7/24/1952, DEV52-HOO52, Briggs Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1952 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1952 Thunderbolts 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 x 3 9 1 5 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Tigers batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Avila grounded out to short (BBSX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Mele grounded out to short (X) 0-0 2 --- 10 Fain lined out to left (BX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Joost lined a single to shallow center (CBBSX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Clark,A popped out to first (X) 0-0 1 1-- 32 Slaughter walked, Joost to second (BBFBSB) 0-0 1 12- 02 Easter popped out to second (FFX) 0-0 2 12- 12 Borkowski grounded to short, forcing Slaughter at second (BFFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Pafko flied out to left (BFX) 0-0 1 --- 21 Dark grounded out to short (SBBX) 0-0 2 --- 20 McDougald grounded out to second (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Atwell grounded out to short (X) 0-0 1 --- 12 Elliott struck out (FFBS) 0-0 2 --- 22 Martin,B grounded a single between third and short (BBCCX) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Erskine lined a single to shallow left, Martin,B to second (X) 0-0 2 12- 02 Joost lined a single to shallow right, Martin,B scored, Erskine to second, Joost out at second (CSX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting 0-1 0 --- 02 Hegan struck out (CFC) 0-1 1 --- 00 Jeffcoat grounded out to short (X) 0-1 2 --- 00 Wilson,J grounded out to third (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-1 0 --- 10 Clark,A popped out to first (BX) 0-1 1 --- 10 Slaughter grounded out to third (BX) 0-1 2 --- 12 Easter grounded out to second (BSFX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Tigers batting 0-1 0 --- 22 Avila struck out (CBFFBFS) 0-1 1 --- 32 Mele struck out (SBBCBS) 0-1 2 --- 10 Fain popped out to short (BX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-1 0 --- 31 Borkowski grounded out to second (BBCBX) 0-1 1 --- 32 Atwell grounded out to the mound (BCCFBFFFBFX) 0-1 2 --- 01 Elliott grounded out to second (CX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Tigers batting 0-1 0 --- 22 Pafko struck out (CBBSS) 0-1 1 --- 21 Dark to first on an error by the first baseman Easter (BBSX) 0-1 1 1-- 21 McDougald grounded to second, forcing Dark at second, McDougald to first (11BCBX) 0-1 2 1-- 21 Hegan grounded to third, forcing McDougald at second (BBSX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-1 0 --- 10 Martin,B grounded out to short (BX) 0-1 1 --- 22 Erskine struck out (BCCBFS) 0-1 2 --- 10 Joost doubled deep to right center (BX) 0-1 2 -2- 20 Clark,A lined a single up the middle, Joost scored (BBX) 0-2 2 1-- 32 Slaughter struck out (BBFSB>F>S) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Tigers batting 0-2 0 --- 02 Jeffcoat grounded out to third (FFX) 0-2 1 --- 22 Wilson,J struck out (CCBFFBS) 0-2 2 --- 32 Avila grounded out to short (FBBFBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-2 0 --- 12 Easter struck out (CBFS) 0-2 1 --- 11 Borkowski lined out to center (SBX) 0-2 2 --- 00 Atwell lined a single down the right field line (X) 0-2 2 1-- 11 Elliott grounded out to second (BCX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Tigers batting 0-2 0 --- 10 Mele popped out to the catcher (BX) 0-2 1 --- 31 Fain walked (BFBBB) 0-2 1 1-- 32 Pafko grounded out to second, Fain to second (1FFBBFBX) 0-2 2 -2- 12 Dark struck out (CFBFS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-2 0 --- 12 Martin,B grounded out to third (CBCX) 0-2 1 --- 22 Erskine grounded out to second (BBFSX) 0-2 2 --- 11 Joost flied out to center (SBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Tigers batting 0-2 0 --- 00 McDougald grounded out to first (X) 0-2 1 --- 22 Hegan flied out to center (CBCBX) Greengrass pinch hitting for Jeffcoat 0-2 2 --- 12 Greengrass grounded out to short (CFBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting Greengrass moved to center field 0-2 0 --- 00 Clark,A grounded a single up the middle (X) 0-2 0 1-- 30 Slaughter walked, Clark,A to second (1BBBB) 0-2 0 12- 01 Easter grounded a single up the middle, Clark,A scored, Slaughter out at third (CX) 0-3 1 1-- 10 Borkowski grounded into a double play, Fain to Dark to Fain (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Tigers batting Kluttz pinch hitting for Wilson,J 0-3 0 --- 00 Kluttz grounded out to first (X) 0-3 1 --- 01 Avila grounded out to short (FX) 0-3 2 --- 01 Mele popped out to left (CX)