The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-17
RAIDERS SPLIT BASEBALL
DOUBLEHEADER SUNDAY
10 REMAIN Mn In TOP SPOT
Mteated Naval Air Stations
Z e 2 IN Opener And
Lost Nightcap 81 To
oca Chica Flyers

er''of baseball yesterday after.
noon at Wickers Field to remain
IN possession of first place in the
hey West Senior Baseball League,
me games was very well PLAYED
and fast. ~ -
In the opener, the pitching of
Monk Myers for Naval Air Sta
ton and Griffen for the Raiders
was good. Philip (Cheta) Baker
came in as relief pitcher in the
last inning TO rthe Raiders. He
relieved Griffen with the bases
loaded and went on to win the
game. f3 s@i, 2
Griffen had allowed one hit in
the first inning and no more for
the next five frames.
Raiders scored the first two
runs on errors. In the third, Bak-
er singled and the catcher's throw
TO first got away. Baker came
all the way home. In the fourth,
Acevedo poled a single to left,
stole second, and the pitcher, at
tempting to catch him off second.
made a bad throw and Acevedo
went home. @ 's = - d.
In the seventh. Daugette sin
gled and Babinski tripled. Walk
er and Myers singled and two
runs cross the plate to tie the
score, leaving Walker on third
and Myers ON second. Bakerr
In to pitch and Griffen went to
rightfield. Finkelstein struck out.
Dukes were Intentionally walked
to fill the bases Mastens hit to
Gates, who threw to the catcher,
and the catcher to first to COM
plete a double play and end the
rally. I r
In the Raiders half of the same
inning, the first man up popped
10 first but the runner was safe
on an error Jack Villoreal hit
the ball to deep right center to
drive home the winning run and
score another marker on the
homer himself. ~
Mastens and Sutton were the
best for the losers in the field
and Gates, Lopez and villareal
for the winners. lfli,
I'm the second game, the pitch
ing Qf Day and Baker featured as
the Boca Chica Flyers nosed the !,
Rasdefs, IS to T.. itI Z, itE I
Raiders scored twice in t he :,
very first inning on a double by
Mauldin, a double by Gates and
a single by Acevedo.
Baker held the Flyers hitless
for three frames but in the fourth .
I.uzon singled to right, Webb
struck. out, West was hit by a
pitched ball, Evencheck and
Campbell hit short flies over sec
ond To score Luzon and West as
the blows went for safe hits. Lee /
forced Evencheck at the plate but !
Wynn singled to left to score
Campbell. !
Raiders again took the lead in
the seventh. Baker and Domen-
ecb walked. Griffen hit one to +
right and Baker scored. Mauldin
went out, catcher to first, and
Donienech scored on the play.
In the eighth. the Flyers won
the bali game. Webb was hit by
a pitched ball. West is safe on
a fielder's choice and both run
ners were safe. Evencheck walk
ed to fill the bases. Campbell got
an infield hit and Webb scored,
the bases still being loaded. Lee
forced West at the plate third to
Gather Wynn hit a Single
Though short and Evencheck
scored the winning run. Pinker
hit into a double play, third to
second;
AT bat, Mauldin hit three safely
and a sacrifice in four times up.
Griffen hit two in four to lead
the Raiders. For the Flyers, LII
zon, Gv:ynn and Day each hit two
sefely.
In the field, Luzon, Webb, Even
check and Lee played well. Even
check had four putouts and sew
en- assists at short and Webb had
six putouts and two assists. They
were the stars for the Flyers.
Afieid for the Raiders, Gates,
Accyedo, Roberts, Villareal and
Lopez played a great game. Ace
vedo had three putouts and three
assists. Lopez had one putout
and five assists. Roberts handled
nine putout and two assists ana
Gates two putouts and two assists.
Score first game: r. H. E.
MAS -, 900 900 p 5 81
Red Raiders Dol 100 "a 8 z,
Zone out when winning runs
were scored)
Myers and Muncrief; Griffen'
Baker and Roberts.
3 Home run: Villareal; three
base bit: Babinski; stolen bases:
Dukes Mastens, Acevedo; sacrl-
Ace hits: none; struck out: oy|
Grlffen 4, by Baker l, by Myers
q. bases on balls: off Griffen 3, OF
Baker /: hits: off Griffen . ana
, rms (none out in seventh;1
losing pitcher: Myers; winning
n;tcher. Baker; time OF game,
las: umpires: Red and Blue;
score OF second game: Il. II. I.