TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MOBILE MONSTERS AT ICELAND AURORA
08/06/1955
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TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MOBILE MONSTERS AT ICELAND AURORA
GAME ID: 306 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1955 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mobile Monsters (34-43) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Iceland Aurora (40-37) 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 7 10 1
Aurora 7-2 Victors Over Mobile
Iceland Aurora starter Jim Meagher pitched a strong game against the Mobile Monsters at Aurora Field, leading the Aurora to victory, 7-2. Meagher, the winner, moves to 7-9. He threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 4 walks. Iceland is now 40-37, Mobile 34-43.

Caesar Friis-Knutzen, who is on pace for 62 RBI this season, took Mobile hurler Jim Harrold deep in the bottom of the first. His grand slam home run put the Aurora on top, 4-1. In all, Friis-Knutzen had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Friis-Knutzen said.
MOBILE BATTING LINESCORE ICELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Vargas RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .250 2 27
J. McIntyre CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268 6 30
O. Bond 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .275 12 45
B. Purkis 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .251 3 25
B. Tracy LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 5 28
J. Olson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .232 8 37
M. Ward DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 0 3
   a-C. Li DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 2
G. Weber SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .207 5 20
D. Carides C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 0 7
Totals 31 2 4 2 4 7 13      
a - C. Li inserted as DH in the 4th

BATTING
Triples: E. Vargas (4, 3rd Inning off J. Meagher, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Vargas 3 , B. Purkis , J. Olson 2
2-out RBI: B. Purkis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McIntyre , B. Purkis , D. Carides
Sac Bunt: J. McIntyre
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Vargas (9) , M. Ward (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCrery RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .295 3 35
H. Deschamps LF 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 .234 1 15
B. Cook 2B 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .275 12 46
H. van Duren 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 10 .252 5 46
C. Friis-Knutzen SS 5 1 2 4 0 0 4 .248 7 57
J. Reid DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .216 11 42
W. Huo C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .272 3 28
J. Cutsail 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .247 4 23
A. Viard CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 5 39
Totals 34 7 10 7 7 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Deschamps 2 (6, 4th Inning off J. Harrold, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off K. Hartonen, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. McCrery (3, 1st Inning off J. Harrold, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cutsail (7, 5th Inning off J. Harrold, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Friis-Knutzen (7, 1st Inning off J. Harrold, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McCrery 5 , H. Deschamps 4 , C. Friis-Knutzen 5 , J. Reid , J. Cutsail 3 , A. Viard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Deschamps , H. van Duren , C. Friis-Knutzen 2 , A. Viard
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cook (15)
MOBILE PITCHING LINESCORE ICELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Harrold L (5-7) 4.1 7 6 6 6 2 1 26 103 4.94   
K. Hartonen 3.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 15 56 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harrold 21
Batters Faced: J. Harrold 26, K. Hartonen 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harrold 5-6, K. Hartonen 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harrold 103-56, K. Hartonen 56-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hartonen 1-1
WP: K. Hartonen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Meagher W (7-9) 6.2 3 2 1 4 5 0 28 119 3.85   
J. Wigginton 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 27 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Meagher 63
Batters Faced: J. Meagher 28, J. Wigginton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Meagher 10-5, J. Wigginton 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Meagher 119-72, J. Wigginton 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wigginton 1-0
WP: J. Meagher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Meagher
Ballpark: Aurora Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 17984
Special Notes: 2B Matt Ward was injured while stealing a base. Bryan Cook ties the TOBA regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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