WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
GERMANY AT ENGLAND
03/11/1955
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WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
GERMANY AT ENGLAND
GAME ID: 3733 - FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH , 1955 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Germany 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 1
England 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 22 4
Murray 5-for-8 Against Germany
The England swept past the Germany, 11-10, at Bombay Memorial Stadium, paced by third baseman Murphy Murray. The 22-year-old Murray got 5 hits in 8 at-bats, helping to down the Germany.

Murphy Murray singled in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 5th, singled in the 7th, singled in the 9th, grounded out in the 11th and singled in the 14th.
GERMANY BATTING LINESCORE ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Moeller CF 8 0 0 0 0 2 5 .150 0 0
M. Herrmann RF, SS 5 1 1 0 3 1 4 .143 0 1
M. Ruge SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .353 2 4
   d-H. Koehler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
W. Weller 3B 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 .000 0 0
H. Berens 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .375 1 3
   e-H. Mann LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
D. Young LF, RF 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 .133 0 0
U. Glockner C 5 3 1 1 2 0 3 .077 1 1
E. Krueger 2B, 1B 7 2 3 2 0 0 3 .429 1 2
G. Mentzer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Lanzmann PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. Koller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Shoemaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Mayer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Bacht PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 4
   A. Hansen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Heldt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-A. Diehl PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   M. Zweig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Knapp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 56 10 12 8 8 6 35      
a - M. Lanzmann pinch hit for G. Mentzer in the 4th
b - A. Shoemaker pinch hit for B. Koller in the 6th
c - H. Bacht pinch hit for V. Mayer in the 7th
d - H. Koehler substituted for M. Ruge in the 8th
e - H. Mann substituted for H. Berens in the 8th
f - A. Diehl pinch hit for E. Heldt in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Herrmann (1, 5th Inning off A. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Mann (1, 13th Inning off M. Wright, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Krueger (1, 4th Inning off A. Brooks, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Berens (1, 5th Inning off A. Brooks, 1 on, 2 outs) , U. Glockner (1, 6th Inning off A. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Bacht (1, 7th Inning off G. Broadley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Herrmann 2 , M. Ruge , H. Koehler , H. Berens 5 , H. Mann 2 , D. Young , U. Glockner 4 , E. Krueger 6 , H. Bacht 4
2-out RBI: H. Berens , H. Bacht
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Herrmann , H. Koehler , H. Berens , D. Young , U. Glockner , A. Diehl
GIDP: H. Berens
Sac Bunt: M. Zweig
Hit by Pitch: D. Young
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Herrmann (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Herrmann
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Chennells 2B 7 2 2 1 0 2 7 .278 1 2
A. Leslie CF 8 2 2 1 0 1 3 .294 0 3
M. Murray 3B 8 2 5 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
H. Keller RF 5 2 2 3 1 0 2 .357 0 3
W. Kelly LF 6 1 3 0 0 0 4 .500 1 1
   c-K. Buttery PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 4
   d-F. Wilson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
L. Joseph 1B 7 1 2 1 1 2 5 .182 0 1
C. Smith SS 8 0 2 2 0 2 6 .455 0 3
R. Ring C 6 1 3 2 1 0 0 .500 1 2
A. Brooks P 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
   G. Broadley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   C. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Payne PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 1 2
   S. Ferry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Paul PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   Q. McKie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 62 11 22 11 5 8 33      
a - T. Payne pinch hit for C. Robertson in the 8th
b - G. Paul pinch hit for S. Ferry in the 10th
c - K. Buttery pinch hit for W. Kelly in the 12th
d - F. Wilson substituted for K. Buttery in the 13th
e - C. Green pinch hit for M. Wright in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Leslie (1, 1st Inning off G. Mentzer, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Chennells (2, 1st Inning off G. Mentzer, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Kelly (1, 3rd Inning off G. Mentzer, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Murray (1, 5th Inning off B. Koller, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Smith (1, 6th Inning off V. Mayer, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Keller (2, 9th Inning off A. Hansen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Ring (1, 5th Inning off B. Koller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Chennells 3 , A. Leslie 3 , M. Murray 6 , H. Keller 3 , W. Kelly 4 , L. Joseph 2 , C. Smith 3 , R. Ring 6 , T. Payne
2-out RBI: C. Smith , R. Ring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Chennells , A. Leslie , W. Kelly , L. Joseph 2 , C. Smith , A. Brooks
Sac Bunt: H. Keller
Sac Fly: E. Chennells
Hit by Pitch: H. Keller
Team LOB: 18

FIELDING
Errors: M. Murray 3 , C. Smith
Double Plays: 1 (Murray-Chennells-Joseph)
GERMANY PITCHING LINESCORE ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Mentzer 3.0 9 6 6 1 1 0 20 65 18.00   
B. Koller 2.0 5 3 3 1 0 1 12 39 13.50   
V. Mayer 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 22 0.00   
A. Hansen BS (1) 3.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 17 58 2.45   
E. Heldt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.00   
M. Zweig L (0-1) 3.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 14 33 1.42   
C. Knapp 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mentzer 15
Batters Faced: G. Mentzer 20, B. Koller 12, V. Mayer 5, A. Hansen 17, E. Heldt 1, M. Zweig 14, C. Knapp 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mentzer 5-3, B. Koller 4-2, V. Mayer 0-0, A. Hansen 8-1, E. Heldt 1-0, M. Zweig 2-7, C. Knapp 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mentzer 65-39, B. Koller 39-25, V. Mayer 22-14, A. Hansen 58-37, E. Heldt 4-2, M. Zweig 33-25, C. Knapp 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Heldt 1-0 , C. Knapp 2-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Mentzer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Brooks 5.0 7 5 5 3 2 3 25 88 9.00   
G. Broadley 1.2 2 5 5 2 0 1 11 36 27.00   
C. Robertson 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 17 3.38   
S. Ferry 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 30 0.00   
M. Wright 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 46 0.00   
Q. McKie W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Brooks 32
Batters Faced: A. Brooks 25, G. Broadley 11, C. Robertson 6, S. Ferry 7, M. Wright 12, Q. McKie 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Brooks 4-8, G. Broadley 3-2, C. Robertson 0-2, S. Ferry 4-2, M. Wright 3-5, Q. McKie 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Brooks 88-52, G. Broadley 36-21, C. Robertson 17-10, S. Ferry 30-16, M. Wright 46-29, Q. McKie 23-13
WP: G. Broadley 2
Hit Batsmen: G. Broadley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Murphy Murray
Ballpark: Bombay Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (38 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 12:05 PM
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 10610
Special Notes: Andrew Leslie sets the WJC regular season extra-inning game record for at bats with 8. Raynard Moeller sets the GER regular season extra-inning game record for at bats with 8. Murphy Murray sets the WJC regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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