TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ICELAND AURORA AT SICILY MAFIA
05/15/1954
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TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ICELAND AURORA AT SICILY MAFIA
GAME ID: 43 - SATURDAY, MAY 15TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iceland Aurora (5-6) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 8 12 2
Sicily Mafia (6-5) 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 X 9 10 0
Mafia Tuck Away 9-8 Win Over Iceland
The home crowd had a good time watching the Iceland Aurora and Sicily Mafia get after it.

Good production from center fielder Valentin Covi helped the Sicily Mafia topple the Iceland Aurora, 9-8. Covi went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Mafia. The winner was Enea Paluzzi, who threw 124 pitches over 7 innings. The right-hander was charged with 6 runs on 8 hits.

Making an impact for Sicily was designated hitter Luigino Spiteri. Little Luigi drilled a run-scoring double off Jim Meagher in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, Spiteri went 2 for 5 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Spiteri.

The Aurora drop to 5-6 and continue their inconsistent start to the 1954 season.
ICELAND BATTING LINESCORE SICILY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Migin RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .341 2 6
J. McCrery LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 4
B. Cook 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .209 0 0
H. van Duren 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .293 3 6
S. Tartaglia DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .293 2 5
J. Cutsail 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .262 0 6
C. Friis-Knutzen SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .118 3 6
A. Viard CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .244 1 5
W. Huo C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .265 0 2
Totals 34 8 12 8 4 2 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Migin (3, 5th Inning off E. Paluzzi, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cutsail (2, 6th Inning off E. Paluzzi, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Migin (1, 3rd Inning off E. Paluzzi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. van Duren (3, 6th Inning off E. Paluzzi, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Tartaglia (2, 6th Inning off E. Paluzzi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Migin 6 , H. van Duren 5 , S. Tartaglia 5 , J. Cutsail 4 , A. Viard 2
2-out RBI: S. Migin , A. Viard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Tartaglia , A. Viard , W. Huo
GIDP: S. Tartaglia
Sac Fly: H. van Duren , W. Huo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Migin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cook (1) , J. Cutsail (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Friis-Knutzen-Cook-Cutsail)
OF assists: 1 (Cook(Covi at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Spiteri DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .227 0 4
V. Covi CF 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .245 0 7
C. Marsuppini RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .282 2 8
K. Gallizio LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 0 1
Z. Cartellieri 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .390 0 5
   a-M. Checcinato 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 4
T. Bagio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 0 8
D. Marciano 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .211 2 7
G. Iuliano 3B 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 1
F. Tadini C 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .229 0 4
Totals 35 9 10 9 1 2 12      
a - M. Checcinato substituted for Z. Cartellieri in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Spiteri 2 (5, 5th Inning off J. Meagher, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Schaminée, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Covi (2, 5th Inning off J. Meagher, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Marciano (1, 5th Inning off J. Meagher, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Marsuppini (2, 5th Inning off J. Meagher, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Spiteri 4 , V. Covi 4 , C. Marsuppini 4 , K. Gallizio , Z. Cartellieri , T. Bagio , D. Marciano 3
2-out RBI: L. Spiteri , V. Covi
GIDP: Z. Cartellieri
Sac Bunt: F. Tadini
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iuliano-Marciano-Cartellieri)
OF assists: 1 (Gallizio(Viard at 3rd base))
ICELAND PITCHING LINESCORE SICILY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Meagher L (1-1) 4.1 7 6 6 0 0 1 21 63 4.95   
S. Schaminée 2.2 3 3 3 1 2 0 12 47 10.12   
T. Siragusa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Meagher 25
Batters Faced: J. Meagher 21, S. Schaminée 12, T. Siragusa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Meagher 8-5, S. Schaminée 5-1, T. Siragusa 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Meagher 63-44, S. Schaminée 47-26, T. Siragusa 12-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Paluzzi W (2-1) 7.0 8 6 6 4 2 2 31 124 4.76   
B. Arcangeli 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 16 27.00   
C. DeSanctis SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Paluzzi 35
Batters Faced: E. Paluzzi 31, B. Arcangeli 4, C. DeSanctis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Paluzzi 11-6, B. Arcangeli 1-0, C. DeSanctis 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Paluzzi 124-80, B. Arcangeli 16-11, C. DeSanctis 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Arcangeli 2-2 , C. DeSanctis 3-2
WP: E. Paluzzi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Valentin Covi
Ballpark: Mussolini Municipal Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 12825
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