Rutherford Little League
Rotary at Pasquin Motors
14-Sep-1958 at Rutherford, NJ (Memorial Park)
Rotary 3 (1-0) Pasquin Motors 1 (0-1)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Wilson Flohr cf............ 2 0 0 0 Glenn Desimone 3b.......... 3 0 0 0
Bob Nead ss................ 2 0 1 0 Mike Connolly lf........... 3 0 1 0
Dennis Bott c.............. 3 1 0 1 Richie Allen 1b/p.......... 3 0 0 0
Greg Ehrhardt p............ 3 1 0 0 Brian Conway p/1b.......... 3 1 1 0
Jimmy Fugit 1b............. 3 0 0 0 Don Coomber c.............. 1 0 0 0
Frank Pico 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 James McLaughlin 2b........ 0 0 0 0
Gary Vanderels 3b.......... 3 1 2 0 Bill Nee rf................ 2 0 1 0
Bill Norville lf........... 3 0 1 0 Ronald Holck cf............ 2 0 0 0
Richard Strauss rf......... 1 0 0 0 Doug Watt ss............... 3 0 0 0
Ed Burns rf............... 2 0 0 0
Philip Strauss rf......... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 25 3 4 1 Totals..................... 20 1 3 0
Score by Innings R H E
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Rotary.............. 000 102 - 3 4 0
Pasquin Motors...... 010 000 - 1 3 3
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E - Watt 2. 2B - Conway, Vanderels. SAC - Coomber, Holck. CS - McLaughlin (by Bott).
Rotary IP H R ER BB SO
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Greg Ehrhardt W,1-0....... 6.0 3 1 1 2 9
Pasquin Motors IP H R ER BB SO
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Brian Conway............... 3.0 2 1 1 6 8
Richie Allen L,0-1........ 3.0 2 2 0 2 5
WP - Ehrhardt.
Umpires -
Start: 13:30
Game notes:
Town Championship Game postponed from previous week, rain
Conway faced 4 batters in the 4th.
Game: 0914
Greg Ehrhardt was on the mound for Rotary, while Brian Conway toed the slab for Pasquin. Pasquin scored first in the bottom of the second when Conway doubled to centerfield, was sacrificed to third by Don Coomber and scored on an Ehrhardt wild pitch. In the top of the fourth Brian Conway, obviously tiring, let Gary Vanderels single, his second hit, then walked Willie Flohr, Bob Nead and Denny Bott in succession to force over the tieing run. Then manager Ted Allen derricked him for Richie Allen. Willie Flohr struck out to start the sixth but Bob Nead got his second walk. Denny Bott was safe on an error. Greg Ehrhardt hit a shot to shortstop Doug Watt, who bobbled it but threw out Nead trying to score, both runners moving up to second and third. Jimmy Fugit hit one down to second but the short-stop’s throw to first was late and both runners scored. This ended the scoring and the game. Greg Ehrhardt the winner, struck out nine and walked two, while Brian Conway struck out eight and walked six, while Richie struck out five and walked but two.
This is the third year in the last four that Rotary has taken the pennant and the borough series. In 1955 Rotary beat the Legion two straight, in 1957 they beat Pasquin 2 straight and again in 1958 in this sudden death game. It is worth noting that in 1956 Rotary was a poor last but manager Hank Bott molded himself two pennant winners after taking over the last place team. Ted Allen, Pasquin mentor, has only had his club two years but brought in two winners. Hats off to both managers and to both teams.