Everyone in tte lineup except Gualco and second baseman Bruce Sommers got at least one hit and Joe Gill got three, two singles and a double for four RBI, to give him five hits for the afternoon. Pagenkopf continued to wield a hot bat as te slammed a homer and a single. Shortstop Ray Gale contributed a triple and a single.
Team batting leaders after 17 games are as follows: Lou Zuardo .476, Bill Courtney .389, Mike O'Leary .379, Art Quinn .366, Ron Pagenkopf .333, Jim Beasly .273, and Ed Subica .267. Mike Green's 4-1 record and 63 strikeouts are tops for the mound staff, while Jerry Eilers' 2.6 Earned Run Average is low for that department. Frank Burch trails closely with a 2.72 ERA (TheFoghorn).
