The long promised brand new Golden shirts finally arrived in Creakerland in time for our game with Orange Thursday, but the magic just wasn't in them as Cuervo Gold went down to the powerful Orange team 23-10. Only a late two run rally got us to double digits.
It is tough to write up a game where the team wasn't really in it from the beginning, but I wanted to single out some of our standouts' play. We were down 13-3 by the third inning and never got close than 15-7.
We actually didn't hit badly - the team batting average was above .500, and we had six extra base hits but we just didn't string together enough of them, and hit into too many double plays.
Willie Hollis and Dick Stanley led the way with four hits each, and each hit a double. Charlie Uhlman was right behind with three hits including a triple, and tied Stanley and Jay Edwards with three RBIs. Newcomer Tom Sciarrino also had three knocks and played an impeccable SS.
But the play of the game (possibly for both teams) was Uhlman ranging far to his right in left field to rob the new powerful rightie on Orange, to snag a hard liner that probably was destined for the fence. It proved my own personal adage - "Stick out your glove you never know what might happen."
As the famous Dodgers saying went (sorry Giants fans for calling up Dodgers lore) "Wait 'til next week!"
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