NJ District 5 Little League Tournament
Rutherford National vs Lyndhurst American
24-Jul-1956 at Carlstadt, NJ (Peter Rasmus Field)
Rutherford National 2 (0-1) Lyndhurst American 3 (1-0)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Bill Staehle c............. 2 0 1 0 Jim Casazza 2b............. 2 0 0 0
Pat Fitzgerald 2b.......... 2 0 0 0 Johnny Burkhalter ph/2b... 1 0 0 1
Stan Brodka 1b............. 3 0 1 0 Johnny Quirein ss.......... 1 0 0 0
Neil Smith cf.............. 3 0 0 0 Bob Gareffa 1b............. 3 1 2 1
Johnny Doshna p............ 3 2 2 0 Richie Higgins rf.......... 3 0 0 0
Frank Dempster 3b.......... 2 0 0 0 Melillo 3b/p............... 2 0 2 0
Ray Reulbach lf............ 3 0 1 1 Joey Breslin c............. 2 0 0 1
Jack Mitchell rf........... 1 0 0 0 Steve Cerefice lf.......... 1 0 0 0
Howie Spellman ph......... 1 0 0 0 Keith Willoughby ph/lf.... 1 0 0 0
Pete Poole rf............. 0 0 0 0 Joe Pierro ph............. 1 1 0 0
Tony Zak ph/rf............ 1 0 0 0 Bill Bello cf.............. 2 0 0 0
Tommy Dressel ss........... 3 0 0 0 Borkowski p/3b............. 0 1 0 0
Frank Sangi ph............ 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 24 2 5 1 Totals..................... 19 3 4 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Rutherford National. 000 101 - 2 5 0
Lyndhurst American.. 000 111 - 3 4 2
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Casazza; Cerefice. LOB - Rutherford N 7; Lyndhurst A 8. 2B - Brodka; Doshna 2;
Reulbach; Gareffa 2. SH - Staehle; Quirein; Breslin. CS - Quirein.
Rutherford National IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Johnny Doshna L,0-1....... 5.2 4 3 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 19 28 4 7
Lyndhurst American IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Borkowski ................. 5.0 4 2 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 20 23 3 6
Melillo W,1-0............. 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0
Strikeouts - Fitzgerald; Brodka 2; Dempster; Reulbach; Spellman; Zak; Dressel;
Casazza; Burkhalter; Gareffa; Willoughby; Bello. Walks - Fitzgerald; Dempster;
Burkhalter; Quirein; Melillo; Bello; Borkowski 2; Sangi.
Borkowski faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: 0724
Rutherford National starters: c/Staehle; 2b/Fitzgerald; 1b/Brodka; cf/Smith;
p/Doshna; 3b/Dempster; lf/Reulbach; rf/Mitchell; ss/Dressel
Rutherford National 1st - Staehle grounded out to p, bunt. Fitzgerald
grounded out to ss. Brodka doubled. Smith flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Lyndhurst American 1st - Casazza popped up to c. Quirein walked. Gareffa
struck out swinging. Quirein out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Rutherford National 2nd - Doshna out at first ss to 1b to 2b. Dempster
walked. Reulbach struck out swinging. Mitchell reached on a fielder's choice;
Dempster out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lyndhurst American 2nd - Higgins grounded out to p. Melillo singled to
right field. Breslin grounded out to 3b, SAC; Melillo advanced to second.
Cerefice grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutherford National 3rd - Dressel reached on a fielding error by 2b.
Staehle grounded out to p, SAC; Dressel advanced to second. Fitzgerald struck
out swinging. Brodka struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
Lyndhurst American 3rd - Bello grounded out to 1b unassisted. Borkowski
walked. Casazza struck out looking. Quirein fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutherford National 4th - Smith flied out to rf. Doshna doubled to left
field. Dempster grounded out to 1b unassisted; Doshna advanced to third.
Reulbach reached on a dropped fly by lf; Doshna scored, unearned. Spellman
pinch hit for Mitchell. Spellman struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Lyndhurst American 4th - Poole to rf for Spellman. Gareffa doubled.
Higgins grounded out to 3b; Gareffa advanced to third. Melillo walked. Breslin
reached on a fielder's choice to third base, RBI; Melillo advanced to second;
Gareffa scored. Willoughby pinch hit for Cerefice. Willoughby struck out
swinging. Bello struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Rutherford National 5th - Willoughby to lf. Dressel struck out swinging.
Staehle singled. Fitzgerald walked; Staehle advanced to second. Brodka struck
out swinging. Smith popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Lyndhurst American 5th - Borkowski walked. Burkhalter pinch hit for
Casazza. Burkhalter struck out swinging. Quirein grounded out to p, SAC;
Borkowski advanced to second. Gareffa doubled, RBI; Borkowski scored. Higgins
flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutherford National 6th - Burkhalter to 2b. Doshna doubled. Melillo to
p. Borkowski to 3b. Dempster struck out swinging. Reulbach doubled, RBI; Doshna
scored. Zak pinch hit for Poole. Zak struck out looking. Dressel fouled out to
1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lyndhurst American 6th - Zak to rf. Melillo singled. Breslin popped up
to c, bunt. Pierro pinch hit for Willoughby. Pierro reached on a fielder's
choice; Melillo out at second 3b to 2b. Bello walked; Pierro advanced to
second. Sangi pinch hit for Borkowski. Sangi walked; Bello advanced to second;
Pierro advanced to third. Burkhalter walked, RBI; Sangi advanced to second;
Bello advanced to third; Pierro scored. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Lyndhurst American starters: 2b/Casazza; ss/Quirein; 1b/Gareffa; rf/Higgins;
3b/Melillo; c/Breslin; lf/Cerefice; cf/Bello; p/Borkowski