October 17, 1952
Confederate Series Recap
Game 1 - Wednesday, October 8 -
Norfolk 6, Dallas 5
NORFOLK - 2B Ted DeRouen goes 3 for 4 and drives in two before pulling up lame in a nail-biting Norfolk win, 6 to 5. In the 6th, DeRouen doubled in CF John Smith off Quinton Reed (L, 5 IP, 4 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 6 K) but pulled his hamstring stopping at second; his return before Game 7 is doubtful. Greg Archer subbed for DeRouen and scored the winning run on 3B Tom Swaim's (2 for 5) single to right. Dallas C Patrick Baskerville was three for five with two runs, and RF Stephen Delisle doubled twice, once off Bruce Landry (W, 6 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K) and once off Floyd Luft (SV, 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB), who had the tying run on third
[put on by intentional walk! 
] before putting the game away.
Game 2 - Thursday, October 9 -
Dallas 3, Norfolk 1
NORFOLK - LF Alan Neel goes 3 for 4 and drives in the winning run as Dallas defeats Norfolk, 3-1. 1B Jeff Hickox led off the 2nd with a triple, then Neel doubled to the gap in left-center off Joe Melton (L, 8 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K). CF Jeff McGovern (2 for 5, 2 R) doubles and scores an insurance run in the 7th, and 2B Greg Archer drives in the sole Norfolk run with a double in the 1st but leaves with a tweaked hamstring; Archer is day-to-day. Joseph Phillips (W, 6 2/3 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K) pitches brillantly as do Gibbs, Ellingson and Kirkham (SV, 1 IP, 1 BB) in relief.
Game 3 - Saturday, October 11 -
Norfolk 9, Dallas 4
DALLAS - 1B Casey Pattison homers twice and drives in five as Norfolk clobbers Dallas, 9-4. Both of Pattison's two-run blasts come off Lawrence Durst (L, 6 1/3 IP, 8 R, 10 H, 1 BB, 4 K), a shot down the right field line in the 1st and a bomb to left in the 5th. SS Raymond Timmerman goes 3 for 5 with a double and a tater, scoring four times for the Clippers as well. Bruce Solomon (W, 7 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 1 BB) strikes out six, and Jim Gustin (2 IP, 3 H) only gives up a run to C Patrick Baskerville's solo shot in the 8th.
Game 4 - Sunday, October 12 -
Norfolk 13, Dallas 3
DALLAS - Three consecutive solo shots in the Norfolk 5th off Quinton Reed (L, 0-2, 6 1/3 IP, 6 R, 10 H, 1 BB, 2 K) are just the tip of the iceberg as the Clippers collect 17 hits in a rout over Dallas, 13 to 3. SS Raymond Timmerman (4 for 5, 3 R), 3B Tom Swaim (4 for 6, 3 R, 2 RBI) and RF Jason Music (3 for 4, 3 R, 2 RBI) each homers with two down in the 5th, and C Arthur Hedge also drives in three. Bruce Landry (6 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 K) wins his second game of the series, while Hamill, Cummings and Gustin allow just one Dallas hit through the final three frames.
Game 5 - Monday, October 13 -
Norfolk 8, Dallas 2
DALLAS - Norfolk wins their third Confederate Series in four years! Joseph Phillips (L, 1-1, 3 IP, 5 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 2 K) allows six hits in a five-run Clippers 3rd to put the game away. After CF John Smith (2 for 4) and C Arthur Hedge (2 for 5, 2 R) single and SS Raymond Timmerman (2 for 3, 2 R, 2 RBI) walks to load the bases with one down, 3B Tom Swaim and RF Jason Music hit back-to-back two-run doubles while 2B Greg Archer (2 for 5) adds an RBI single with two outs. Timmerman is named the series MVP after hitting 11 of 22, scoring ten runs with three homers, including a two-run shot in the 6th. Joe Melton (W, 9 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K) strikes out Jeff Hickox with his 115th pitch to end the game.