Kenosha Twins at Madison Muskies
July 21st, 1985
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2 |
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2 |
5 |
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| Madison |
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1 |
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Game winning RBI-Anderson
LOB KEN-9, MAD-8, 2B-Borg, Siemers, Anderson, Kanter, HR-Anderson, SACB-Gould, Schwarz, SACF-Arias
HB-Howie (Cardwood), PB-Anderson
T-2:27, A-2,427
Madison Capital Times
July 22nd, 1985
by Miles McMillin Jr.
For Roy Anderson, it was one of those days.
One of those days where white puffy clouds and bright sunshine gave way to boyhood dreams.
Anderson, the Madison Muskie catcher, called his parents in California Saturday night to tell them the big news- their son was going to catch major league pitcher Tommy John in a professional baseball game. John was on of Anderson's childhood idols.
Sunday afernoon at Warner Park, one of Anderson's boyhood fantasies came true.
"Yeah, you could say this one will stay in my mind for quite some time." Anderson said after the Muskies beat the Kenosha Twins, 5-2. "He's always been someone I liked to watch pitch because he has so much control.
"He didn't throw hard, I've caught harder pitchers, but he throws his own game. He's going to put that ball wherever he wants."
John, throwing as part of rehabilitation work before joining the Oakland A's this week, got roughed up for two runs in the first inning, much to the shock of the 2,427 on hand to see him first hand. His pitches were averaging 77 miles per hour.
"He was just working on different pitches." said Anderson. "We realley didn't care about the runs because we knew we could make them up. We just wanted to let Tommy work."
But after John had departed after the sixth inning. Anderson's real cause to call home came in the seventh. With the Muskies trailing 2-1, Anderson unloaded a two-run homer over the left field fence to score Fausto Santos in front of him and complete what likely will be his never-ending story.
"I definitely was pumped up all today from catching Tommy." said Anderson. "And I think it carried over to my bat."
The Muskies scored once in the first inning when Bobby Gould walked, went to second when Mark Howie was hit by a pitch, stole third and scored on Tony Arias sacrifice fly.
After Anderson's homer. Madison added to insurance runs in the eighth. Howie and Arias scored on John Kanter's two out double.
Darel Hanson picked up the victory for the Muskies (48-48), who are tied with Kenosha for second place in the Midwest League's Northern Division.