SISLER SPARKS MISSISSIPPI PAST DUTCHMEN

5 July 1928


The Misfits, led by George Sisler's 6 hits, hammered the Pawtucket Flying Dutchmen, 17-6. In one of the 
highest scoring games of the season, both teams combined for 23 runs and 36 hits. Sisler, who also scored 
4 runs and drove in two, led the attack for Mississippi, which banged out 19 hits against 4 Pawtucket pitchers.
Mississippi exploded in the 4th inning and scored 11 runs off of Dutchmen starter George Uhle and reliever 
Ownie Carroll. Goose Goslin drove in 5 runs and went 3 for 6. Eppa Rixey scattered 15 hits over 7 innings 
to get the victory. Harry Rice had 3 hits for Pawtuckett.


                  1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9   R  H  E 
Pawtuckett        1 1 0  1 1 0  0 2 0   6 17  2 
Mississippi       0 0 0 11 3 2  0 1 x  17 19  0