Crimson Eagles Crushed Rival Flying Tigers on Baseball Diamond 51 Years Ago Today

Third baseman Mike Gorlo rapped a three-run home run, a double, and a single to lead the offensive explosion as Andrew Warde High School's baseball team racked up nine runs in the first two innings and coasted to a 10-3 victory over arch-rival Roger Ludlowe at Sturges Park on Friday, April 27, 1962.

Coach Bob Jackson's Crimson Eagles got off to a fast start and hammered Ludlowe's pitchers Greg Madden and freshman Gene Radomski for four runs in the first inning. The early rally included a pair of walks, Gorlo's single, a bases loaded double by Pete Jankowsky, and an RBI single off the bat of Les Bufferd.

Gorlo's round tripper highlighted a five-run spree in the second inning for the Eagles at the expense of Bill Murphy, who hurled the last six innings for Ludlowe. The Warde third sacker connected for his homer after Murphy walked co-captain Mike Longo and co-captain Hank Bahe singled to lead off the frame. A pair of Ludlowe errors, a walk to Jim Lippman, and an RBI single by Bill Holling produced two more runs.

Bahe survived a shaky start and went the distance on the mound for the winners to pick up the victory. All of Ludlowe's runs and three of its six hits off Bahe were registered in the home half of the first inning. Bahe issued two bases on balls, Roy Hibyan socked a double, and Bruce Tabackman and Charley Skubas rapped singles.

The Eagles were blanked by Murphy in four of their last five turns at bat. Warde's final run, scored in the sixth inning, was unearned as the result of two Ludlowe errors.

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