FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
06/12/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1012 - SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (29-26) 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 9 14 1
Chicago Chiefs (30-26) 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 10 14 1
Chiefs Slip Past New York, 10-9
The Chicago Chiefs outscored the New York Gothams, 10-9. Among the hitting stars was center fielder John Moss. Moss, who finished 4th in the FA in triples with 9 in 1952, went 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Mel Haynes, credited with the win in relief, is now 1-1. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1 innings. The Chiefs saw their record improve to 30-26.

Tim Hopkins was the walk-off hero for Chicago. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Chiefs first baseman hit a dramatic solo home run to send the teams home.

"The crowd was juiced," said Moss.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lewis CF 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .281 4 16
C. LaBonte SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .287 4 25
E. Howe RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .330 11 41
R. Johnson 1B 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .299 8 40
W. Messer LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .330 14 47
H. Estill 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .239 11 25
G. Cleaves C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277 4 20
J. Harper 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .194 2 8
   b-G. Bundy PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 1 4
   c-H. Murray 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
H. Hackney P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 0 3
   E. Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Kintner PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .294 0 3
   E. Cornett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9 2 4 17      
a - J. Kintner pinch hit for E. Martin in the 7th
b - G. Bundy pinch hit for J. Harper in the 8th
c - H. Murray substituted for G. Bundy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lewis (10, 3rd Inning off C. Bingham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Messer (14, 2nd Inning off C. Bingham, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Howe (11, 3rd Inning off C. Bingham, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Bundy (1, 8th Inning off E. Espanoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Lewis 5 , E. Howe 6 , R. Johnson 2 , W. Messer 4 , H. Estill , G. Cleaves , J. Harper , G. Bundy 4
2-out RBI: E. Howe , R. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson , W. Messer , H. Estill , H. Hackney
GIDP: R. Johnson
Sac Bunt: G. Cleaves
Sac Fly: J. Kintner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lewis 2 (8)
CS: C. Lewis (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Messer (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Harper-LaBonte, Harper-LaBonte-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cunningham SS 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 .227 2 22
J. Moss CF 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 .275 3 23
E. Bloom 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .244 3 22
E. Leckie LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263 6 37
M. McClure RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .344 1 8
   E. Espanoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Rutherford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 3
   M. Haynes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Gaiter 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .333 2 4
T. Hopkins 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .185 6 19
P. Casstevens C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .322 8 32
C. Bingham P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 1
   a-R. Shearer RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 17 47
Totals 35 10 14 8 6 3 20      
a - R. Shearer substituted for C. Bingham in the 7th
b - J. Rutherford pinch hit for E. Espanoza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Moss (12, 6th Inning off E. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Casstevens (11, 7th Inning off E. Cornett, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Hopkins (3, 4th Inning off H. Hackney, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Moss (3, 4th Inning off H. Hackney, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gaiter 2 (2, 5th Inning off H. Hackney, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off E. Cornett, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hopkins (6, 9th Inning off E. Cornett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Moss 8 , E. Bloom , M. McClure 2 , J. Gaiter 8 , T. Hopkins 8 , P. Casstevens 3
2-out RBI: J. Moss , M. McClure
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cunningham , M. McClure , J. Gaiter
GIDP: A. Cunningham
Sac Bunt: C. Bingham 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Bloom (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Cunningham-Bloom-Hopkins)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Hackney 4.1 8 7 7 3 2 2 96 3.81   
E. Martin 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 37 3.38   
E. Cornett L (2-2) 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 2 28 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hackney 18
Batters Faced: H. Hackney 24, E. Martin 9, E. Cornett 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hackney 5-6, E. Martin 3-1, E. Cornett 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hackney 96-55, E. Martin 37-20, E. Cornett 28-20
WP: H. Hackney 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bingham 6.2 12 7 3 0 4 2 101 4.64   
E. Espanoza BS (2) 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 12 3.31   
M. Haynes W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bingham 34
Batters Faced: C. Bingham 31, E. Espanoza 6, M. Haynes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bingham 8-6, E. Espanoza 3-1, M. Haynes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bingham 101-72, E. Espanoza 12-7, M. Haynes 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Espanoza 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Moss
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 16000
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