 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CHICAGO COUGARS 06/07/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | DALLAS WRANGLERS AT CHICAGO COUGARS | | GAME ID: 1104 - FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Dallas Wranglers (18-38) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | Chicago Cougars (30-27) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
| Gibson Hits 2 home runs in Cougars Win | Jack Gibson left his imprint on the 6-1 Chicago win against the Dallas Wranglers. Gibson, who finished 4th in the CA in slugging percentage with .559 in 1959, went 3-4 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Don Griffin, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 4 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 4. His record now stands at 4-2. The Wranglers, now 18-38, have lost 6 in a row.
Gene Case, the Chicago first baseman, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 4-1, Cougars. For the game, Case was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.
"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Gibson told the Chicago Chronicle.
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| DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - P. Meany substituted for D. Griffin in the 6th
b - B. Burnett pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gibson 2 (12, 1st Inning off C. Mills, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off H. Short, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McMillan , J. Gibson 9 , G. Case 2 , H. Watson , C. Randall 2
2-out RBI: J. Gibson , C. Randall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McMillan , D. Griffin
GIDP: P. Meany
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Halliday-Gibson-Case) | | |
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| DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Mills L (1-6) | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 4.12 | | H. Short | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4.71 | | C. Baker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.24 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Griffin W (4-2) | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 2.79 | | A. Wilson H (5) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2.73 | | B. Allen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.11 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jack Gibson
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 17728 |
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