 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS 06/25/1954 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS | | GAME ID: 1112 - FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Chiefs (39-28) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | Detroit Dynamos (38-31) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | |  | |
| Chiefs Claim 3-2 Win | Fans saw a dandy of a game between the Chicago Chiefs and Detroit Dynamos.
The Detroit Dynamos went down to defeat to Charlie Bingham and his Chicago teammates. The final score was 3-2, in favor of the Chiefs. The winning pitcher was Bingham, now 9-5. He tossed 9 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 3.
With one out in the top of the seventh, Archie Cunningham had a game-changing hit. The Chiefs shortstop slammed a run-scoring single off Jim Norris, making the score 3-1, Chicago.
"I didn't want to let them take the game from my hands," said Bingham.
Chicago is second in the Federal Association with a record of 39-28.
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Casstevens (11, 4th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cunningham , E. Bloom , P. Casstevens 5 , E. Leckie , H. Mills , T. Hopkins 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bloom , T. Hopkins
GIDP: A. Cunningham , E. Bloom
Sac Bunt: C. Bingham
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Errors: H. Mills (3) | | | a - D. Estes pinch hit for D. Smith in the 9th
b - A. Conklin pinch hit for T. Griffin in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sutton (11, 9th Inning off C. Bingham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sutton 5 , T. Griffin 2 , J. Norris
2-out RBI: M. Sutton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson , P. Petty , E. Hackberry , D. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: E. Hackberry
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: S. Kleminski (15) , E. Hackberry (4) , J. Norris (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Kleminski-Johnson-Sutton, Kleminski-Johnson-Sutton) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Bingham W (9-5) | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 3.86 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Norris L (8-6) | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 133 | 2.78 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Charlie Bingham
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 17812 |
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