FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
06/26/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
GAME ID: 1125 - SATURDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (40-29) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Montreal Saints (36-35) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 7 2
Saints Rally Late to Nip Kings
Montreal starter Ken Crossley pitched well against the Kansas City Kings at Parc Cartier II. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. At 36-35, the Saints claim 4th place in the Continental Association.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Montreal pinch hitter Leo Vega, facing Tony Britten, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Saints the 5-4 win.

Said Vega: "What's not to like about a walk-off win?"
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Grace SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 7 32
J. Cahill RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .234 6 18
C. Rogers CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .312 8 40
K. Newman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .335 9 38
D. Miller C 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .282 8 43
R. Hinton LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .301 5 25
   a-F. McHenry LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 7
B. Schmelz 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .247 3 16
C. Lewis 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .242 4 26
T. Britten P 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .188 0 4
Totals 34 4 7 4 5 5 18      
a - F. McHenry substituted for R. Hinton in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Rogers 2 , K. Newman , D. Miller , R. Hinton , B. Schmelz , T. Britten
2-out RBI: R. Hinton , T. Britten
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Grace , B. Schmelz , T. Britten
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Rogers (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lewis (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .244 4 22
B. Elkins SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 0 21
J. Scott RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .294 11 52
M. Carter 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .287 19 60
J. Fast 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 9 45
O. O'Keefe LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .257 5 29
G. Scott 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .252 5 37
J. Garman C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 4 24
   b-H. Calderone PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 0 6
K. Crossley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 0 3
   a-B. Mills PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 2
   J. Grimes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-L. Vega PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .357 0 4
Totals 31 5 7 5 3 4 8      
a - B. Mills pinch hit for K. Crossley in the 7th
b - H. Calderone pinch hit for J. Garman in the 9th
c - L. Vega pinch hit for J. Grimes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott (8, 1st Inning off T. Britten, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. O'Keefe (10, 4th Inning off T. Britten, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Scott (12, 9th Inning off T. Britten, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Scott (11, 6th Inning off T. Britten, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Austin (4, 8th Inning off T. Britten, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 4 , J. Scott 6 , J. Fast , O. O'Keefe 3 , G. Scott 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scott , M. Carter , J. Garman
Sac Bunt: J. Fast
Sac Fly: L. Vega
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fast (13) , K. Crossley (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Britten L (7-4) 8.1 7 5 5 3 4 2 125 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Britten 50
Batters Faced: T. Britten 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Britten 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Britten 125-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Crossley 7.0 7 4 4 3 5 0 105 5.07   
J. Grimes W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 26 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Crossley 49
Batters Faced: K. Crossley 31, J. Grimes 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Crossley 7-9, J. Grimes 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Crossley 105-72, J. Grimes 26-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Crossley
Ballpark: Parc Cartier II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 11731
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