FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
07/02/1954
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1159 - FRIDAY, JULY 2ND , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (31-45) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 0
Chicago Chiefs (43-31) 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 6 9 1
Pioneers Fall to Chiefs, 6-3
The Chicago Chiefs bested the St. Louis Pioneers by a score of 6-3, with first baseman Tim Hopkins getting the main credit. On the day, Hopkins was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI for the Chiefs. Ernie Espanoza closed it out for Chicago, earning his 9th save. The first-place Chiefs go to 43-31.

With Chicago leading 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Hopkins hit a 2-run single off St. Louis hurler Bill Kline. It was the 53rd hit of the season for Hopkins and put his team ahead, 5-0.

"We're trying to go out there and win games," Hopkins told the Chicago Citizen, "and we played pretty well tonight."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Morris 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248 2 24
C. Kade 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .228 4 20
R. Pilcher RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .301 10 42
O. Ballard LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .302 7 46
C. Page CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .256 1 8
B. Montgomery SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 0 42
F. Wood C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 2 25
W. Hamby 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .230 2 19
B. Kline P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 0 3
   a-L. Gregory PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .310 7 50
   L. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2
   b-J. Adams Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 1 15
   R. Peeples P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 2 20      
a - L. Gregory pinch hit for B. Kline in the 7th
b - J. Adams Jr. pinch hit for L. Richardson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gregory (11, 7th Inning off J. Carter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Page (2, 6th Inning off J. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Hamby (5, 7th Inning off J. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Morris , C. Kade , C. Page 3 , B. Montgomery , W. Hamby 3 , B. Kline , L. Gregory 2
2-out RBI: C. Page , B. Montgomery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pilcher , O. Ballard , C. Page , J. Adams Jr.
GIDP: R. Pilcher
Sac Bunt: E. Morris
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Ballard (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Montgomery-Morris-Kade, Montgomery-Morris-Kade)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cunningham SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 3 27
J. Moss CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .279 5 38
E. Bloom 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .265 5 31
R. Shearer RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .295 23 62
E. Leckie LF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .289 7 53
P. Casstevens C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .323 12 48
T. Hopkins 1B 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .226 9 32
H. Mills 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 3 27
J. Carter P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .023 0 2
   E. Espanoza P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 31 6 9 6 6 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hopkins (3, 2nd Inning off B. Kline, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Moss (5, 5th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Shearer (23, 7th Inning off L. Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cunningham , J. Moss 4 , E. Bloom , R. Shearer 5 , E. Leckie , T. Hopkins 4
2-out RBI: J. Moss , E. Leckie , T. Hopkins 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Shearer , H. Mills , J. Carter
GIDP: E. Bloom , P. Casstevens
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cunningham (13)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Espanoza (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Carter-Cunningham-Hopkins)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kline L (4-10) 6.0 8 5 5 6 3 1 113 5.02   
L. Richardson 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 3.91   
R. Peeples 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kline 33
Batters Faced: B. Kline 30, L. Richardson 4, R. Peeples 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kline 6-7, L. Richardson 2-1, R. Peeples 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kline 113-68, L. Richardson 17-11, R. Peeples 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Carter W (7-4) 6.2 7 3 3 4 0 0 123 3.55   
E. Espanoza SV (9) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 35 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carter 44
Batters Faced: J. Carter 30, E. Espanoza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carter 11-8, E. Espanoza 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carter 123-70, E. Espanoza 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Espanoza 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Hopkins
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 14474
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