FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
07/03/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1167 - SATURDAY, JULY 3RD , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (32-45) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 12 0
Chicago Chiefs (43-32) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Pioneers Ding Chiefs, 4-2
St. Louis Pioneers starter Coaker Vecchio found his groove in his team's 4-2 win over the Chicago Chiefs. At 32-45, the Pioneers find themselves in 7th place in the Federal Association.

Rex Pilcher, who finished 3rd in the FA in on-base percentage with .421 in 1952, contributed to the St. Louis win with a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh. For the game, the right fielder had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Coaker did a really nice job of taking the ball and giving us a chance to win the game," said St. Louis manager Cliff Everett.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Morris 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .252 2 24
C. Kade 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .228 4 20
   a-J. Adams Jr. 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 1 15
R. Pilcher RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .307 11 44
O. Ballard LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .303 7 46
C. Page CF 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 .278 1 10
B. Montgomery SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .237 0 42
F. Wood C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 2 25
W. Hamby 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 19
C. Vecchio P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .150 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4 2 4 15      
a - J. Adams Jr. substituted for C. Kade in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kade (10, 5th Inning off G. Amico, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Morris (11, 9th Inning off M. Haynes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Pilcher (11, 7th Inning off G. Amico, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Morris 3 , C. Kade 2 , R. Pilcher 6 , O. Ballard , C. Page 3 , B. Montgomery , W. Hamby
2-out RBI: , C. Page 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pilcher , C. Page , B. Montgomery 2
GIDP: F. Wood
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Page (3)

FIELDING
PB: F. Wood
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cunningham SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .240 3 27
J. Moss CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277 5 38
E. Bloom 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .268 5 31
R. Shearer RF 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .299 23 64
E. Leckie LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .287 7 53
H. Mills 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 3 27
   a-J. Rutherford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 1 3
   b-J. Gaiter 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 3 6
T. Hopkins 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 9 32
J. Richard C 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .265 0 4
G. Amico P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227 0 5
   c-G. Burton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 0 6
   M. Haynes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 5 3 21      
a - J. Rutherford pinch hit for H. Mills in the 7th
b - J. Gaiter substituted for J. Rutherford in the 8th
c - G. Burton pinch hit for G. Amico in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Shearer (17, 3rd Inning off C. Vecchio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Bloom (5, 5th Inning off C. Vecchio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cunningham , J. Moss , E. Bloom 4 , R. Shearer 3 , E. Leckie , H. Mills , J. Richard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cunningham 3 , E. Leckie 2
Sac Bunt: G. Amico
Sac Fly: R. Shearer
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cunningham (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cunningham-Bloom-Hopkins)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Vecchio W (1-2) 9.0 9 2 2 5 3 0 147 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Vecchio 59
Batters Faced: C. Vecchio 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Vecchio 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: C. Vecchio 147-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Amico L (5-6) 8.0 11 4 4 2 3 1 129 4.96   
M. Haynes 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Amico 45
Batters Faced: G. Amico 35, M. Haynes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Amico 5-14, M. Haynes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Amico 129-77, M. Haynes 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Coaker Vecchio
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 15350
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