FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
08/03/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
GAME ID: 1827 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (60-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 9 1
Montreal Saints (49-56) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1
Kings Use Late Surge to Win
Kansas City Kings starter Fred Washington pitched his team past the Montreal Saints, 5-2. Washington, who leads the CA in quality starts with 18, went the distance for Kansas City. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits. Kansas City, at 60-45, sits in second place in the Continental Association.

Kansas City used the clutch hitting of Charlie Rogers to capture the win. The center fielder drilled a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to give the Kings the lead, 4-2. For the game, Rogers had 1 single and 2 doubles in 5 at-bats.

"Winning is contagious," said Rogers. "We're looking forward to the next game."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Grace SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .285 9 46
J. Cahill RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .258 7 28
C. Rogers CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .317 10 65
K. Newman 3B 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .326 17 70
D. Miller C 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .277 15 70
R. Hinton LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .306 10 45
A. Clement 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 7 29
   a-C. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307 4 19
   b-B. Schmelz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 3 18
C. Lewis 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 6 42
F. Washington P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .118 1 10
Totals 37 5 9 5 5 10 15      
a - C. Collins pinch hit for A. Clement in the 8th
b - B. Schmelz substituted for C. Collins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rogers 2 (26, 1st Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off K. Crossley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Grace (9, 7th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Grace 5 , C. Rogers 5 , K. Newman , D. Miller , C. Lewis 2
2-out RBI: E. Grace , C. Rogers , K. Newman , D. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , R. Hinton , C. Collins
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lewis (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Grace-Lewis-Clement, Schmelz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .238 5 36
O. O'Keefe LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .266 9 43
G. Scott 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288 8 57
J. Scott RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .270 13 66
M. Carter 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .263 26 89
J. Fast 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .294 11 61
J. Garman C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269 4 34
   a-W. Medlin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 2
B. Elkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 0 29
J. Wright P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 0 6
   K. Crossley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 4
Totals 33 2 8 1 2 6 13      
a - W. Medlin pinch hit for J. Garman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. O'Keefe (16, 1st Inning off F. Washington, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. O'Keefe 4 , J. Scott , M. Carter , J. Fast 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Scott 2 , J. Wright
GIDP: J. Garman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Austin (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fast (18)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Washington W (19-6) 9.0 8 2 2 2 6 0 120 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Washington 67
Batters Faced: F. Washington 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Washington 5-13
Pitches - Strikes: F. Washington 120-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright 7.1 6 2 2 3 8 1 129 4.85   
K. Crossley L (5-9) 1.2 3 3 3 2 2 0 38 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 63
Batters Faced: J. Wright 32, K. Crossley 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 2-12, K. Crossley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 129-76, K. Crossley 38-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crossley 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Washington
Ballpark: Parc Cartier II
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 9629
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