FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
08/24/1955
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 1984 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1955 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (60-66) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 7 0
New York Gothams (66-59) 1 0 3 2 0 0 3 6 X 15 12 2
Multi-HR Game for Howe in 15-5 Win
The New York Gothams beat the Chicago Chiefs, 15-5, at Gotham Stadium. New York right fielder Earl Howe had an outstanding performance. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 7. George Garrison, the winner, is now 15-8. He struck out 5 and walked 3 over 7 innings, while allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. The Gothams now own a record of 66-59.

In the bottom of the third inning, first baseman Walt Messer had a 3-run home run for New York. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Gothams on top, 4-2.

In postgame remarks, Gothams manager Ad Doria lauded Howe. "He's a good, young player. The future's bright for Earl."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cunningham 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .282 3 39
E. Leckie LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 12 52
   b-B. Coon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 0 1
E. Bloom 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .300 8 57
   c-T. Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 13 49
R. Shearer RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .296 30 106
J. Moss CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 11 76
H. Mills 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 5 56
   J. York P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 1
   L. Loeffler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Walters SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .252 2 33
P. Casstevens C 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .236 17 55
C. Bingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .078 0 1
   a-J. Gaiter 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 1 3
Totals 35 5 7 5 3 7 16      
a - J. Gaiter substituted for C. Bingham in the 4th
b - B. Coon pinch hit for E. Leckie in the 9th
c - T. Hopkins pinch hit for E. Bloom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Moss (30, 6th Inning off G. Garrison, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Gaiter (3, 9th Inning off J. Decker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Shearer (30, 2nd Inning off G. Garrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Casstevens (17, 9th Inning off J. Decker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cunningham 2 , R. Shearer 4 , J. Moss 2 , E. Walters , P. Casstevens 4 , J. Gaiter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Bloom 2 , T. Hopkins , E. Walters
Sac Bunt: C. Bingham
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lewis CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .271 5 47
   b-W. Hardin PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 1 7
H. Murray 2B 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .304 6 35
E. Howe RF 4 3 2 7 1 0 1 .294 44 131
W. Messer 1B 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .332 23 86
H. Estill 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 29 90
T. Jovin LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .284 6 15
L. Mercer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 7 38
C. LaBonte SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .270 9 58
G. Garrison P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 5
   a-G. Bundy PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 4 17
   J. Decker P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 35 15 12 15 5 2 11      
a - G. Bundy pinch hit for G. Garrison in the 7th
b - W. Hardin pinch hit for C. Lewis in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Messer (23, 3rd Inning off C. Bingham, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. LaBonte (9, 4th Inning off C. Bingham, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Howe 2 (44, 7th Inning off J. York, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off L. Loeffler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lewis , H. Murray 3 , E. Howe 8 , W. Messer 4 , H. Estill , T. Jovin , C. LaBonte 5 , J. Decker
2-out RBI: H. Murray , E. Howe 2 , W. Messer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Estill
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Lewis (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. LaBonte 2 (47)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bingham L (11-11) 3.2 5 6 6 3 1 2 62 4.48   
J. York 3.1 4 5 5 1 1 1 57 3.12   
L. Loeffler 1.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 17 11.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bingham 23
Batters Faced: C. Bingham 19, J. York 14, L. Loeffler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bingham 5-5, J. York 4-4, L. Loeffler 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bingham 62-41, J. York 57-37, L. Loeffler 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. York 1-0 , L. Loeffler 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Garrison W (15-8) 7.0 4 3 2 3 5 1 117 3.19   
J. Decker 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 45 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Garrison 61
Batters Faced: G. Garrison 30, J. Decker 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Garrison 10-6, J. Decker 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Garrison 117-67, J. Decker 45-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earl Howe
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 15611
Special Notes: Earl Howe ties the NYG regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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