FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
05/11/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 203 - TUESDAY, MAY 11TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (12-14) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 2
Detroit Dynamos (16-11) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 1
Streaking Dynamos Win Another One, 5-4
Despite a fine performance by catcher Pete Casstevens, the Chicago Chiefs lost to the Detroit Dynamos, 5-4. Casstevens went 2-2 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The loss drops Chicago to 12-14.

Stan Kleminski had a big 2-run triple for the Dynamos in the bottom of the first inning. With Detroit leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a changeup from Al Miller, who finished 2nd in the FA in ERA with 2.87 in 1936, and swatted a triple to right. It was his 3rd triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Dynamos ahead, 3-0.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Detroit manager Dick York.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cunningham SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 1 9
H. Mills 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 4
E. Bloom 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 3 12
R. Shearer RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .226 7 24
E. Leckie LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .264 2 14
J. Moss CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 0 6
T. Hopkins 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .136 2 4
P. Casstevens C 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 .312 4 16
   b-J. Rutherford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 1
A. Miller P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-G. Burton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 2
   E. Espanoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4 4 5 12      
a - G. Burton pinch hit for A. Miller in the 7th
b - J. Rutherford pinch hit for P. Casstevens in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: H. Mills (1, 1st Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Casstevens (4, 7th Inning off J. Miller, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Mills 3 , R. Shearer , E. Leckie , J. Moss , P. Casstevens 5
2-out RBI: J. Moss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Shearer , T. Hopkins
GIDP: A. Cunningham 2 , E. Bloom
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cunningham (6) , R. Shearer (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Cunningham-Hopkins)
OF assists: 2 (Shearer(Petty at 3rd base), Shearer(Hackberry at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Johnson RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .279 4 15
D. Johnson 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .257 0 4
P. Petty LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .368 6 17
   a-B. Morrison LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372 0 4
E. Hackberry CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .284 5 22
M. Sutton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 3 10
   b-L. Stewart 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 4
S. Kleminski SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .302 3 20
D. Smith C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .289 1 7
T. Griffin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 1 13
J. Miller P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 2 2 11      
a - B. Morrison substituted for P. Petty in the 9th
b - L. Stewart substituted for M. Sutton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson 2 (6, 1st Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Hackberry (4, 8th Inning off E. Espanoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Kleminski (3, 1st Inning off A. Miller, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Johnson 4 , D. Johnson 2 , P. Petty 2 , E. Hackberry 3 , S. Kleminski 4
2-out RBI: D. Johnson , P. Petty , S. Kleminski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Smith 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Johnson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sutton (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Johnson-Kleminski-Sutton, Kleminski-Johnson-Sutton, Kleminski-Johnson-Sutton)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller L (3-2) 6.0 8 5 5 2 2 0 99 6.10   
E. Espanoza 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 36
Batters Faced: A. Miller 27, E. Espanoza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 5-9, E. Espanoza 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 99-55, E. Espanoza 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Miller W (2-4) 9.0 6 4 3 4 5 1 144 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Miller 62
Batters Faced: J. Miller 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Miller 15-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Miller 144-81
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Casstevens
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 14647
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