FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
04/21/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 59 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Saints (4-5) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 16 1
Chicago Cougars (3-5) 4 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 13 12 0
Great Effort by Fast Wasted in 13-7 Saints Loss
The Chicago Cougars had to overcome a big game from Montreal second baseman John Fast to leave Cougars Park with a victory. And they did, winning, 13-7. Fast belted 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. Donnie Jones picked up the win, improving his season record to 1-0. He struck out 5 in 8.1 innings. With the win, Chicago boosts its record to 3-5.

Frank Reece had a big 3-run home run for the Cougars in the bottom of the first inning. With Chicago leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a sinker from 26-year old right-handed pitcher Tom Fisher and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Cougars on top, 4-0.

"We've got great fans," said Reece. "I hope they got what they came for."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .250 0 1
B. Elkins SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .344 0 4
J. Scott RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .406 1 5
M. Carter 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .333 4 12
J. Fast 2B 4 2 3 6 1 0 0 .379 3 9
O. O'Keefe LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 1 3
G. Scott 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .382 1 6
J. Garman C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .115 0 1
T. Fisher P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
   B. Robbins P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   J. Grimes P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 40 7 16 7 4 5 22      
BATTING
Doubles: O. O'Keefe (1, 3rd Inning off D. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Elkins (4, 7th Inning off D. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fast 2 (3, 3rd Inning off D. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off D. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Scott (1, 5th Inning off D. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 2 , B. Elkins 2 , J. Scott 6 , M. Carter 2 , J. Fast 9 , O. O'Keefe 2 , G. Scott 2 , J. Garman , J. Grimes
2-out RBI: J. Fast
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. O'Keefe , G. Scott 2
GIDP: B. Elkins , B. Robbins , T. Fisher
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fisher (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Carter-Elkins-Fisher, Scott-Fast-Carter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lee LF 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .267 0 2
   a-C. Hall PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
L. Mitchell 1B 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 .160 0 1
   b-H. Mead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-O. Christian 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Smith RF 5 3 2 1 0 0 5 .281 0 1
F. Reece CF 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 .207 2 8
E. Howard C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .281 0 3
S. Schneider SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .321 0 5
G. Sutterfield 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .231 1 2
B. Byrd 3B, 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .241 0 3
D. Jones P 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   B. Crooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 13 12 12 7 1 16      
a - C. Hall pinch hit for D. Lee in the 7th
b - H. Mead pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 7th
c - O. Christian substituted for H. Mead in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Schneider (1, 4th Inning off B. Robbins, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Howard (2, 8th Inning off J. Grimes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Schneider (1, 2nd Inning off B. Robbins, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Jones (1, 7th Inning off B. Robbins, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Reece (2, 1st Inning off T. Fisher, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Sutterfield (1, 4th Inning off B. Robbins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Mitchell , J. Smith 2 , F. Reece 4 , E. Howard 2 , S. Schneider 5 , G. Sutterfield 4 , B. Byrd 2 , D. Jones 4
2-out RBI: , S. Schneider 2 , G. Sutterfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Mead , E. Howard , S. Schneider , G. Sutterfield
GIDP: J. Smith , S. Schneider
Sac Fly: F. Reece
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Byrd (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Sutterfield-Schneider-Mitchell, Sutterfield-Schneider-Mitchell, Schneider-Sutterfield-Byrd)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fisher L (2-1) 1.2 5 9 7 4 0 1 57 7.41   
B. Robbins 4.2 6 4 4 3 0 1 74 7.71   
J. Grimes 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fisher 3
Batters Faced: T. Fisher 14, B. Robbins 22, J. Grimes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fisher 2-2, B. Robbins 6-7, J. Grimes 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fisher 57-29, B. Robbins 74-46, J. Grimes 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Robbins 2-2 , J. Grimes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jones W (1-0) 8.1 15 7 7 4 5 3 137 7.56   
B. Crooks 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jones 26
Batters Faced: D. Jones 41, B. Crooks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jones 9-8, B. Crooks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jones 137-85, B. Crooks 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Fast
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Clear skies (39 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 10095
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