 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CHICAGO COUGARS 05/17/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CHICAGO COUGARS | GAME ID: 744 - FRIDAY, MAY 17TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kansas City Kings (23-14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | Chicago Cougars (19-18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
Cougars Dealt 2-1 Home Loss | Beau McClellan brought his A-game to help Kansas City defeat the Chicago Cougars, 2-1. Del Lamb picked up the save, his 6th. Kansas City leads the Continental Association by 3 games.
McClellan contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Kansas City in the top of the fifth. With his team trailing 1-0, McClellan took a changeup from Don Griffin and stroked the home run to center. His 1st home run of the season allowed the Kings to leap in front, 2-1.
"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Chicago skipper Buck Cuppett. | |
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KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Dorch pinch hit for B. McClellan in the 8th b - B. Crawford substituted for C. Rogers in the 9th c - B. Denney substituted for A. Farmer in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Hicks (5, 1st Inning off D. Griffin, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: B. McClellan (1, 5th Inning off D. Griffin, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: P. Davis , C. Rogers , T. Hicks 3 , K. Newman , A. Farmer , B. McClellan 4 , J. Dorch 2-out RBI: B. McClellan Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Williams , K. Newman GIDP: P. Davis , T. Hicks , H. Williams Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: H. Williams (2) CS: P. Davis (5)
FIELDING Errors: B. Crawford (1) Double Plays: 1 (Farmer-Pagan-Williams) | | | | |
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KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | B. McClellan W (1-5) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 3.92 | D. Lamb SV (6) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.40 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | D. Griffin L (2-2) | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 2.70 | A. Wilson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.18 | P. White | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3.98 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Beau McClellan Ballpark: Cougars Park Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM CT Time: 2:33 Attendance: 19218 |
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