FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
09/07/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 8661 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (84-59) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 11 12 0
Cleveland Foresters (71-72) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Chicago Rocks Cleveland, 11-1
Chicago second baseman Jack Gibson had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Cleveland Foresters, 11-1. Dick Champ got the win, improving to 9-12. He worked 8 innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 3. The third-place Cougars go to 84-59.

The Foresters had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Cougars going into the top of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the two-time All-Star Gene Case came to the plate. Case hit a solo home run on a 1-1 fastball from Cleveland hurler Adrian Czerwinski. It was Case's 33rd home run of the year.

"The effort wasn't good enough," said losing manager Jim Whitehead.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McMillan CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .275 19 68
D. Caudill LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .317 20 68
H. Watson RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .323 32 111
G. Case 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .294 33 102
J. Gibson 2B 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .288 38 101
D. Miller C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .241 11 44
C. Randall 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 .269 10 62
   b-J. Drake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
T. Halliday SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .245 5 51
D. Champ P 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .293 0 8
   a-P. Meany PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 0 16
Totals 37 11 12 10 4 8 19      
a - P. Meany pinch hit for D. Champ in the 9th
b - J. Drake pinch hit for C. Randall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Randall (10, 5th Inning off A. Czerwinski, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McMillan (17, 5th Inning off A. Czerwinski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gibson 2 (38, 5th Inning off A. Czerwinski, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off I. Robinson, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Case (33, 5th Inning off A. Czerwinski, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Miller (11, 9th Inning off I. Robinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McMillan 2 , H. Watson , G. Case 4 , J. Gibson 8 , D. Miller 4 , C. Randall 4 , T. Halliday , D. Champ , P. Meany
2-out RBI: J. McMillan , J. Gibson , D. Miller , D. Champ
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Watson , T. Halliday
GIDP: D. Champ
Sac Fly: G. Case
Hit by Pitch: G. Case
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Case (15)
CS: C. Randall (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Carr CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .269 6 60
C. Lewis RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .236 2 18
P. Williams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .321 14 78
H. Kennedy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .340 22 77
S. Doyal LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 14 56
J. Low SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 4 38
J. Hubbs 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 6 35
H. Reed 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .260 5 39
A. Czerwinski P 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .073 0 5
   I. Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 3
   a-E. Howe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 18 73
Totals 34 1 7 1 3 8 16      
a - E. Howe pinch hit for I. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Doyal (21, 4th Inning off D. Champ, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Williams (32, 8th Inning off D. Champ, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Carr (6, 5th Inning off D. Champ, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Carr 4 , C. Lewis 2 , P. Williams 2 , S. Doyal 2 , J. Low , H. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Low , H. Reed , A. Czerwinski
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: H. Reed (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Reed-Low-Williams)
PB: H. Kennedy
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Champ W (9-12) 8.0 6 1 1 3 8 1 129 4.47   
P. White 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Champ 71
Batters Faced: D. Champ 33, P. White 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Champ 5-11, P. White 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Champ 129-80, P. White 13-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Czerwinski L (16-8) 8.1 10 9 4 4 8 2 133 3.19   
I. Robinson 0.2 2 2 0 0 0 2 13 6.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Czerwinski 41
Batters Faced: A. Czerwinski 39, I. Robinson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Czerwinski 5-10, I. Robinson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Czerwinski 133-90, I. Robinson 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Robinson 3-3
Hit Batsmen: A. Czerwinski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Gibson
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 17889
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