 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DALLAS WRANGLERS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS 09/11/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | DALLAS WRANGLERS AT NEW YORK IMPERIALS | GAME ID: 8701 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Dallas Wranglers (42-104) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | New York Imperials (47-99) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
Wranglers Victorious at New York, 6-4 | The Dallas Wranglers downed the New York Imperials, 6-4. The hitting star was right fielder Elmer Piper. Piper was 2-3 with a triple and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times for the Wranglers. Chet Baker picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 4-7. Bob Brown suffered the loss. Hank Berkowitz earned his 15th save in 29 chances.
Ken Hudson aided the Dallas cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the eighth. For the game, the third baseman drew 2 walks in 5 plate appearances.
"I like to lead by example," said Piper. "I'm glad I could contribute to a good win."
The last-place Wranglers own a record of 42-104. | |
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DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Fast pinch hit for A. Rohling in the 4th b - C. Matthews pinch hit for C. Mills in the 6th c - C. Armstrong substituted for E. Piper in the 7th d - M. Malone pinch hit for C. Baker in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: E. Farmer (11, 6th Inning off B. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: E. Piper (2, 4th Inning off B. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Haussler (1, 7th Inning off B. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: E. Piper 4 , B. Haussler 3 , E. Farmer 3 , H. Clay , J. Fast , M. Malone 2-out RBI: B. Haussler Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ford , K. Hudson , E. Thompson , T. Leisher GIDP: E. Thompson Hit by Pitch: E. Piper , H. Clay Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Errors: H. Berkowitz (1) Double Plays: 1 (Hudson-Clay-Thompson) | | | a - P. Allen pinch hit for R. Edwards in the 7th b - W. Dieter pinch hit for J. Ziegler Jr. in the 9th c - R. Schilling pinch hit for E. Webb in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: J. Ziegler Jr. (6, 2nd Inning off A. Rohling, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Williams (5, 2nd Inning off A. Rohling, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Gaines , T. Williams 4 , T. Ramsey , J. Woods 2 , J. Ziegler Jr. 2 , W. Dieter 2-out RBI: D. Gaines , T. Williams , T. Ramsey Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith GIDP: R. Schilling Sac Bunt: T. Williams Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Gaines-Smith-Reynolds) | | |
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DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | B. Brown L (3-16) | 6.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 120 | 5.40 | R. Edwards | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.99 | E. Webb | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3.39 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Elmer Piper Ballpark: Dyckman Stadium Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph Start Time: 8:05 PM ET Time: 2:50 Attendance: 12849 |
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