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![](../images/team_logos/chicago_cougars.png) | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | CHICAGO COUGARS AT CINCINNATI CANNONS | GAME ID: 961 - SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Chicago Cougars (22-29) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Cincinnati Cannons (22-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | ![](../images/team_logos/baltimore_cannons.png) | |
Cannons Topple Cougars, 3-1 | The Cincinnati Cannons and Chicago Cougars played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.
Jake Pearson brought his A-game to help Cincinnati defeat the Chicago Cougars, 3-1. Pearson, now 5-4, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 2, walking 3, and allowing 1 run.
Cincinnati second baseman Ralph Hanson helped the Cannons go up, 2-0, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Hanson hit a 2-run single off Chicago pitcher Dixie Gaines.
Hanson called the win a test of his team's "mettle."
With the win, Cincinnati goes to 22-30, while the Cougars fall to 22-29. | |
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CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE | |
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CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | D. Gaines L (2-9) | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 4.68 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | J. Pearson W (5-4) | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 4.03 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jake Pearson Ballpark: Tice Memorial Stadium II Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM ET Time: 2:19 Attendance: 11968 |
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