| FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT CHICAGO CHIEFS 06/10/1954 | | | | | |
| FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT CHICAGO CHIEFS | GAME ID: 997 - THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH , 1954 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Boston Minutemen (23-31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Chicago Chiefs (29-25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
Chiefs Fight for 3-2 Win | The Chicago Chiefs electrified the home crowd with a walk-off win.
The Chicago Chiefs, despite a fine performance by Boston pitcher Wally Reif, grabbed a 3-2 win at Whitney Park. Reif allowed 3 runs over 8.1 innings. Chicago pitcher Ernie Espanoza got the win, upping his record to 5-0. Wally Reif got the loss.
Homer Mills was the walk-off hero for Chicago. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Chiefs shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.
"It's great to get the crowd pumped up," Mills said.
Chicago has run its win streak to 4 straight. | |
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BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Burns substituted for B. McCarty in the 9th
BATTING Triples: B. McCarty (2, 4th Inning off J. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kleman (3, 7th Inning off J. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Dunagan 2 , J. Kleman 4 , B. McCarty 3 , S. Walker , D. Krapf Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rogan , R. Masters GIDP: B. McCarty , D. Krapf Sac Fly: D. Krapf Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Errors: J. Kleman (10) , R. Rogan (4) | | | a - J. Rutherford pinch hit for A. Cunningham in the 7th b - T. Hopkins substituted for J. Rutherford in the 8th c - J. Moss pinch hit for E. Espanoza in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: A. Cunningham , H. Mills , E. Bloom 2 , R. Shearer , E. Leckie , J. Gaiter 2-out RBI: H. Mills , E. Leckie Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Mills , M. McClure Sac Bunt: J. Gaiter , J. Carter Sac Fly: T. Hopkins Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Mills-Bloom-Cunningham, Mills-Bloom-Hopkins) | | |
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BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | W. Reif L (3-5) | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 3.38 | J. Whiteley BS (3) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.43 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | J. Carter | 8.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 3.54 | E. Espanoza W (5-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Wally Reif Ballpark: Whitney Park Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM CT Time: 2:40 Attendance: 11638 |
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