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.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Dunagan CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .210 1 13
J. Kleman SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .327 4 20
R. Rogan 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .288 3 30
R. Masters RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .267 5 21
B. McCarty LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .282 6 27
   a-J. Burns LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 2 16
S. Walker C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .259 4 25
D. Krapf 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .256 2 18
L. McClendon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 1 2
W. Reif P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 0 3
   J. Whiteley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 31 2 7 2 6 2 17      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cunningham 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 22
   a-J. Rutherford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 1 3
   b-T. Hopkins 1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .173 5 18
H. Mills SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .252 2 16
E. Bloom 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .246 3 22
R. Shearer LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 17 47
E. Leckie CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .271 6 37
M. McClure RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .360 1 7
J. Gaiter 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 0 0
J. Richard C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 0 4
J. Carter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .034 0 2
   E. Espanoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Moss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 2 21
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 4 15      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Reif 65
Batters Faced: W. Reif 36, J. Whiteley 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Reif 11-11, J. Whiteley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Reif 118-72, J. Whiteley 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Whiteley 3-2
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carter 58
Batters Faced: J. Carter 37, E. Espanoza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carter 12-10, E. Espanoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carter 127-63, E. Espanoza 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Espanoza 1-0
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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