FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
05/28/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
GAME ID: 1013 - TUESDAY, MAY 28TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (17-30) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 9 1
Kansas City Kings (27-19) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Wranglers Raise Rally Flag, Beat Kansas City, 4-2
Kansas City wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Johnnie Higgins, falling to the Dallas Wranglers, 4-2. Higgins threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Hank Berkowitz earned his 7th save, after closing out the game. The victory puts Dallas at 17-30.

Dallas needed the clutch hitting of Chuck Armstrong to notch the win. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Wranglers on top, 3-2. For the game, Armstrong had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I know we have our doubters," said Kansas City manager Glenn Carney. "But I still have high hopes for this team."
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hughes RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .264 6 19
E. Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287 3 21
   d-C. Matthews 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 1
C. Armstrong LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .257 5 23
K. Hudson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .245 6 18
E. Farmer SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 1 14
T. Leisher C 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .242 3 17
H. Clay 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 1 7
   a-D. Franz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 0 1
   b-J. Fast 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 1 7
   H. Berkowitz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Ford CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 2 14
B. Abrams P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 0
   c-H. Westbrook 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .213 3 17
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 6 17      
a - D. Franz pinch hit for H. Clay in the 7th
b - J. Fast substituted for D. Franz in the 7th
c - H. Westbrook substituted for B. Abrams in the 8th
d - C. Matthews substituted for E. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Armstrong (5, 8th Inning off D. Lamb, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Westbrook (3, 9th Inning off D. Lamb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hughes , C. Armstrong 5 , K. Hudson , T. Leisher 2 , H. Clay , B. Abrams , H. Westbrook 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Thompson , J. Fast
Sac Bunt: E. Thompson
Sac Fly: R. Hughes
Hit by Pitch: E. Farmer
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Armstrong (4)
OF assists: 1 (Hughes(Crawford at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Davis RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .303 6 32
B. Crawford LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 1 6
T. Hicks CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .297 2 14
H. Williams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .337 15 38
K. Newman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .278 7 23
A. Farmer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 4 20
L. Chandler C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 1 6
B. Denney SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 0 14
J. Higgins P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 1
   a-J. Dorch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 0 3
   D. Lamb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 3
Totals 30 2 5 0 5 3 10      
a - J. Dorch pinch hit for J. Higgins in the 7th
b - J. Allen pinch hit for D. Lamb in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Davis 2 , B. Crawford , T. Hicks , H. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Newman , A. Farmer
Sac Bunt: B. Crawford
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hicks (5)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Abrams W (5-3) 7.1 4 2 2 4 2 0 97 3.62   
H. Berkowitz SV (7) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 8.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Abrams 60
Batters Faced: B. Abrams 29, H. Berkowitz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Abrams 10-9, H. Berkowitz 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Abrams 97-58, H. Berkowitz 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Berkowitz 1-0
WP: B. Abrams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Higgins 7.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 89 3.77   
D. Lamb L (4-2), BS (4) 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 2 39 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Higgins 67
Batters Faced: J. Higgins 27, D. Lamb 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Higgins 8-8, D. Lamb 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Higgins 89-59, D. Lamb 39-21
Hit Batsmen: D. Lamb
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnnie Higgins
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 18856
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