 | 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." | |
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DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | |
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)) | | | | |
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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 | | | 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 | | |
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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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