 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS 05/31/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CLEVELAND FORESTERS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS | | GAME ID: 1043 - FRIDAY, MAY 31ST , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Foresters (28-24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | | Kansas City Kings (30-19) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 9 | 2 | | |  | |
| Kings Beat Foresters, 3-2 | The Kansas City Kings racked up a win at Prairie Park, bumping off the Cleveland Foresters, 3-2. Gene Bailey, who started for Kansas City, pitched effectively for his team. Bailey yielded 2 runs over 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 9 hits, walked 0, and struck out 7. His record improves to 9-0. The Kansas City winning streak has reached 3 games.
The Kings got a big at-bat from third baseman Ken Newman. For the game, Newman was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 3-2 lead.
"We made a couple of mistakes," said Cleveland skipper Jim Whitehead, "and it cost us."
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. White pinch hit for D. Wyant in the 7th
b - J. Low pinch hit for S. Smith in the 7th
c - A. Ramsey pinch hit for F. Young in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Carr (12, 4th Inning off G. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kleminski , T. Carr 4 , H. Kennedy 2 , P. Williams 2 , D. Wyant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Doyal , G. Curtis
GIDP: H. Kennedy , P. Williams
Sac Bunt: S. Smith
Sac Fly: G. Curtis
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: G. Curtis (1) | | | a - J. Dorch substituted for C. Rogers in the 9th
b - B. Crawford substituted for H. Williams in the 9th
c - F. Caldwell substituted for A. Farmer in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: P. Davis (13, 3rd Inning off S. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Biggs (1, 6th Inning off S. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Newman (8, 6th Inning off S. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Davis 3 , T. Hicks , H. Williams , K. Newman 4 , B. Denney , A. Biggs 2 , G. Bailey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Davis , T. Hicks , K. Newman , A. Biggs
Sac Fly: C. Rogers
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: B. Denney (2)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Denney 2 (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Denney-Farmer-Williams, Biggs-Farmer-Williams) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Smith L (4-2) | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 2.62 | | F. Young | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.27 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Bailey W (9-0) | 7.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 2.53 | | D. Lamb SV (7) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3.54 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Gene Bailey
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 23512 |
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