FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
06/05/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1087 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (28-24) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Washington Eagles (35-21) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Eagles Prevail, 3-1, Over Chicago
The home crowd had a good time watching the Chicago Chiefs and Washington Eagles get after it.

The Washington Eagles got a marvelous performance from pitcher Owen Lantz. The right-hander kept the Chicago offense from ever getting much traction. The result was an impressive 3-1 Washington victory at Columbia Stadium. Lantz got the win, improving to 7-1. He gave up 5 hits and walked 1 over 6 innings. He allowed 1 run.

Ralph Weatherbee went 1 for 3 with a walk for Washington. The 26-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring walk off John Thomas. It was his 29th walk of the season.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Lantz.

With the win, the Eagles sit at 35-21.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Flanagan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .340 2 20
E. Bloom 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .288 2 15
T. Spruill SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .307 6 29
R. Shearer RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 9 41
D. Zimmerman LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .284 6 23
I. Clifford 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 0 17
J. Siniscalchi CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 5 28
   a-B. Starr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 2 8
M. Tucker C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 4 11
J. Thomas P 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .033 1 1
   B. McGough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 9 16      
a - B. Starr pinch hit for J. Siniscalchi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Bloom (9, 3rd Inning off O. Lantz, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Siniscalchi (6, 7th Inning off O. Lantz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Spruill (2, 6th Inning off O. Lantz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Flanagan , E. Bloom 2 , T. Spruill 4 , J. Siniscalchi 2
2-out RBI: T. Spruill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Flanagan , D. Zimmerman
GIDP: D. Zimmerman
Hit by Pitch: R. Shearer 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Spruill (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Spruill-Clifford-Bloom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Weatherbee LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .306 2 23
   b-M. Barber 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Brown RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .297 9 34
T. Lorang 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .373 14 52
G. Whaley 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .314 8 46
H. Oakes C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .256 4 39
G. Fox 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 4
   a-G. Johnson LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 9
A. Clark CF, LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 .291 7 28
A. Marino SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 .262 6 26
O. Lantz P 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .172 0 1
   O. Caudill P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 0 1
Totals 27 3 6 3 10 1 33      
a - G. Johnson substituted for G. Fox in the 9th
b - M. Barber substituted for R. Weatherbee in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Lorang (14, 5th Inning off J. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Weatherbee , J. Brown , T. Lorang 4 , G. Whaley , G. Fox , A. Clark
2-out RBI: R. Weatherbee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brown , G. Whaley 2 , A. Marino , O. Caudill
GIDP: T. Lorang
Sac Bunt: R. Weatherbee , J. Brown
Sac Fly: A. Clark
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Lorang (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fox-Marino-Whaley)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thomas L (5-4) 7.0 5 3 2 10 1 1 140 4.30   
B. McGough 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomas 48
Batters Faced: J. Thomas 36, B. McGough 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomas 8-11, B. McGough 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomas 140-74, B. McGough 11-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Lantz W (7-1) 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 69 3.30   
O. Caudill SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 43 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Lantz 61
Batters Faced: O. Lantz 25, O. Caudill 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Lantz 6-7, O. Caudill 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Lantz 69-46, O. Caudill 43-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Caudill 2-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Lantz 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Owen Lantz
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 11279
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