CENTURY LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS SHOWBOATS AT OKLAHOMA CITY WARRIORS
06/26/1974
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CENTURY LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS SHOWBOATS AT OKLAHOMA CITY WARRIORS
GAME ID: 10989 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Showboats (30-35) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Oklahoma City Warriors (33-32) 3 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 X 14 16 0
Ziegler Collects Cycle
The Oklahoma City Warriors topped the New Orleans Showboats by a score of 14-5 at Fort Wayne Grounds, but all the talk was centered on shortstop Rankin Ziegler.

The Oklahoma City star hit for the cycle in a show-stealing performance, powering his club to the win. Ziegler went 4-for-5, collecting 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run to go along with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored.

"I felt comfortable at the plate in a way I haven't felt all season," Ziegler said after the game. "It was like they were throwing beach balls at me - the ball seemed that big. And it just floated in."

Rankin Ziegler doubled in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Joe Rose in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, walked in the 6th and grounded out in the 8th.

Thus far this season, Ziegler is hitting .295 with 4 home runs, 24 RBIs and 46 runs scored. He has 72 hits in 244 at-bats and has played in 64 games.
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE OKLAHOMA CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Dail RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .213 1 8
C. Williams 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .312 3 37
R. Peterson SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .339 5 19
B. Pierce CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .279 4 25
H. Griffin LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .313 7 26
W. Backus 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
B. Ely 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .306 3 17
M. Gonzalez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 1 13
   J. Rose P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Thompson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
H. Weaver P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Ryan C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282 1 8
Totals 34 5 9 5 4 8 16      
a - E. Ryan substituted for H. Weaver in the 3rd

BATTING
Triples: B. Ely (1, 3rd Inning off R. Kimball, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Williams 2 , R. Peterson 3 , B. Pierce , H. Griffin , B. Ely 4
2-out RBI: B. Ely
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Pierce , M. Gonzalez 2
GIDP: T. Dail , H. Griffin
Hit by Pitch: W. Backus
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Dail (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ford LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 3 .270 7 16
R. Ziegler SS 5 4 4 4 1 0 1 .295 4 24
T. Rider 2B 5 2 2 2 1 1 5 .269 2 18
M. Litteral 3B 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 .346 11 56
G. Smith 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .352 2 24
   a-F. Blake PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 1 4
B. Davis RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 5 .322 2 27
B. Hands CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .199 1 24
A. Kuechle C 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .270 3 27
R. Kimball P 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .136 0 0
   J. Wolfe P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 0
   b-H. Locke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   W. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 14 16 14 7 6 24      
a - F. Blake pinch hit for G. Smith in the 7th
b - H. Locke pinch hit for J. Wolfe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ziegler (9, 1st Inning off H. Weaver, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Smith (7, 1st Inning off H. Weaver, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Litteral (9, 3rd Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Davis (7, 7th Inning off R. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ford (7, 8th Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Ziegler (2, 2nd Inning off H. Weaver, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Davis (2, 3rd Inning off H. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Kuechle (1, 4th Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Litteral (11, 2nd Inning off H. Weaver, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Ziegler (4, 3rd Inning off J. Rose, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Rider (2, 3rd Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ford 3 , R. Ziegler 10 , T. Rider 5 , M. Litteral 8 , G. Smith 2 , B. Davis 5 , A. Kuechle 3
2-out RBI: , R. Ziegler 2 , T. Rider 2 , M. Litteral
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ford , T. Rider 2 , B. Davis , B. Hands 2 , A. Kuechle
Sac Fly: B. Davis , B. Hands
Hit by Pitch: G. Smith
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ziegler (12) , M. Litteral (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rider-Ziegler-Smith, Ziegler-Rider-Smith)
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE OKLAHOMA CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Weaver L (1-1) 2.0 8 8 8 1 4 1 62 11.08   
J. Rose 3.2 5 5 5 6 2 2 94 4.78   
R. Thompson 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 35 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Weaver 7
Batters Faced: H. Weaver 15, J. Rose 23, R. Thompson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Weaver 1-1, J. Rose 3-6, R. Thompson 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Weaver 62-40, J. Rose 94-51, R. Thompson 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rose 1-1 , R. Thompson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Rose
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Kimball W (2-4) 5.1 7 5 5 3 5 0 108 7.01   
J. Wolfe 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 2.45   
W. Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kimball 36
Batters Faced: R. Kimball 27, J. Wolfe 9, W. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kimball 5-6, J. Wolfe 3-1, W. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kimball 108-65, J. Wolfe 32-20, W. Jackson 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wolfe 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Kimball
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rankin Ziegler
Ballpark: Fort Wayne Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 11393
Special Notes: Rankin Ziegler ties the regular season game record for runs with 4.
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