FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
04/23/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 129 - TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (11-4) 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 7 14 1
Dallas Wranglers (4-11) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 1
Williams Drills 2 Homers in 7-5 Kansas City Win
Kansas City and Dallas duked it out and the Kings came out victorious.

The Kansas City Kings saddled the Dallas Wranglers with a loss at Norris Stadium. The final score was 7-5. Hank Williams was 3 for 4, including 1 single and 2 home runs. The Kansas City right fielder scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Johnnie Higgins got the win, improving to 3-0. He held the Wranglers to 5 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 3.

Ben Crawford drew 2 walks for Kansas City. The 33-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the top of the sixth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Hank Short. It was his 3rd RBI of the season.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Williams told the Kansas City Observer.

The Kings have hit the ground running, raising their record to 11-4. While it's still too soon to talk about Kansas City hoisting their 4th World Championship Series trophy, fans are getting excited about their strong start.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Newman 3B 5 2 3 2 1 1 2 .356 1 7
B. Crawford LF 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 .091 0 3
H. Williams RF 4 2 3 3 1 0 3 .351 7 13
A. Farmer 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .241 2 7
T. Hicks CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .294 0 2
B. Guthrie 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .308 0 0
L. Chandler C 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .333 0 3
A. Pagan SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Allen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   b-J. Dorch SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
J. Higgins P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   c-C. Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319 0 3
   D. Lamb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Biggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 6 6 6 27      
a - J. Allen pinch hit for A. Pagan in the 6th
b - J. Dorch substituted for J. Allen in the 6th
c - C. Rogers pinch hit for J. Higgins in the 7th
d - A. Biggs pinch hit for D. Lamb in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Newman (1, 1st Inning off C. Mills, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Williams 2 (7, 5th Inning off H. Short, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off H. Short, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Newman 6 , H. Williams 9 , T. Hicks 2 , B. Guthrie , L. Chandler 2 , J. Allen , J. Dorch , J. Higgins
2-out RBI: K. Newman , H. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Williams , B. Guthrie , L. Chandler
Sac Bunt: J. Higgins
Sac Fly: B. Crawford
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: L. Chandler (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Armstrong LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .274 0 4
R. Hughes RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .271 3 6
J. Fast 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 3
   H. Short P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   G. Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-E. Piper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 0 1
   C. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hudson 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .260 4 5
H. Westbrook SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .192 0 6
T. Leisher C 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .171 0 4
E. Farmer 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .224 1 5
H. Ford CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .226 1 5
C. Mills P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Matthews 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5 4 9 17      
a - C. Matthews substituted for C. Mills in the 4th
b - E. Piper pinch hit for G. Amico in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Leisher (2, 1st Inning off J. Higgins, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Ford (1, 6th Inning off J. Higgins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Armstrong 2 , T. Leisher 3 , H. Ford 4
2-out RBI: T. Leisher , H. Ford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Farmer
Sac Bunt: R. Hughes
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Armstrong (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Higgins W (3-0) 6.0 5 5 2 3 5 1 86 1.29   
D. Lamb H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 30 2.02   
F. Myers SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Higgins 50
Batters Faced: J. Higgins 27, D. Lamb 7, F. Myers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Higgins 4-10, D. Lamb 1-2, F. Myers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Higgins 86-62, D. Lamb 30-19, F. Myers 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mills 3.1 5 1 1 3 1 1 74 1.32   
H. Short L (0-1) 2.1 4 5 2 1 4 2 50 6.92   
G. Amico 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 35 2.08   
C. Miller 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mills 42
Batters Faced: C. Mills 18, H. Short 12, G. Amico 9, C. Miller 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mills 2-7, H. Short 2-1, G. Amico 1-3, C. Miller 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mills 74-40, H. Short 50-33, G. Amico 35-21, C. Miller 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Short 1-0
WP: H. Short
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Williams
Ballpark: Norris Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 11925
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