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