FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
06/16/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1432 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston Minutemen (24-41) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 6 1
Chicago Chiefs (36-28) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 5 11 1
Chiefs Earn 5-4 Win Against Minutemen
The Chicago Chiefs defeated the Boston Minutemen, 5-4, in 10 innings in Federal Association action at Whitney Park. Chicago pitcher John Thomas had a standout performance. Al Mielcarek snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Eddie Fox suffered the loss. The Chiefs have now won 4 straight.

Chicago got a knockout punch from Doc Zimmerman. The left fielder hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"Winning in the last at-bat, there's nothing else like it," said Thomas.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wise 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .176 9 20
B. Newhall LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 3 33
B. Tutwiler CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .280 1 18
J. Kleman SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .272 6 34
J. Denis 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .271 4 30
G. Wagner RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .255 5 17
C. James 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .167 1 6
E. Saunders C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .278 1 5
D. Britton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 0 0
   a-S. Nigro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 4
   A. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 6
   E. Fox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4 6 11 18      
a - S. Nigro pinch hit for D. Britton in the 7th
b - B. Martinez pinch hit for A. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Tutwiler (4, 8th Inning off D. Lane, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Saunders (1, 7th Inning off J. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Newhall , B. Tutwiler 3 , J. Kleman , J. Denis , G. Wagner , E. Saunders 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wise , G. Wagner , E. Saunders
Sac Fly: J. Kleman
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kleman (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Flanagan 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .368 2 23
E. Bloom 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .300 4 22
T. Spruill SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .299 7 41
R. Shearer RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .249 9 43
D. Zimmerman LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .277 8 31
I. Clifford 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 0 22
J. Siniscalchi CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .254 6 35
M. Tucker C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .265 5 14
J. Thomas P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .028 1 1
   a-B. Starr PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .277 2 14
   D. Lane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-A. Padgett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 23
   A. Mielcarek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 5 11 5 1 10 13      
a - B. Starr pinch hit for J. Thomas in the 7th
b - A. Padgett pinch hit for D. Lane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tucker (5, 7th Inning off A. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Starr (5, 7th Inning off A. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Clifford (7, 8th Inning off A. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Zimmerman (8, 10th Inning off E. Fox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Flanagan 2 , E. Bloom 2 , R. Shearer , D. Zimmerman 4 , I. Clifford 2 , J. Siniscalchi , M. Tucker 3 , B. Starr 2
2-out RBI: D. Zimmerman , J. Siniscalchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Spruill , I. Clifford , M. Tucker , J. Thomas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Bloom (20) , J. Siniscalchi (5)
CS: J. Flanagan (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Flanagan (4)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Britton 6.0 5 2 1 0 7 0 99 4.86   
A. Jones 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 27 1.14   
E. Fox L (1-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 20 8.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Britton 63
Batters Faced: D. Britton 24, A. Jones 11, E. Fox 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Britton 5-6, A. Jones 2-3, E. Fox 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Britton 99-63, A. Jones 27-20, E. Fox 20-12
WP: A. Jones
Balk: D. Britton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thomas 7.0 4 2 2 3 7 1 107 3.84   
D. Lane BS (3) 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 43 5.26   
A. Mielcarek W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomas 65
Batters Faced: J. Thomas 28, D. Lane 10, A. Mielcarek 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomas 6-8, D. Lane 2-2, A. Mielcarek 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomas 107-58, D. Lane 43-27, A. Mielcarek 16-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thomas
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 18078
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