FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
06/28/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1740 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (50-26) 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 12 1
Dallas Wranglers (22-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wranglers Shut Out by Higgins, 5-0
20-year-old Kansas City Kings pitcher Johnnie Higgins had a strong outing against the Dallas Wranglers at Norris Stadium, keeping them off the scoreboard the whole game. He struck out 10 in the 5-0 win and walked 1 while surrendering 5 hits.

"Hopefully there will be plenty more of these in the future for us," he said.

In 14 starts this year, Higgins has posted 6 wins while suffering 4 losses. He has pitched 102 innings, allowed 84 hits, struck out 80 and has a 2.91 ERA.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hicks CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 3 22
B. Crawford LF 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .358 2 13
P. Davis RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .297 7 43
H. Williams 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .348 22 69
K. Newman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291 15 47
J. Dorch 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377 1 6
B. Denney SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .239 3 29
A. Biggs C 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .209 0 3
J. Higgins P 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .176 0 3
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Williams (16, 1st Inning off R. Conner, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Biggs (2, 2nd Inning off R. Conner, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Crawford 2 (5, 5th Inning off R. Conner, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off C. Baker, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Davis (19, 7th Inning off R. Conner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Crawford 5 , P. Davis 4 , H. Williams 3 , K. Newman , B. Denney , A. Biggs 2 , J. Higgins
2-out RBI: H. Williams , J. Higgins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Davis , H. Williams 2 , K. Newman , J. Higgins
Sac Bunt: J. Dorch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Crawford (2) , P. Davis (16)
CS: P. Davis (11)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Denney (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Armstrong LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 6 28
E. Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 26
H. Westbrook 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .212 4 23
T. Leisher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 3 19
E. Hester 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 1 2
E. Farmer SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 2 20
H. Clay 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .213 1 9
H. Ford RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 5 22
R. Conner P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .120 0 0
   a-C. Matthews PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 1
   C. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0 1 10 13      
a - C. Matthews pinch hit for R. Conner in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Thompson , H. Westbrook , E. Farmer , H. Clay , R. Conner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Armstrong , E. Hester , E. Farmer
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Thompson(Denney at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Higgins W (6-4) 9.0 5 0 0 1 10 0 126 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Higgins 86
Batters Faced: J. Higgins 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Higgins 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Higgins 126-90
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Conner L (4-5) 7.0 10 5 5 2 5 0 113 4.57   
C. Baker 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 31 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Conner 40
Batters Faced: R. Conner 32, C. Baker 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Conner 10-5, C. Baker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Conner 113-80, C. Baker 31-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnnie Higgins
Ballpark: Norris Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 12724
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