FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/09/1961
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1779 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (53-46) 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 7 11 2
Detroit Dynamos (44-56) 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 X 8 9 2
Dynamos Handle Chiefs, Grab 8-7 Win
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Detroit Dynamos and Chicago Chiefs.

The Detroit Dynamos outlasted Jim Gaiter and the Chicago Chiefs, 8-7. Gaiter was impressive in the loss. The Chicago third baseman went 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Detroit reliever Ed Patterson got the win, raising his record to 3-2. Joe Cipolla was tagged with the loss. Dave Irwin closed the game out for Detroit, earning his 1st save.

The Dynamos got a big hit from pinch hitter Bob Laun. In the bottom of the sixth, Laun smacked a 2-run double off Chicago pitcher Joe Cipolla. It was his 3rd double of the season. Suddenly, the Dynamos were ahead, 6-5.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Laun. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."

The Dynamos now have a record of 44-56.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .314 2 36
R. Shearer RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .272 8 49
E. Bloom 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .325 17 68
D. Zimmerman LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 5 47
J. Gaiter 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .256 7 41
F. Reece CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 5 28
E. Walters SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .249 6 51
M. Jenks C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .253 0 3
J. Cipolla P 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .238 1 7
   F. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 21
   T. Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6 2 5 9      
a - D. Price pinch hit for F. Moore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cipolla (1, 4th Inning off R. Schaub, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gaiter 2 (7, 5th Inning off R. Schaub, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Follis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Clifford 2 , R. Shearer , E. Bloom , J. Gaiter 8 , F. Reece , E. Walters , M. Jenks 2 , J. Cipolla 2
2-out RBI: J. Gaiter , M. Jenks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Shearer
Sac Bunt: E. Walters
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Reece (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Walters 2 (27)
Double Plays: 2 (Clifford-Walters-Bloom, Bloom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .264 9 44
D. Tucker 2B 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 .284 15 52
R. Waggoner 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .302 17 56
C. Gregg LF, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .311 18 66
J. Reed SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .311 15 56
L. Mercer C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .292 11 39
P. Petty RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 5 36
   a-D. Lemmon PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   d-P. Brock 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Griffin 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 5 29
   b-G. Hartnett PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242 1 8
   e-C. Phillips RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 2 11
R. Schaub P 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
   E. Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Laun PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .171 0 2
   B. Follis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Estes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 5
   D. Irwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8 4 5 14      
a - D. Lemmon pinch hit for P. Petty in the 6th
b - G. Hartnett pinch hit for T. Griffin in the 6th
c - B. Laun pinch hit for E. Patterson in the 6th
d - P. Brock substituted for D. Lemmon in the 7th
e - C. Phillips substituted for G. Hartnett in the 7th
f - D. Estes pinch hit for B. Follis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Morrison (24, 5th Inning off J. Cipolla, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Laun (3, 6th Inning off J. Cipolla, 3 on, 0 outs) , C. Gregg (30, 7th Inning off F. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Waggoner (17, 1st Inning off J. Cipolla, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morrison 2 , D. Tucker , R. Waggoner 4 , C. Gregg 2 , J. Reed , P. Petty , D. Lemmon , R. Schaub , B. Laun 2
2-out RBI: R. Waggoner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Griffin
GIDP: R. Waggoner
Sac Fly: D. Tucker
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: P. Petty (8) , T. Griffin (15)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cipolla L (4-8) 5.0 7 8 7 3 5 1 84 4.99   
F. Moore 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 4.99   
T. Fisher 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cipolla 25
Batters Faced: J. Cipolla 27, F. Moore 7, T. Fisher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cipolla 4-6, F. Moore 2-2, T. Fisher 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cipolla 84-49, F. Moore 23-14, T. Fisher 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Moore 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schaub 5.0 9 5 4 1 3 1 98 6.48   
E. Patterson W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.30   
B. Follis H (1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 28 6.43   
D. Irwin SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schaub 33
Batters Faced: R. Schaub 25, E. Patterson 3, B. Follis 8, D. Irwin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schaub 6-6, E. Patterson 0-2, B. Follis 2-3, D. Irwin 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schaub 98-61, E. Patterson 12-7, B. Follis 28-23, D. Irwin 15-8
WP: R. Schaub , B. Follis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Gaiter
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 17650
Special Notes: Rain delay of 71 minutes in the 6th inning.
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