FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
08/25/1961
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1902 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Keystones (71-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 6 0
Chicago Chiefs (59-56) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Keystones Score Late, Topple Chiefs, 4-1
The Chicago Chiefs were defeated, 4-1, by the Philadelphia Keystones at Whitney Park, even though Vern Osborne pitched well for Chicago. The win belonged to Fred McKnight in relief. His record improves to 8-4. Vern Osborne took the loss for Chicago. With the win, Philadelphia pushed its record to 71-43.

The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Buddy Miller came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Chicago pitcher Tom Fisher, he hit a 0-2 changeup for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Philadelphia on top, 2-1.

"We're scuffling right now," said losing manager Dutch Becker.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Dellinger LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311 26 74
M. Thomas 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .277 12 36
A. Parker 1B, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .326 10 41
B. Miller RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .308 29 87
L. Coulter 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .272 25 62
A. Coulter SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .251 6 51
   b-T. Ramsey PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .321 8 23
   C. Rushing P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Sheehan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278 5 44
T. Cooprider C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .241 8 31
J. Kienle P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 2 3
   D. McKeown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-D. Christian PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 6 27
   F. McKnight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 1 3
   c-B. Murphy PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 7 31
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 7 16      
a - D. Christian pinch hit for D. McKeown in the 8th
b - T. Ramsey pinch hit for A. Coulter in the 9th
c - B. Murphy pinch hit for F. McKnight in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Cooprider (8, 8th Inning off V. Osborne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Thomas , A. Parker , B. Miller 2 , T. Ramsey , T. Cooprider 4
2-out RBI: T. Cooprider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Murphy
GIDP: B. Miller
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 2 42
D. Price CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .244 2 22
R. Shearer RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 11 65
D. Zimmerman LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .260 6 53
A. Padgett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 8 32
   T. Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
J. Gaiter 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 9 48
   a-E. Bloom PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 17 78
M. Jenks C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 7
G. Johnson SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267 0 2
   c-E. Leckie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 3
V. Osborne P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 0 3
   b-J. Hairston 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 2 9
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 6 15      
a - E. Bloom pinch hit for J. Gaiter in the 8th
b - J. Hairston substituted for V. Osborne in the 9th
c - E. Leckie pinch hit for G. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Zimmerman (6, 2nd Inning off J. Kienle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Clifford , D. Price , D. Zimmerman 4 , A. Padgett , G. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Padgett , V. Osborne 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Gaiter
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Padgett, Clifford-Johnson-Padgett)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kienle 6.1 4 1 1 3 3 1 95 2.95   
D. McKeown 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.48   
F. McKnight W (8-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.95   
C. Rushing SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kienle 61
Batters Faced: J. Kienle 27, D. McKeown 3, F. McKnight 3, C. Rushing 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kienle 10-6, D. McKeown 0-0, F. McKnight 2-0, C. Rushing 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kienle 95-61, D. McKeown 15-12, F. McKnight 12-9, C. Rushing 13-9
WP: J. Kienle
Hit Batsmen: J. Kienle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Osborne L (8-11) 8.1 4 2 2 2 7 1 109 3.44   
T. Fisher 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 25 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Osborne 72
Batters Faced: V. Osborne 29, T. Fisher 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Osborne 6-10, T. Fisher 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Osborne 109-65, T. Fisher 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fisher 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vern Osborne
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 19212
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