FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
07/21/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1956 - SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (53-46) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2
Detroit Dynamos (66-31) 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
Detroit Beats Chicago, Goes to 66-31
Detroit Dynamos starter Jim Norris found his groove in his team's 7-4 win over the Chicago Chiefs. Norris yielded 4 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 10 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 12-2. Detroit, at 66-31, is 3 games up in the Federal Association.

Virgil Ewing, who is tied for 6th in the FA in RBI with 69, aided the Detroit cause with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman went 1 for 4 with a double.

"It's so much easier when you throw good pitches," said Norris.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294 0 30
E. Bloom 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 8 34
D. Zimmerman LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .256 11 48
J. Flanagan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .337 2 35
B. Starr CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .287 10 34
J. Howard RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .295 1 10
A. Padgett C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .262 9 38
J. Vallejo SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .194 0 8
V. Osborne P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 4
   a-J. Siniscalchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 9 50
   E. Funk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-M. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 6 19
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 5 17      
a - J. Siniscalchi pinch hit for V. Osborne in the 6th
b - M. Tucker pinch hit for E. Funk in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Padgett (9, 2nd Inning off J. Norris, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Starr (10, 4th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Clifford , E. Bloom 2 , J. Flanagan , B. Starr 4 , J. Howard 2 , A. Padgett 4 , J. Vallejo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Clifford , J. Howard
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vallejo (5)
CS: E. Bloom (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Flanagan 2 (8)
OF assists: 1 (Starr(Morrison at home))
PB: A. Padgett
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .299 7 23
J. Reed SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .292 11 50
R. Waggoner LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .367 24 76
   b-C. Gregg LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 7 40
J. Holland 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .321 26 74
   a-J. Wells 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 2
D. Tucker 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 5 .293 11 66
E. MacNaughton CF 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 .339 13 61
V. Ewing 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .296 13 69
L. Mercer C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .246 5 22
J. Norris P 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 1 7
Totals 34 7 11 7 3 9 23      
a - J. Wells substituted for J. Holland in the 8th
b - C. Gregg substituted for R. Waggoner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Ewing (19, 2nd Inning off V. Osborne, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reed 2 , R. Waggoner 3 , J. Holland , D. Tucker 2 , E. MacNaughton , V. Ewing 2 , J. Norris
2-out RBI: J. Reed , R. Waggoner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morrison , J. Wells , D. Tucker , V. Ewing
Sac Fly: E. MacNaughton , J. Norris
Hit by Pitch: E. MacNaughton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reed (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tucker-Wells)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Osborne L (8-8) 5.0 9 7 6 2 6 0 107 3.70   
E. Funk 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 43 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Osborne 27
Batters Faced: V. Osborne 28, E. Funk 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Osborne 5-4, E. Funk 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: V. Osborne 107-66, E. Funk 43-25
Hit Batsmen: V. Osborne
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Norris W (12-2) 9.0 10 4 4 2 5 2 128 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Norris 54
Batters Faced: J. Norris 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Norris 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Norris 128-80
WP: J. Norris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Norris
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 25719
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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