 | 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. | |
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CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
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 | | | 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) | | |
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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 | | | 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 | | |
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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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