FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
05/04/1963
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
GAME ID: 233 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (11-14) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 10 3
Kansas City Kings (16-9) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Kings Subdue Chicago, 5-4
Getting a good performance from first baseman Hank Williams, the Kansas City Kings defeated the Chicago Cougars, 5-4. Williams was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Kings. Johnnie Higgins got the win, improving to 4-0. He worked 9 innings, giving up 4 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 0. The Cougars fall to 11-14 and continue their uninspiring start to the 1963 season.

In the bottom of the first, Williams had a 2-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Kings on top, 2-0.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Kansas City manager Glenn Carney.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McMillan CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .293 2 7
B. Byrd 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .176 0 2
G. Case 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242 2 15
H. Watson RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .398 3 16
C. Randall 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .222 2 10
B. Burnett LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .409 0 2
T. Halliday SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 0 7
M. Payne C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .056 0 0
   b-J. Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
H. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 1 2
   a-P. Meany PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3
   B. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Caudill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 4 8
Totals 37 4 10 4 0 3 15      
a - P. Meany pinch hit for H. Walker in the 7th
b - J. Morrison pinch hit for M. Payne in the 9th
c - D. Caudill pinch hit for B. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McMillan (3, 5th Inning off J. Higgins, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Randall (1, 6th Inning off J. Higgins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Watson (2, 6th Inning off J. Higgins, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrd (1, 8th Inning off J. Higgins, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McMillan 3 , B. Byrd 3 , H. Watson 4 , C. Randall 2 , B. Burnett 2 , T. Halliday , M. Payne
2-out RBI: J. McMillan , C. Randall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McMillan , B. Burnett , T. Halliday
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Byrd (1) , G. Case (6) , M. Payne (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Davis RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .299 4 17
C. Rogers LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .306 0 5
   b-B. Crawford LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 4
H. Williams 1B 5 3 3 2 0 0 4 .344 11 22
   c-A. Pagan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
K. Newman 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 .302 4 12
B. Burge C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 0 5
A. Farmer 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .226 2 11
   a-J. Dorch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 2
T. Hicks CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .294 0 4
B. Denney SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 0 8
J. Higgins P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
Totals 37 5 12 5 1 5 20      
a - J. Dorch substituted for A. Farmer in the 9th
b - B. Crawford substituted for C. Rogers in the 9th
c - A. Pagan substituted for H. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Davis (7, 4th Inning off H. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Farmer (5, 5th Inning off H. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Rogers (8, 8th Inning off B. Allen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Williams (11, 1st Inning off H. Walker, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Newman (4, 3rd Inning off H. Walker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Davis 2 , C. Rogers 4 , H. Williams 6 , K. Newman 5 , A. Farmer 2 , B. Denney , J. Higgins
2-out RBI: A. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rogers , H. Williams , K. Newman , T. Hicks 2 , B. Denney
Sac Bunt: J. Higgins
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Denney (4)
OF assists: 1 (Hicks(Walker at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Walker L (0-2) 6.0 11 5 5 1 3 2 108 5.04   
B. Allen 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Walker 32
Batters Faced: H. Walker 31, B. Allen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Walker 8-8, B. Allen 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Walker 108-67, B. Allen 31-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Higgins W (4-0) 9.0 10 4 3 0 3 0 127 1.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Higgins 56
Batters Faced: J. Higgins 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Higgins 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Higgins 127-90
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Williams
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 25487
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