FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
05/03/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 271 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (14-12) 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 9 16 1
St. Louis Pioneers (7-17) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 10 1
Ziegler Torches Pioneers for 5 Hits
Rankin Ziegler really sizzled at the plate in his team's 9-4 win over the St. Louis Pioneers. The Chicago shortstop blistered St. Louis for 5 hits in 5 at-bats.

"Ziegler was too tough to get out today," the Pioneers skipper said in the postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."

Rankin Ziegler singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

This year, Ziegler is hitting .358 with 2 home runs and 13 RBIs in 26 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .389 with 4 walks and 13 runs scored.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Butts 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .255 1 10
R. Ziegler SS 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 .358 2 13
J. Siniscalchi LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .280 2 18
B. Thornton 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .345 0 2
B. Starr RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .229 3 14
R. Castillo 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .365 2 18
F. Mitchel CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .232 1 14
R. Johnson C 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 .176 0 0
J. Maples P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364 0 1
   J. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Smith PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
   H. Alsip P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330 0 9
   P. Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 16 8 2 3 22      
a - B. Smith pinch hit for J. Thomas in the 8th
b - C. Wells pinch hit for H. Alsip in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Starr 2 (4, 2nd Inning off H. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Polis, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Ziegler 3 (5, 3rd Inning off H. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off H. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Blixt, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Thornton (1, 3rd Inning off H. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Smith (1, 8th Inning off J. Polis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ziegler 8 , J. Siniscalchi , B. Thornton 3 , B. Starr 6 , R. Castillo , R. Johnson , J. Maples , B. Smith 2
2-out RBI: , R. Ziegler 2 , J. Maples
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Siniscalchi , B. Thornton , R. Johnson , C. Wells
GIDP: R. Castillo
Sac Bunt: J. Maples 2
Sac Fly: R. Castillo
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Castillo (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Vincent RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .216 2 5
L. Cimino 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .289 2 6
J. Richards 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .269 6 17
D. Jacobs 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .330 4 18
D. Davis LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .222 0 1
F. Green SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .259 1 7
J. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290 1 10
P. O'Leary CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .232 5 10
H. Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   T. Blixt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Spruill PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 0 1
   J. Polis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Coleman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 1 2
   B. Medley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 3 18      
a - T. Spruill pinch hit for T. Blixt in the 6th
b - C. Coleman pinch hit for J. Polis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Richards (3, 4th Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Richards (6, 7th Inning off J. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cimino 3 , J. Richards 6 , D. Jacobs , D. Davis 2 , P. O'Leary 2
2-out RBI: P. O'Leary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Vincent , D. Davis , P. O'Leary
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Cimino (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Anderson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cimino-Green-Richards)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maples W (5-0) 6.0 8 3 3 3 2 0 112 2.50   
J. Thomas 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 9.95   
H. Alsip 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.07   
P. Murphy 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maples 43
Batters Faced: J. Maples 29, J. Thomas 4, H. Alsip 4, P. Murphy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maples 8-7, J. Thomas 1-2, H. Alsip 0-2, P. Murphy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maples 112-68, J. Thomas 9-7, H. Alsip 17-12, P. Murphy 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thomas 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Anderson L (0-3) 4.0 9 6 5 1 1 0 74 6.39   
T. Blixt 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 2.70   
J. Polis 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 43 9.00   
B. Medley 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Anderson 22
Batters Faced: H. Anderson 22, T. Blixt 8, J. Polis 10, B. Medley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Anderson 5-5, T. Blixt 5-1, J. Polis 2-2, B. Medley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Anderson 74-42, T. Blixt 23-16, J. Polis 43-31, B. Medley 14-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rankin Ziegler
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 14282
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