 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CHICAGO CHIEFS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS 09/06/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CHICAGO CHIEFS AT PITTSBURGH MINERS | | GAME ID: 4650 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Chiefs (61-66) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | Pittsburgh Miners (55-73) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |  | |
| Downbound Chiefs Lose 8th Straight | The Pittsburgh Miners defeated the Chicago Chiefs, 8-6, at Fitzpatrick Park. Leading the charge for Pittsburgh was center fielder Mike Whisman. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 5. The win belonged to George Kollock in relief. His record improves to 6-5. Tom Fisher took the loss for Chicago. The win puts the Miners at 55-73, while the Chiefs drop to 61-66.
The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Pittsburgh trailing 6-5, Whisman jumped on a changeup from former first round draft pick Tom Fisher and hit a 3-run home run to left-center. With one swing, the Miners had a walk-off win.
"When you're losing, the game looks more difficult to play than it is," said Chicago manager Dutch Becker.
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Gaiter substituted for B. Morris in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: D. Zimmerman (26, 3rd Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Price (3, 2nd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Bloom (20, 4th Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Clifford , D. Price 4 , E. Bloom 5 , R. Shearer , D. Zimmerman 3 , G. Johnson
2-out RBI: D. Price , E. Bloom , E. Hester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Clifford , A. Padgett , T. Fisher , G. Johnson 2
Sac Fly: A. Padgett
Hit by Pitch: E. Hester , D. Champ
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Zimmerman (11)
FIELDING
Errors: E. Hester (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Clifford-Bloom, Johnson-Clifford-Bloom) | | | a - G. Schmitt pinch hit for A. Pagan in the 6th
b - N. Smith pinch hit for A. Vaughan in the 6th
c - B. Wise substituted for G. Schmitt in the 7th
d - J. Kintner pinch hit for G. Kollock in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: J. Moreland (7, 5th Inning off D. Champ, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Whisman 2 (11, 1st Inning off D. Champ, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Fisher, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Draper , M. Whisman 9 , J. Moreland 4 , J. McDowell
2-out RBI: J. Moreland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gaines
GIDP: J. Moreland , R. Snedden
Sac Bunt: J. Kintner
Hit by Pitch: B. Newhall
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
CS: R. Snedden (1)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Moreland (29) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Champ | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 4.68 | | B. Morris | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0.00 | | T. Fisher L (5-4), BS (3) | 2.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3.62 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Mike Whisman
Ballpark: Fitzpatrick Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 11227 |
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