 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DETROIT DYNAMOS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS 09/16/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | DETROIT DYNAMOS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS | | GAME ID: 4730 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Detroit Dynamos (61-74) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | Chicago Chiefs (64-74) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Dynamos Use Late Rally to Win | Chicago got a valiant performance from pitcher Dick Champ, but it wasn't enough to beat the Detroit Dynamos. Detroit won the game, 3-2. Champ threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Earl Shields snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 2 innings. He's now 5-6 on the season. With the win, Detroit goes to 61-74, while the Chiefs fall to 64-74.
Detroit used the clutch hitting of Lew Mercer to capture the win. The pinch hitter drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Dynamos ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a big one.
"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager Dutch Becker.
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| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Lemmon pinch hit for T. Griffin in the 7th
b - V. Kramer substituted for D. Lemmon in the 7th
c - R. Waggoner pinch hit for J. Jackson in the 8th
d - L. Mercer pinch hit for D. Estes in the 9th
e - B. Swindler substituted for L. Mercer in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Reed (25, 2nd Inning off D. Champ, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Jackson (1, 5th Inning off D. Champ, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Mercer (15, 9th Inning off F. Moore, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Reed 4 , G. Hartnett , L. Mercer 4 , D. Smith , J. Jackson 3 , R. Waggoner
2-out RBI: D. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morrison , C. Gregg , T. Griffin
Sac Bunt: B. Laun
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: J. Jackson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hartnett-Reed-Hartnett) | | | a - G. Johnson pinch hit for D. Champ in the 7th
b - E. Leckie pinch hit for E. Hester in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: A. Padgett (8, 6th Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Zimmerman (28, 8th Inning off E. Shields, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Zimmerman 2 , E. Bloom , R. Shearer 2 , A. Padgett 2 , F. Reece , D. Champ
2-out RBI: A. Padgett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Shearer , A. Padgett , E. Hester
GIDP: I. Clifford
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Champ-Hairston) | | |
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| DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Jackson | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 3.22 | | E. Shields W (5-6) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3.86 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Champ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 4.67 | | F. Moore L (1-7), BS (5) | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 5.17 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dick Champ
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 17209 |
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