 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CHICAGO COUGARS 09/17/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | KANSAS CITY KINGS AT CHICAGO COUGARS | | GAME ID: 4745 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Kings (68-69) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | | Chicago Cougars (65-73) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Kings Deal Cougars 4-0 Loss | Kansas City Kings starter Gordon McDonald turned in a top-notch performance against the Chicago Cougars at Cougars Park. The result was a win for the Kings, 4-0. In 8 innings, McDonald surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 1. He allowed no runs. The 5th-place Kings now have a record of 68-69.
Chuck Lewis hit a run-scoring double off Roy Ellis in the top of the second, which put the Kings in front, 1-0. In addition to the double, Lewis had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.
"They played a better game than we did," said Chicago skipper Buck Cuppett.
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: C. Lewis (14, 2nd Inning off R. Ellis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rogers (12, 9th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Newman 2 , C. Rogers 5 , P. Davis , B. Burge , B. Crawford 2 , C. Lewis 3 , G. McDonald
2-out RBI: C. Rogers , P. Davis , C. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Burge 2 , R. Ellis
GIDP: H. Williams , R. Ellis
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: P. Davis (28)
FIELDING
Errors: R. Ellis (27) | | | a - H. Pate pinch hit for K. Stone in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Halliday (28, 1st Inning off G. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Byrd , T. Halliday 2 , G. Case , H. Watson 2 , S. Czerwinski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McMillan , H. Pate
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: B. Byrd (19)
CS: G. McKee (1)
FIELDING
Errors: T. Halliday (37)
Double Plays: 3 (Halliday-Case, Czerwinski-Halliday-Case, Halliday-Byrd-Case)
PB: S. Czerwinski | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. McDonald W (8-4) | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 3.56 | | D. Lamb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4.33 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Ellis L (10-11) | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 4.40 | | K. Stone | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.02 | | P. White | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 3.81 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Gordon McDonald
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 19415 |
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