FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
10/01/1961
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 4826 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (87-61) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
Chicago Chiefs (69-81) 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Chiefs 5-3 Winners Over St. Louis
The Chicago Chiefs picked up a win at Whitney Park, topping the St. Louis Pioneers, 5-3. On the mound for Chicago was left-hander Vern Osborne. He played a principal role in the triumph. The winning pitcher was Osborne, now 10-15. He tossed 9 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 5. The setback makes St. Louis 87-61.

In the bottom of the third inning, first baseman Ed Bloom had a 2-run double for Chicago. It was his 30th double of the season and put the Chiefs on top, 3-2.

Bloom attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bather CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .315 21 69
C. Randall 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .292 13 68
B. Bell 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .342 38 125
J. Smith LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .294 34 100
S. Schultz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 20 75
P. Watson SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .251 11 51
S. Ruggles C 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .247 7 46
R. O'Connor RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .233 2 13
C. Blake P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 3 9
   a-C. Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 24
   D. Daniels P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Mazur PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 0 4
Totals 33 3 5 3 2 5 14      
a - C. Cooper pinch hit for C. Blake in the 7th
b - H. Mazur pinch hit for D. Daniels in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bather (26, 3rd Inning off V. Osborne, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Smith (32, 8th Inning off V. Osborne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Watson (11, 6th Inning off V. Osborne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bather 2 , B. Bell , J. Smith 2 , P. Watson 5
2-out RBI: B. Bell , P. Watson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Schultz , R. O'Connor , C. Blake
Hit by Pitch: J. Smith
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 2 47
   a-G. Johnson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 6
D. Zimmerman LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .267 8 78
E. Bloom 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .315 23 102
R. Shearer RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .254 13 71
A. Padgett C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .279 11 47
E. Hester 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .273 0 10
D. Price CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .246 5 30
E. Walters SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .245 7 55
V. Osborne P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 0 3
Totals 31 5 7 5 4 9 11      
a - G. Johnson substituted for I. Clifford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hester (4, 2nd Inning off C. Blake, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Bloom (30, 3rd Inning off C. Blake, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Walters (7, 4th Inning off C. Blake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Clifford , E. Bloom 2 , E. Hester 3 , D. Price 2 , E. Walters 4
2-out RBI: E. Hester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Price , E. Walters
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hester (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Blake L (10-9) 6.0 6 5 5 4 8 1 113 4.18   
D. Daniels 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Blake 44
Batters Faced: C. Blake 28, D. Daniels 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Blake 6-4, D. Daniels 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Blake 113-69, D. Daniels 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Osborne W (10-15) 9.0 5 3 3 2 5 1 119 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Osborne 68
Batters Faced: V. Osborne 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Osborne 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: V. Osborne 119-75
Hit Batsmen: V. Osborne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vern Osborne
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 15679
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