 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CHICAGO COUGARS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS 04/17/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CHICAGO COUGARS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS | | GAME ID: 68 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Cougars (5-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | Dallas Wranglers (2-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| On Road, Chicago Drops Dallas, 8-1 | Roy Ellis brought his A-game to help Chicago defeat the Dallas Wranglers, 8-1. The Cougars, now 5-2, have hit the ground running this season.
With Chicago leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Ellis hit a fastball from Steve Miller for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Cougars ahead, 3-0.
"Roy gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Chicago skipper Buck Cuppett.
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Barton pinch hit for J. Gibson in the 7th
b - M. Payne pinch hit for G. Case in the 7th
c - P. Meany substituted for M. Payne in the 7th
d - B. Burnett pinch hit for R. Ellis in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gibson (1, 6th Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Halliday (1, 6th Inning off C. Baker, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (4, 4th Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Ellis (1, 5th Inning off S. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McMillan 2 , J. Gibson 7 , D. Miller , C. Randall 2 , T. Halliday 2 , R. Ellis 4
2-out RBI: J. McMillan , R. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Barton
Sac Fly: R. Ellis
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Case-Halliday-Case, Meany-Halliday-Watson) | | | a - J. Fast pinch hit for C. Baker in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Armstrong (4, 8th Inning off R. Ellis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Armstrong 2 , R. Hughes 2 , E. Thompson , E. Farmer , H. Ford
2-out RBI: E. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Armstrong , E. Thompson , T. Leisher
GIDP: E. Thompson , T. Leisher
Sac Bunt: S. Miller
Team LOB: 5 | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Ellis W (2-0) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 3.21 | | E. Turner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Miller L (0-2) | 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 12.96 | | C. Baker | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3.86 | | H. Short | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9.45 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Roy Ellis
Ballpark: Norris Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 19282 |
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