FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
08/25/1962
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 8581 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Sailors (72-46) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Chicago Cougars (66-52) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 5 15 0
Case Clubs 2 Home Runs in 5-4 Chicago Win
In a tight contest at Cougars Park, the Chicago Cougars edged the San Francisco Sailors by the score of 5-4. Chicago first baseman Gene Case, who blasted 2 home runs, was a key contributor. Earning the save was Arch Wilson. He's now cashed in 7 of 9 save opportunities. With the win, Chicago pushed its record to 66-52.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Buddy Byrd came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing San Francisco pitcher Eddie Chapman, he hit a 0-1 curveball for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Chicago on top, 5-3.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Case told the Chicago Daily.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jaramillo SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .298 4 31
E. Hackberry RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .283 18 69
J. Kingsbury LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .341 14 79
H. Spitler 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .344 4 55
E. Carter 3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .338 9 94
R. Rogan 1B 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 .316 11 71
H. Crawford Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .249 8 50
L. McLaren C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .270 10 59
   E. Chapman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Lacey P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .036 0 5
   a-D. Hunt C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 3 11
Totals 35 4 11 4 6 7 21      
a - D. Hunt substituted for H. Lacey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. McLaren (21, 3rd Inning off R. Ellis, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Rogan (17, 6th Inning off R. Ellis, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Carter (5, 8th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Jaramillo , E. Hackberry , J. Kingsbury 2 , H. Spitler 2 , E. Carter 4 , R. Rogan 3 , L. McLaren 2
2-out RBI: H. Spitler , E. Carter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rogan , H. Crawford Jr. , L. McLaren , H. Lacey
GIDP: J. Kingsbury , E. Carter
Sac Bunt: H. Lacey
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: H. Spitler (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Crawford Jr.-Carter, Spitler-Jaramillo-Rogan)
OF assists: 1 (Crawford Jr.(Watson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Byrd 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .265 2 22
T. Halliday SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .276 1 40
G. Case 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 4 .311 31 87
   A. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
H. Watson RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .296 20 94
J. Barton LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .326 10 60
B. Plunkett C 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .288 1 5
B. Burnett CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .236 1 14
M. Vetter 3B 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .284 8 48
R. Ellis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 0 4
   a-L. Curtis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 2 7
   P. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   b-J. Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 4 18
   c-B. Decker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 0 3
Totals 38 5 15 5 1 2 29      
a - L. Curtis pinch hit for R. Ellis in the 6th
b - J. Morrison pinch hit for P. White in the 8th
c - B. Decker substituted for J. Morrison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Halliday (19, 3rd Inning off H. Lacey, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Watson (23, 5th Inning off H. Lacey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Case 2 (31, 3rd Inning off H. Lacey, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Lacey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Byrd , T. Halliday 4 , G. Case 9 , H. Watson 3 , J. Barton , B. Burnett , M. Vetter 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Case , H. Watson , B. Plunkett , B. Burnett
GIDP: B. Plunkett
Sac Bunt: B. Byrd
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Halliday-Byrd-Case, Vetter-Byrd-Case)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Lacey L (10-7) 7.0 12 4 4 1 2 2 102 3.88   
E. Chapman 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Lacey 38
Batters Faced: H. Lacey 34, E. Chapman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Lacey 8-10, E. Chapman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Lacey 102-67, E. Chapman 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Chapman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ellis 6.0 8 3 3 3 3 0 80 3.76   
P. White W (9-6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 30 2.87   
A. Wilson SV (7) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 22 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ellis 44
Batters Faced: R. Ellis 27, P. White 8, A. Wilson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ellis 6-7, P. White 1-1, A. Wilson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ellis 80-48, P. White 30-20, A. Wilson 22-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gene Case
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 22520
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