 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CHICAGO COUGARS AT LOS ANGELES STARS 08/28/1962 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CHICAGO COUGARS AT LOS ANGELES STARS | | GAME ID: 8596 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Cougars (66-55) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | Los Angeles Stars (68-53) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 14 | 0 | | |  | |
| Stars Down Cougars, 6-2 | Earl Wright was locked in. The right-hander led the Los Angeles Stars to a 6-2 win against the Chicago Cougars at Bigsby Stadium. Wright went the distance for Los Angeles. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. Los Angeles has now won 4 straight.
Tom Clement, who is tied for 4th in the CA in stolen bases with 20, chipped in a 2-run home run for Los Angeles in the bottom of the second. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.
"I was determined to go the distance," said Wright.
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Vetter (9, 3rd Inning off E. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Case (32, 7th Inning off E. Wright, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Byrd 2 , B. Martinez , G. Case 4 , C. Sanders , M. Vetter 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Case
GIDP: T. Halliday
Sac Bunt: B. Martinez
Team LOB: 2
BASERUNNING
CS: B. Byrd (3)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Martinez (1) , B. Burnett (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Vetter-Byrd-Case)
OF assists: 1 (Watson(Howard at 2nd base)) | | | BATTING
Triples: B. Griffin (2, 2nd Inning off D. Champ, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Clement (5, 2nd Inning off D. Champ, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clement 5 , C. Sax , R. Barrell 2 , L. Allen 2 , E. Howard , B. Griffin 4 , E. Moore 3 , E. Wright
2-out RBI: T. Clement , E. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Clement 2 , C. Barrell
GIDP: B. Griffin
Sac Bunt: E. Wright
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: T. Clement (20) , E. Moore (9)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clement-Barrell-Howard) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Champ L (2-3) | 7.2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 3.50 | | B. Allen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.45 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Wright W (3-3) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 3.89 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Earl Wright
Ballpark: Bigsby Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 19293 |
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