FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
09/04/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 8633 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (82-58) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 11 1
Dallas Wranglers (40-100) 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 X 7 10 0
Wranglers Turn Away Cougars, 7-5
The inspired effort of Chicago shortstop Jack Gibson was not enough to prevent a loss, 7-5, to the Dallas Wranglers. Gibson went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The victory puts Dallas at 40-100.

The Wranglers got a big at-bat from pinch hitter John Fast. For the game, Fast was 1-1 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 4th double of the season gave Dallas a 5-3 lead.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Fast, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Meany 2B 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .286 0 16
   f-B. Byrd PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
R. Pilcher RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .138 1 5
   g-B. Decker PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
H. Watson CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .325 32 110
G. Case 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .295 31 98
C. Randall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261 10 59
   b-D. Caudill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 20 68
   e-M. Vetter 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 1 5
C. Sanders C 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .238 3 12
   D. Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. McMillan PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 19 67
J. Gibson SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .283 34 95
J. Barton LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 1 3
   d-B. Burnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 0 5
   A. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .115 2 5
   a-D. Miller C 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .242 10 42
Totals 36 5 11 5 5 3 21      
a - D. Miller substituted for H. Walker in the 6th
b - D. Caudill pinch hit for C. Randall in the 8th
c - J. McMillan pinch hit for D. Cook in the 8th
d - B. Burnett pinch hit for J. Barton in the 8th
e - M. Vetter substituted for D. Caudill in the 8th
f - B. Byrd pinch ran for P. Meany in the 9th
g - B. Decker pinch ran for R. Pilcher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Case (25, 4th Inning off B. Abrams, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Meany (5, 5th Inning off B. Abrams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (34, 3rd Inning off B. Abrams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Meany 3 , R. Pilcher , H. Watson , G. Case 4 , J. McMillan , J. Gibson 5 , J. Barton
2-out RBI: P. Meany , R. Pilcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pilcher , H. Watson , C. Randall , M. Vetter , C. Sanders , D. Miller
GIDP: P. Meany
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Watson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Barton (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Ford CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .225 6 37
K. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .232 20 55
E. Piper RF 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .381 6 38
   G. Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   H. Berkowitz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Haussler LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .067 1 2
T. Leisher C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .224 5 38
E. Farmer SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 7 37
R. Hughes 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .253 8 30
   c-C. Matthews 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 0 6
H. Clay 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .231 3 22
B. Abrams P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 6
   a-J. Fast PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .219 1 11
   b-C. Armstrong RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 10 47
Totals 32 7 10 7 4 4 13      
a - J. Fast pinch hit for B. Abrams in the 6th
b - C. Armstrong substituted for J. Fast in the 7th
c - C. Matthews substituted for R. Hughes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hughes (14, 2nd Inning off H. Walker, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Ford (10, 6th Inning off H. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Fast (4, 6th Inning off H. Walker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Haussler (1, 6th Inning off H. Walker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Ford 2 , K. Hudson , E. Piper 3 , B. Haussler 4 , T. Leisher 2 , R. Hughes 2 , J. Fast 2
2-out RBI: H. Ford , K. Hudson , J. Fast
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Berkowitz , B. Haussler , B. Abrams
Sac Bunt: E. Farmer 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Farmer
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clay-Farmer-Hughes)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Walker L (12-5) 5.2 8 7 7 2 4 1 84 3.91   
D. Cook 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.00   
A. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Walker 27
Batters Faced: H. Walker 28, D. Cook 6, A. Wilson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Walker 6-7, D. Cook 2-2, A. Wilson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Walker 84-55, D. Cook 24-17, A. Wilson 20-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cook 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Abrams W (8-15) 6.0 5 3 3 3 2 1 73 5.09   
G. Amico 1.1 5 2 2 1 0 0 31 6.00   
H. Berkowitz SV (14) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 6.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Abrams 49
Batters Faced: B. Abrams 24, G. Amico 10, H. Berkowitz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Abrams 4-10, G. Amico 3-1, H. Berkowitz 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Abrams 73-40, G. Amico 31-21, H. Berkowitz 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Berkowitz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Gibson
Ballpark: Norris Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 12060
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