FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
09/06/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 8645 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (79-66) 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 13 2
Boston Minutemen (55-88) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 8 12 0
Minutemen Earn 8-7 Win Versus Chiefs
The Chicago Chiefs got a sterling performance from right fielder Rod Shearer, but the Boston Minutemen still prevailed, 8-7. Shearer was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. The win puts Boston at 55-88.

Adam Byrd was the walk-off hero for Boston. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Minutemen third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"It's great to get the crowd pumped up," Byrd said.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .307 0 40
   D. Lane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
E. Bloom 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .287 11 53
B. Starr CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .302 22 70
J. Flanagan 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .340 3 58
R. Shearer RF 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .262 13 78
M. Tucker C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 6 28
D. Zimmerman LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 .244 13 65
   a-J. Siniscalchi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 13 78
J. Vallejo SS, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .218 1 17
J. Cipolla P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 1 5
   b-T. Spruill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 15 66
Totals 37 7 13 7 3 7 15      
a - J. Siniscalchi substituted for D. Zimmerman in the 9th
b - T. Spruill substituted for J. Cipolla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Starr (16, 3rd Inning off J. Lee, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Flanagan (10, 2nd Inning off J. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Shearer (13, 6th Inning off J. Lee, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Clifford , B. Starr 3 , J. Flanagan 4 , R. Shearer 6 , M. Tucker , D. Zimmerman 3 , J. Vallejo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Shearer , J. Vallejo
GIDP: J. Vallejo , J. Cipolla
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Flanagan (17) , J. Siniscalchi (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wise 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .186 25 56
B. Martinez RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287 0 21
G. Wagner LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .296 19 52
A. Byrd 3B 5 0 3 4 0 0 1 .234 2 19
J. Denis 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .265 15 70
S. Walker C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .283 15 49
F. McCarroll CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .309 5 16
D. Robinson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 0 6
J. Lee P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 0 1
   R. Gonyea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-P. Todd PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 1 25
   J. Swift P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nigro PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 2 8
Totals 39 8 12 7 1 6 11      
a - P. Todd pinch hit for R. Gonyea in the 8th
b - S. Nigro pinch hit for J. Swift in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Byrd (4, 8th Inning off J. Cipolla, 3 on, 2 outs) , E. Wise (7, 9th Inning off J. Cipolla, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Denis (15, 4th Inning off J. Cipolla, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wise 3 , B. Martinez 3 , G. Wagner , A. Byrd 4 , J. Denis 4 , F. McCarroll , D. Robinson
2-out RBI: E. Wise , B. Martinez , A. Byrd 2 , J. Denis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Wagner , J. Denis 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Denis-Robinson-Denis, Wise-Robinson-Denis)
OF assists: 1 (Martinez(Zimmerman at 2nd base))
PB: S. Walker
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cipolla L (9-13) 8.2 11 8 5 1 6 1 132 4.65   
D. Lane BS (7) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cipolla 41
Batters Faced: J. Cipolla 38, D. Lane 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cipolla 10-10, D. Lane 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cipolla 132-86, D. Lane 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lane 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lee 5.0 7 6 6 3 4 1 97 4.43   
R. Gonyea 3.0 5 1 1 0 3 0 40 4.66   
J. Swift W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lee 30
Batters Faced: J. Lee 23, R. Gonyea 13, J. Swift 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lee 4-5, R. Gonyea 1-4, J. Swift 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lee 97-59, R. Gonyea 40-29, J. Swift 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rod Shearer
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 12388
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