FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
09/07/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 8655 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (79-67) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Boston Minutemen (56-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 11 0
Minutemen Take Down Chiefs, 4-3
The Boston Minutemen gave their fans something to talk about with a thrilling, walk-off win.

Chicago got a terrific game from catcher Al Padgett. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Boston, 4-3, in 11 innings. Padgett went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Today's win puts Boston at 56-88, while Chicago falls to 79-67.

The Minutemen got a clutch hit from shortstop Del Robinson. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a run-scoring single to right, to win the game for the Minutemen.

"Tough ballgame, tough loss," said Chicago manager Dutch Becker.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Flanagan 3B 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 .342 3 58
E. Bloom 2B, 1B 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 .285 11 53
B. Starr CF 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .297 22 70
J. Siniscalchi LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .275 13 78
R. Shearer RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 13 78
T. Spruill SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .293 15 66
A. Padgett C 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .262 14 50
   D. Lane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   c-I. Clifford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 0 40
   A. Mielcarek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Rader 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .274 4 25
   b-J. Vallejo 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 1 17
B. Andrews P 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .152 0 5
   a-M. Tucker C 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .265 6 28
Totals 36 3 9 3 10 8 23      
a - M. Tucker substituted for B. Andrews in the 8th
b - J. Vallejo substituted for G. Rader in the 9th
c - I. Clifford pinch hit for D. Lane in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Padgett (10, 6th Inning off C. Murphy, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Padgett (14, 4th Inning off F. McKnight, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Flanagan 2 , R. Shearer , T. Spruill 2 , A. Padgett 7 , J. Vallejo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Bloom 2 , B. Starr , R. Shearer , I. Clifford , B. Andrews
Sac Bunt: B. Andrews
Sac Fly: B. Andrews
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Flanagan (9)
CS: E. Bloom (13) , J. Siniscalchi (4) , J. Vallejo (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spruill-Bloom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wise 2B 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .185 25 56
B. Newhall LF 5 1 3 0 1 0 4 .268 9 58
G. Wagner RF 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 .293 19 53
A. Byrd 3B 5 1 2 0 1 2 5 .240 2 19
F. McCarroll CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .299 5 17
S. Walker C 6 0 3 1 0 0 3 .286 15 50
D. Robinson SS 6 0 1 1 0 2 4 .220 0 7
S. Nigro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .194 2 8
   c-E. Saunders PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 2 12
   e-B. Trippel 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 2
F. McKnight P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .070 0 0
   C. Murphy P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 21
   B. Hollister P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1 4
   b-P. Todd PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 1 25
   O. Stevens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
   d-J. Denis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 15 70
   D. Britton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 1
Totals 39 4 11 4 8 10 31      
a - B. Martinez pinch hit for C. Murphy in the 6th
b - P. Todd pinch hit for B. Hollister in the 8th
c - E. Saunders pinch hit for S. Nigro in the 10th
d - J. Denis pinch hit for O. Stevens in the 10th
e - B. Trippel substituted for E. Saunders in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Newhall (20, 1st Inning off B. Andrews, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Walker 2 (22, 2nd Inning off B. Andrews, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Lane, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Newhall 4 , A. Byrd 2 , S. Walker 5 , D. Robinson , S. Nigro , P. Todd
2-out RBI: S. Walker , D. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Newhall , A. Byrd , F. McCarroll , S. Walker , D. Robinson , F. McKnight , B. Martinez
Sac Fly: G. Wagner , F. McCarroll
Hit by Pitch: E. Wise , G. Wagner , F. McCarroll
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Wise (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Wise)
OF assists: 1 (McCarroll(Starr at home))
PB: S. Walker 2
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Andrews 7.0 6 2 2 5 5 0 125 4.54   
D. Lane BS (8) 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 38 4.01   
A. Mielcarek L (3-1) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 33 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Andrews 57
Batters Faced: B. Andrews 33, D. Lane 10, A. Mielcarek 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Andrews 9-6, D. Lane 0-3, A. Mielcarek 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Andrews 125-65, D. Lane 38-24, A. Mielcarek 33-20
Hit Batsmen: B. Andrews 2 , A. Mielcarek
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. McKnight 3.1 3 1 1 4 3 1 75 5.39   
C. Murphy 2.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 36 6.00   
B. Hollister 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.73   
O. Stevens 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 46 5.33   
D. Britton W (5-14) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. McKnight 47
Batters Faced: F. McKnight 17, C. Murphy 11, B. Hollister 6, O. Stevens 9, D. Britton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. McKnight 3-4, C. Murphy 4-3, B. Hollister 0-3, O. Stevens 1-2, D. Britton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. McKnight 75-44, C. Murphy 36-20, B. Hollister 23-15, O. Stevens 46-32, D. Britton 23-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Murphy 1-0
WP: O. Stevens
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Padgett
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 13963
Special Notes: SP Fred McKnight was injured while pitching.
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