FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
09/12/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
GAME ID: 8704 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (80-71) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 2
Philadelphia Keystones (87-62) 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 7 6 4
Victors Again, Philadelphia Win Streak at 8
The Philadelphia Keystones beat the Chicago Chiefs, 7-3. Philadelphia pitcher and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, native Tom Robinson led the way. The Chiefs, now 80-71, have lost 4 in a row.

Dick Christian had a big 3-run home run for the Keystones in the bottom of the first inning. With Philadelphia leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a slider from Joe Cipolla, who finished 5th in the FA in saves with 10 in 1956, and punished it. The result was his 25th home run of the season, which put the Keystones on top, 4-0.

"Everything seems to be clicking right now for us, top to bottom," said Philadelphia manager Don Fox.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Flanagan 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336 3 61
I. Clifford 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 0 40
B. Starr CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .293 22 73
J. Siniscalchi LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .281 14 83
R. Shearer RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 14 81
T. Spruill SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 15 66
A. Padgett C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 14 50
G. Rader 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .271 4 25
J. Cipolla P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 1 5
   a-D. Zimmerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 13 65
   P. Magee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-E. Bloom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 11 54
Totals 33 3 5 3 3 5 13      
a - D. Zimmerman pinch hit for J. Cipolla in the 7th
b - E. Bloom pinch hit for P. Magee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Clifford (20, 1st Inning off T. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Siniscalchi (21, 8th Inning off T. Robinson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Siniscalchi (14, 4th Inning off T. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Flanagan , I. Clifford 2 , J. Siniscalchi 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Siniscalchi , R. Shearer , A. Padgett , G. Rader
GIDP: J. Cipolla
Hit by Pitch: B. Starr
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Flanagan (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Flanagan (19) , T. Spruill (24)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Miller RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .302 22 85
B. Murphy 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .251 13 73
L. Coulter 3B 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 .274 34 99
B. Phelps LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .257 31 70
D. Christian C 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .306 25 97
A. Coulter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 15 53
D. Filo CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 6 26
L. Williams 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 4
T. Robinson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .114 0 5
Totals 32 7 6 5 3 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Phelps 2 (16, 3rd Inning off J. Cipolla, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Magee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Christian (25, 1st Inning off J. Cipolla, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Murphy , L. Coulter 2 , B. Phelps 4 , D. Christian 4
2-out RBI: B. Phelps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Christian , D. Filo
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Murphy (11) , A. Coulter 2 (33) , T. Robinson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Coulter-Williams-Murphy)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cipolla L (9-14) 6.0 5 6 5 3 3 1 100 4.74   
P. Magee 2.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 31 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cipolla 40
Batters Faced: J. Cipolla 27, P. Magee 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cipolla 5-10, P. Magee 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cipolla 100-60, P. Magee 31-21
WP: J. Cipolla
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Robinson W (11-11) 9.0 5 3 2 3 5 1 143 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Robinson 69
Batters Faced: T. Robinson 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Robinson 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Robinson 143-91
Hit Batsmen: T. Robinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Robinson
Ballpark: Broad Street Park II
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 16875
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