 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CINCINNATI CANNONS AT CHICAGO COUGARS 09/13/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CINCINNATI CANNONS AT CHICAGO COUGARS | | GAME ID: 8715 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cincinnati Cannons (77-74) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | | Chicago Cougars (87-62) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
| Tight Tilt Goes to Cougars, 4-3 | The Chicago Cougars weathered an outstanding game by Cincinnati first baseman Charlie Ham to topple the Cannons, 4-3. Ham hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Dick Champ got the win, improving to 10-12. He worked 8 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 0. The third-place Cougars improved to 87-62.
Jack Gibson, who finished 4th in the CA in slugging percentage with .559 in 1959, contributed to the Chicago win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.
"Both teams played hard," said Chicago manager Buck Cuppett.
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| CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | J. Case RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 | 25 | 71 | | B. Booth 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .281 | 19 | 90 | | D. Berry LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .299 | 34 | 106 | | M. Boyd CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 | 32 | 86 | | C. Ham 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .260 | 20 | 49 | | M. Senecal 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | 16 | 59 | | A. McKinney C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | 19 | 76 | | E. Miller SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 | 12 | 41 | | a-R. Hill PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | | b-J. Jones SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 0 | | c-F. Lainhart PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | 1 | 11 | | C. Warren P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | 1 | 7 | | Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | | | |
a - R. Hill pinch hit for E. Miller in the 7th
b - J. Jones substituted for R. Hill in the 7th
c - F. Lainhart pinch hit for J. Jones in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Ham 2 (20, 2nd Inning off D. Champ, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Champ, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Booth , D. Berry 2 , M. Boyd , C. Ham 8 , M. Senecal , A. McKinney , C. Warren
2-out RBI: C. Ham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Case , B. Booth
Sac Bunt: C. Warren
Team LOB: 5 | | | a - H. Watson pinch hit for D. Champ in the 8th
b - G. McKee substituted for D. Caudill in the 9th
c - J. Barton substituted for G. Case in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: J. McMillan (3, 5th Inning off C. Warren, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (39, 1st Inning off C. Warren, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Caudill (21, 3rd Inning off C. Warren, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McMillan 3 , D. Caudill 5 , J. Gibson 5 , G. Case , D. Miller , R. Pilcher , D. Champ
2-out RBI: D. Caudill , J. Gibson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , H. Watson
Hit by Pitch: D. Miller 2
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McMillan(Booth at 2nd base)) | | |
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| CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Warren L (11-14) | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 130 | 4.77 |
| | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Champ W (10-12) | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 4.42 | | A. Wilson SV (5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.76 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Charlie Ham
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 18136 |
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