 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES KANSAS CITY KINGS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS 09/29/1962 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | KANSAS CITY KINGS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS | | GAME ID: 8752 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Kings (87-64) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | | Dallas Wranglers (61-90) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
| Wranglers Sneak Past Kings, 4-3 | The home team gave their fans plenty to cheer about, with a thrilling walk-off win.
Beau McClellan pitched well, but the Kansas City Kings still lost the game, falling, 4-3, to the Dallas Wranglers at Norris Stadium. Dallas reliever Clarence Miller picked up the win, upping his record to 8-5. Beau McClellan took the loss.
The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Dallas. That's when Ed Hester, who finished 5th in the CA in doubles with 38 in 1954, hit a bases-clearing double off Del Lamb to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.
"The crowd was juiced," said Hester.
The victory puts Dallas at 61-90.
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Crawford substituted for B. Burge in the 9th
b - J. Wells substituted for J. Dorch in the 9th
c - H. Melgaard substituted for B. McClellan in the 9th
d - C. Lewis substituted for A. Farmer in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Burge (26, 5th Inning off B. Abrams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Farmer , C. Rogers , T. Hicks 2 , B. Burge 4 , J. Dorch 2 , C. Randall , B. Guthrie
2-out RBI: B. Burge , J. Dorch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Farmer 2 , J. Dorch , C. Randall
Sac Bunt: B. McClellan
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
Errors: J. Dorch (7) | | | a - H. Clay pinch hit for B. Abrams in the 8th
b - C. Armstrong pinch hit for B. Harbin in the 9th
c - J. Fast pinch hit for C. Miller in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: E. Hester (13, 9th Inning off D. Lamb, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hester 3 , R. Hughes , E. Thompson , C. Matthews 2
2-out RBI: E. Hester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hester , H. Westbrook
Sac Bunt: B. Abrams
Sac Fly: H. Westbrook
Hit by Pitch: E. Hester , T. Leisher , C. Matthews
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: C. Matthews (4)
FIELDING
Errors: E. Farmer (15) , C. Matthews (26)
OF assists: 1 (Harbin(Hicks at 2nd base)) | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. McClellan L (17-10) | 8.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 144 | 3.51 | | D. Lamb BS (12) | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Abrams | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 4.31 | | C. Miller W (8-5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.60 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Beau McClellan
Ballpark: Norris Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 17600 |
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