FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
09/20/1963
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PITTSBURGH MINERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 8766 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Miners (87-69) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3
Chicago Chiefs (82-74) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 9 1
Chicago Gets 6-2 Win Against Miners
Chicago picked up a win at Whitney Park, bumping off the Pittsburgh Miners, 6-2. Pitcher Vern Osborne was a major reason the Chiefs emerged victorious. Osborne, who is tied for 9th in the FA in strikeouts with 151, went the distance for Chicago. He gave up 2 runs on 9 hits. The win for the Chiefs lifted their record to 82-74.

Bob Starr, who is tied for 9th in the FA in bases on balls with 68, aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the second. For the game, the center fielder drew 1 walk.

Chicago manager Dutch Becker was pleased with the team's effort. "It was just a good, gutsy performance by everybody," he said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 11 59
J. Moreland SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 14 78
G. Schmitt RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .321 11 77
M. Whisman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 22 100
E. Thomas C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .270 8 37
F. Selander 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .294 7 49
   F. Maxwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Wise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1 12
D. Price CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .176 4 19
C. Waters 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .205 2 20
P. Simon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 1 5
   S. Davis P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   a-C. Dickey 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .087 1 1
Totals 34 2 9 2 1 3 16      
a - C. Dickey substituted for S. Davis in the 6th
b - B. Wise pinch hit for F. Maxwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Waters (5, 3rd Inning off V. Osborne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Price (4, 3rd Inning off V. Osborne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Turner , G. Schmitt , M. Whisman , F. Selander , D. Price 5 , C. Waters 3 , S. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Selander , C. Dickey
GIDP: D. Turner , E. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: C. Dickey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Selander (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Moreland (23) , D. Price (3) , C. Waters (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Moreland-Selander)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Clifford 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 2 .308 0 40
E. Bloom 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .286 11 58
B. Starr CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 4 .284 22 78
J. Flanagan 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .339 3 64
R. Shearer RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 5 .257 16 88
M. Tucker C 4 0 1 2 0 0 5 .267 7 32
D. Zimmerman LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .248 13 68
J. Vallejo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .207 1 17
V. Osborne P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 4
Totals 33 6 9 6 5 5 27      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Bloom (29, 1st Inning off P. Simon, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Clifford (21, 3rd Inning off S. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Flanagan (13, 8th Inning off F. Maxwell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Clifford 4 , E. Bloom 2 , J. Flanagan 4 , M. Tucker , D. Zimmerman , V. Osborne
2-out RBI: J. Flanagan , R. Shearer , M. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bloom , B. Starr , R. Shearer , M. Tucker , J. Vallejo
GIDP: M. Tucker
Sac Bunt: V. Osborne
Hit by Pitch: J. Flanagan , R. Shearer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Flanagan (22)
Double Plays: 2 (Clifford-Vallejo-Bloom, Vallejo-Clifford-Bloom)
PB: M. Tucker
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Simon L (10-8) 1.2 3 5 0 4 0 0 53 3.82   
S. Davis 4.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 68 3.30   
F. Maxwell 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 26 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Simon 29
Batters Faced: P. Simon 15, S. Davis 17, F. Maxwell 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Simon 3-3, S. Davis 5-3, F. Maxwell 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Simon 53-25, S. Davis 68-40, F. Maxwell 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Davis 2-0 , F. Maxwell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Simon , S. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Osborne W (17-9) 9.0 9 2 2 1 3 1 114 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Osborne 63
Batters Faced: V. Osborne 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Osborne 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: V. Osborne 114-75
WP: V. Osborne
Hit Batsmen: V. Osborne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vern Osborne
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 14767
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