FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
09/28/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
GAME ID: 8835 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (93-68) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Kansas City Kings (112-49) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 5 12 0
McMillan 5-for-5 Against Kings
Chicago Cougars center fielder Jerry McMillan banged out 5 hits, but it was not enough to keep his club from succumbing to the Kansas City Kings, 5-4. He went 5-for-5 and raised his batting average a few points.

"If the hits keep coming," an upbeat McMillan said after the game, "the runs will too. And, more importantly, so will the wins."

Jerry McMillan singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Stan Reinert in the 4th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Thus far this season in 157 games, McMillan is batting .273 with 21 home runs, 77 RBIs and 109 runs scored. He has 186 hits in 681 at-bats.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McMillan CF 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 .273 21 77
D. Caudill LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .324 25 81
G. Case 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .286 34 108
H. Watson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .315 33 119
D. Miller C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .230 11 49
C. Randall 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 12 69
B. Byrd 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 4
T. Halliday SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .256 6 60
   P. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
R. Ellis P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .094 1 6
   a-B. Decker SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 5 17      
a - B. Decker substituted for R. Ellis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Randall (12, 2nd Inning off S. Reinert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. McMillan (21, 4th Inning off S. Reinert, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McMillan 8 , H. Watson , D. Miller , C. Randall 2 , B. Byrd , T. Halliday
2-out RBI: J. McMillan , D. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Watson , D. Miller , R. Ellis
GIDP: D. Caudill 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Case (19)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Case (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Watson-Randall)
OF assists: 1 (Watson(Farmer at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Boyd CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 1 6
C. Rogers LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 8 67
   d-L. Chandler LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 3 27
B. Guthrie 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 1 5
   b-H. Williams PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374 44 141
   D. Lamb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Farmer 2B, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .266 17 86
P. Davis RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .319 12 84
W. Buttry 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .282 1 5
   F. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-S. Kleminski PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 1 14
S. Richardson C 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .357 1 8
F. Caldwell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283 3 21
S. Reinert P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-K. Newman PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 26 97
Totals 34 5 12 5 0 4 13      
a - K. Newman pinch hit for S. Reinert in the 7th
b - H. Williams pinch hit for B. Guthrie in the 8th
c - S. Kleminski pinch hit for F. Washington in the 8th
d - L. Chandler substituted for C. Rogers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Boyd (2, 8th Inning off R. Ellis, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Richardson (3, 8th Inning off P. White, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Davis (12, 8th Inning off R. Ellis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Boyd 2 , H. Williams , A. Farmer , P. Davis 6 , W. Buttry 2 , S. Kleminski , S. Richardson 3 , S. Reinert
2-out RBI: P. Davis , S. Richardson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Caldwell 2
Sac Fly: A. Farmer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Buttry (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Farmer-Caldwell-Guthrie, Caldwell-Kleminski-Farmer)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Miller at 2nd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ellis L (11-13) 7.2 11 5 4 0 4 1 114 4.61   
P. White 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ellis 43
Batters Faced: R. Ellis 33, P. White 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ellis 7-10, P. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ellis 114-75, P. White 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. White 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reinert 7.0 9 4 4 4 4 1 117 4.35   
F. Washington W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.50   
D. Lamb SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reinert 43
Batters Faced: S. Reinert 32, F. Washington 3, D. Lamb 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reinert 11-4, F. Washington 1-1, D. Lamb 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reinert 117-70, F. Washington 12-7, D. Lamb 10-6
WP: S. Reinert
Balk: S. Reinert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry McMillan
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 29429
Special Notes: 2B William Buttry was injured while throwing the ball.
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