FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
04/27/1950
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 74 - THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1950 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (7-3) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1
St. Louis Pioneers (4-6) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 1
Chiefs Take Down Pioneers, 4-3
Danny Hern pitched well, but his team, the St. Louis Pioneers, still dropped a 4-3 decision to the Chicago Chiefs at Pioneer Field II. Chicago reliever Ralph Kendall picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Danny Hern was tagged with the loss. The Pioneers drop to 4-6 and continue their inconsistent start to the 1950 season.

Chicago used the timely hitting of Hank Stratton to seize the win. The third baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Chiefs on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Chicago manager Joe Ward.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May CF 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .211 0 2
   b-A. D'Alessandro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 1 2
   d-D. Krieger CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 4
P. Casstevens C 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .343 5 12
T. Hopkins 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 10
   c-M. McClure PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   R. Kendall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Rutherford LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 1 5
W. Pack 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 0 3
   e-L. Stewart PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Artuso SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .280 1 6
H. Patterson 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
H. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Espanoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Stratton PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 32 4 5 4 5 4 12      
a - H. Stratton pinch hit for E. Espanoza in the 8th
b - A. D'Alessandro pinch hit for B. May in the 8th
c - M. McClure pinch hit for T. Hopkins in the 8th
d - D. Krieger substituted for A. D'Alessandro in the 8th
e - L. Stewart pinch hit for W. Pack in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. D'Alessandro (1, 8th Inning off D. Hern, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Casstevens (5, 3rd Inning off D. Hern, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. D'Alessandro 2 , P. Casstevens 4 , C. Artuso 2 , H. Stratton
2-out RBI: P. Casstevens , H. Stratton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Krieger , B. Brown , H. Patterson
GIDP: J. Rutherford
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Stewart (1)
Double Plays: 4 (Patterson-Artuso-Hopkins, Mitchell-Pack-Hopkins, Patterson-Artuso-Hopkins, Mitchell-Pack-Hopkins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Page CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 1 4
R. Bates 1B 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 .275 0 9
H. Mills 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .270 0 4
A. Tucker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
H. Zimmer C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .242 0 3
L. Gregory LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .382 0 9
J. Washington SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .167 0 4
   a-B. Pusey PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
W. Hamby 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .161 0 3
D. Hern P 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .100 0 0
   b-B. Freeman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 31 3 9 3 6 0 21      
a - B. Pusey pinch ran for J. Washington in the 9th
b - B. Freeman pinch hit for D. Hern in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hern (1, 3rd Inning off H. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Zimmer 2 (5, 4th Inning off H. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off H. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Page , H. Mills , A. Tucker , H. Zimmer 4 , L. Gregory , J. Washington , W. Hamby , D. Hern 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bates , W. Hamby , D. Hern
GIDP: H. Mills , A. Tucker , J. Washington , D. Hern
Sac Bunt: W. Hamby
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Bates (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bates (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hamby-Mills-Bates)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mitchell 6.1 9 3 3 5 0 0 103 4.76   
E. Espanoza 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.50   
R. Kendall W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mitchell 38
Batters Faced: H. Mitchell 29, E. Espanoza 1, R. Kendall 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mitchell 11-4, E. Espanoza 1-0, R. Kendall 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mitchell 103-52, E. Espanoza 2-2, R. Kendall 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Espanoza 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hern L (2-1) 9.0 5 4 4 5 4 1 144 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hern 60
Batters Faced: D. Hern 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hern 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hern 144-90
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Hern
Ballpark: Pioneer Field II
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 16345
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