THE AMERICAN CIRCUITS
CHICAGO HAWKS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
10/06/1954
 
THE AMERICAN CIRCUITS
CHICAGO HAWKS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1930 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
New York Empires 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0
Empires Rally Past Hawks to Claim 2-0 Series Lead
A big day at the plate from left fielder Jim Griffin was not enough to keep the New York Empires from extending their lead in the League Championship Series. The Empires topped Griffin and the Chicago Hawks 4-3 at Queens Field today in Game 2, and now hold a 2-0 edge in the best-of-7 series. Griffin was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once in the loss.

Paul Rind was the walk-off hero for New York. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Empires center fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The competition leap this year was tough to adjust to and I feel like there has been another jump in the playoffs," said Rind, a rookie this season. "You're only playing the best now and everyone has time to rest and prepare for you."

The next game is scheduled for Friday, October 8th, 1954 at Hyde Park Stadium. Slated to start are Gary Clarke for the New York Empires and Kurt Schott for the the Chicago Hawks.

CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schaefer 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .429 0 0
G. Rapp CF, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
A. Cobley 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .444 0 1
J. Griffin LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .571 2 5
M. Garrison 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 1
   a-J. Salmon CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Titus RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
D. Damon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Benjamin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Pepper P 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 3 14      
a - J. Salmon substituted for M. Garrison in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Griffin (2, 1st Inning off D. Fortunata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Rapp , M. Garrison , J. Schaefer , R. Titus , J. Griffin 6 , A. Cobley 3
2-out RBI: J. Griffin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pepper , M. Garrison , D. Damon , R. Titus
Sac Bunt: D. Damon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cobley (1)
CS: J. Griffin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garrison

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Cooper LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 3
V. Morera 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
V. Donovan 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .571 1 2
D. Green 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 0 2
E. Rampart C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. Semmens SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
W. Black RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
   b-A. King PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
D. Fortunata P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   B. Gunter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-I. Olson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Rind CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .625 0 1
Totals 31 4 5 4 5 7 4      
a - W. Bennett pinch hit for B. Gunter in the 7th
b - A. King pinch hit for W. Black in the 9th
c - I. Olson pinch hit for B. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Donovan (1, 4th Inning off D. Pepper, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Rind , V. Donovan 4 , E. Rampart , W. Bennett , A. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Morera
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rampart-Semmens)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Pepper L (0-1) 8.1 5 4 4 5 7 1 129 69 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Pepper 59
Batters Faced: D. Pepper 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Pepper 6-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Pepper 129-69

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Fortunata 6.2 10 3 3 2 1 1 129 78 4.05   
B. Gunter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0.00   
B. Baker W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fortunata 41
Batters Faced: D. Fortunata 31, B. Gunter 1, B. Baker 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fortunata 7-11, B. Gunter 1-0, B. Baker 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fortunata 129-78, B. Gunter 6-3, B. Baker 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gunter 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Griffin
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 38925
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