AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
09/02/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 6790 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (82-59) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 14 0
Chicago Gangsters (56-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Whistlers Rough Up Gangsters, 8-2
Willie Kirkham was a major contributor to the 8-2 Boston win over Chicago. The Whistlers right fielder belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6. Antonio Higuera, the winner, goes to 2-1. He allowed no runs on 5 hits, with no walks and 6 strikeouts over 7.2 innings. Boston goes to 82-59. The win puts them 14 games up in their division.

In the top of the first, Kirkham had a grand slam home run for Boston. It was his 31st home run of the season and put the Whistlers on top, 4-0.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Kirkham told the Boston Daily.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .311 17 75
O. Damon CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .265 3 31
   a-D. Rodriquez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 2 22
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .283 16 89
   b-B. MacNeil PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 0 6
B. Roseman 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .278 19 64
   c-J. Benson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   d-M. Schmid 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 2 8
W. Kirkham RF 5 3 4 6 0 0 2 .325 31 87
E. Stowe SS, 3B 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .279 15 68
A. Alpers 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .267 16 55
D. Maher LF 5 1 2 2 0 3 2 .411 7 24
M. Fowler C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .246 10 51
Totals 43 8 14 8 2 13 27      
a - D. Rodriquez pinch hit for O. Damon in the 8th
b - B. MacNeil pinch hit for J. Beeson in the 8th
c - J. Benson pinch hit for B. Roseman in the 9th
d - M. Schmid substituted for J. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Damon (28, 1st Inning off A. Novak, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Kirkham (26, 9th Inning off K. Kramer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Kirkham 2 (31, 1st Inning off A. Novak, 3 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Maher (7, 4th Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 2 , O. Damon 2 , J. Beeson , J. Benson , W. Kirkham 11 , E. Stowe 2 , D. Maher 5 , M. Fowler
2-out RBI: D. Maher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Beeson 2 , A. Alpers , M. Fowler 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roseman-MacNeil-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 10 21
B. Mendoza RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
   a-J. Michael PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
B. Titus DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .260 17 63
J. Bear SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 17 60
   b-L. Colindres PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 0 1
G. Helms LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 10 38
K. Crouch C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 19 69
   d-J. Wachter PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268 7 19
H. Alvarez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 7 30
   c-J. Garcia PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 11 56
W. Bravo CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 6 39
Totals 32 2 7 1 2 6 11      
a - J. Michael pinch hit for B. Mendoza in the 7th
b - L. Colindres pinch hit for J. Bear in the 7th
c - J. Garcia pinch hit for H. Alvarez in the 8th
d - J. Wachter pinch hit for K. Crouch in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Draeger , J. Michael , B. Titus , L. Colindres , G. Helms , K. Crouch , N. Pratt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Draeger , N. Pratt
GIDP: J. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: J. Garcia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Draeger (4)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Draeger (8)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Higuera W (2-1) 7.2 5 0 0 0 6 0 109 6.09   
M. Ruiz 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 29 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Higuera 75
Batters Faced: A. Higuera 26, M. Ruiz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Higuera 7-8, M. Ruiz 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Higuera 109-73, M. Ruiz 29-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ruiz 1-0
WP: M. Ruiz
Hit Batsmen: M. Ruiz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Novak L (4-10) 4.0 6 6 5 1 5 3 77 6.79   
B. Shaw 2.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 53 4.54   
B. Kauppinen 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.72   
K. Kramer 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 24 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Novak 32
Batters Faced: A. Novak 20, B. Shaw 13, B. Kauppinen 6, K. Kramer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Novak 1-6, B. Shaw 2-2, B. Kauppinen 0-3, K. Kramer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Novak 77-51, B. Shaw 53-30, B. Kauppinen 23-14, K. Kramer 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 2-1
WP: B. Shaw
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Kirkham
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 12895
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