AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
07/26/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 1282 - FRIDAY, JULY 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (62-45) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 10 12 0
Chicago Gangsters (44-63) 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 X 15 16 3
Gangsters Win Slugfest, 15-10
The Chicago Gangsters beat the Boston Whistlers in a game featuring much hitting but not much pitching. The final score was 15-10, Gangsters. One of the hitting stars was left fielder Glen Helms. Helms went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Cory Cirello was the winning pitcher. Over 5 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 8 hits, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. After today's action, Chicago sits at 44-63, while Boston falls to 62-45.

Helms contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Chicago in the bottom of the first. With his team trailing 1-0, Helms took a fastball from Danny Offen and stroked the home run to right-center. His 8th home run of the season allowed the Gangsters to leap in front, 2-1.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Helms told the Chicago Gazette.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Damon CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .264 2 22
C. Herrera DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .315 13 56
J. Beeson 2B 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .285 13 66
B. Roseman 3B 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 .243 14 43
W. Kirkham LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 18 56
   a-M. Schmid PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .108 0 3
   b-R. Cloutier LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 3 15
T. Lotz 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 13 39
   d-B. MacNeil PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   e-A. Alpers 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 12 40
E. Stowe SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .267 13 56
M. Fowler C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .271 10 44
D. Rodriquez RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 2 18
   c-A. Cook PH, RF 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .197 8 23
Totals 35 10 12 9 5 7 17      
a - M. Schmid pinch hit for W. Kirkham in the 5th
b - R. Cloutier substituted for M. Schmid in the 5th
c - A. Cook pinch hit for D. Rodriquez in the 6th
d - B. MacNeil pinch hit for T. Lotz in the 8th
e - A. Alpers substituted for B. MacNeil in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. Herrera (6, 1st Inning off C. Cirello, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Kirkham (18, 2nd Inning off C. Cirello, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Beeson (13, 9th Inning off N. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Alpers (12, 9th Inning off C. Kiefer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Damon , C. Herrera 5 , J. Beeson 6 , W. Kirkham 4 , T. Lotz 2 , B. MacNeil , A. Alpers 4
2-out RBI: A. Alpers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Damon , B. Roseman , D. Rodriquez , A. Cook
GIDP: M. Fowler
Sac Fly: J. Beeson , B. Roseman , A. Cook
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Damon (49) , C. Herrera (63)
CS: M. Schmid (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stowe-Beeson-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .265 5 11
   b-R. Riggs PH, 3B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .171 8 15
G. Helms LF 3 3 1 2 2 2 0 .223 8 32
B. Titus RF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .248 9 43
J. Bear SS 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .320 16 55
J. Wachter DH 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .286 3 11
N. Pratt 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .249 11 49
   a-H. Alvarez 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 5 24
K. Crouch C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274 15 51
J. Fritz 1B, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .263 1 7
W. Bravo CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .192 3 24
Totals 36 15 16 15 5 11 9      
a - H. Alvarez substituted for N. Pratt in the 7th
b - R. Riggs pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bear (25, 5th Inning off D. Offen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Helms (8, 1st Inning off D. Offen, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Riggs (8, 7th Inning off D. Thomas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Draeger 3 , R. Riggs 4 , G. Helms 4 , B. Titus 3 , J. Bear 4 , J. Wachter , H. Alvarez , K. Crouch , J. Fritz , W. Bravo
2-out RBI: R. Riggs , J. Bear , J. Fritz , W. Bravo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wachter
GIDP: J. Bear
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Draeger (3) , J. Bear (5) , J. Fritz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Bravo 3 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Pratt-Bear-Fritz)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Offen L (4-6) 4.1 8 6 6 3 6 1 88 5.30   
J. Cowels 2.0 3 5 5 2 3 0 47 6.30   
D. Thomas 0.1 4 4 4 0 1 1 20 13.50   
S. Johnson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Offen 26
Batters Faced: D. Offen 22, J. Cowels 10, D. Thomas 5, S. Johnson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Offen 3-2, J. Cowels 1-1, D. Thomas 0-0, S. Johnson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Offen 88-46, J. Cowels 47-29, D. Thomas 20-12, S. Johnson 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cowels 1-0 , D. Thomas 2-2
WP: D. Thomas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cirello W (4-11) 5.0 8 5 5 2 6 1 92 6.94   
B. Kauppinen H (10) 2.0 2 2 0 2 1 0 41 4.87   
N. Thompson 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 27 4.34   
C. Kiefer 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 1 11 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cirello 35
Batters Faced: C. Cirello 24, B. Kauppinen 9, N. Thompson 6, C. Kiefer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cirello 3-5, B. Kauppinen 2-2, N. Thompson 2-2, C. Kiefer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cirello 92-57, B. Kauppinen 41-23, N. Thompson 27-15, C. Kiefer 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 1-0 , N. Thompson 2-2
WP: N. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glen Helms
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 17453
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