AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
08/04/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 4778 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Dragons (60-56) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 0
Chicago Gangsters (41-75) 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 X 8 11 0
Wish Stars in 8-4 Gangsters Win
The Chicago Gangsters topped the Dallas Dragons, 8-4, at The Hideout. Chicago left fielder Justin Wish was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Chicago pitcher Chris Zich got the win. He's now 5-3. Ian Muenkel was tagged with the loss. The Gangsters now have a record of 41-75 with the win over Dallas.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Gangsters grabbed the lead when Wish hit his 18th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Ian Muenkel made it 6-4, Chicago.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Wish told the Chicago Herald.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pearson SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .233 14 55
J. Coppa 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 3 10
J. Robinson CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .357 7 54
C. Calkins DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .254 14 43
C. Rodriguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 12 56
C. Beasley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 15 32
R. Hawke 3B 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .239 5 38
B. Hansen 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .233 5 21
G. Rawson C 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 .211 3 26
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hansen (14, 4th Inning off B. Nowlin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pearson (14, 3rd Inning off B. Nowlin, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Calkins (14, 3rd Inning off B. Nowlin, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (7, 7th Inning off C. Zich, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pearson 5 , J. Robinson 5 , C. Calkins 4 , C. Rodriguez , R. Hawke 2 , B. Hansen 3
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , C. Calkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pearson , G. Rawson 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pearson (18) , C. Beasley (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pearson-Hansen-Coppa, Pearson-Hansen-Coppa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cruz CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .248 8 32
J. Wish LF 4 2 3 4 0 1 2 .255 18 52
B. Titus DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .224 11 30
M. Gohlke 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .223 17 49
G. Helms RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 17 54
K. Crouch C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .300 8 36
J. Bear SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .291 18 52
E. Drake 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .231 10 40
B. Manuele 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 .252 5 17
Totals 32 8 11 8 5 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wish (15, 3rd Inning off B. Bixby, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gohlke (14, 3rd Inning off B. Bixby, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Cruz (21, 7th Inning off I. Muenkel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bear (18, 3rd Inning off B. Bixby, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Titus (11, 3rd Inning off B. Bixby, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Wish (18, 7th Inning off I. Muenkel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cruz 2 , J. Wish 7 , B. Titus 4 , M. Gohlke 2 , K. Crouch 2 , J. Bear 5 , E. Drake
2-out RBI: J. Wish , B. Titus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Titus , G. Helms , B. Manuele 2
GIDP: B. Titus , K. Crouch
Sac Fly: J. Wish
Hit by Pitch: M. Gohlke
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bear (3)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bixby 5.2 6 4 4 4 5 2 90 5.35   
I. Muenkel L (4-2) 1.2 5 4 4 0 3 1 41 3.86   
N. McGettigan 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bixby 42
Batters Faced: B. Bixby 26, I. Muenkel 10, N. McGettigan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bixby 6-4, I. Muenkel 1-1, N. McGettigan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bixby 90-56, I. Muenkel 41-26, N. McGettigan 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Muenkel 3-0 , N. McGettigan 3-2
WP: B. Bixby
Hit Batsmen: B. Bixby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nowlin 5.1 8 3 3 1 7 2 98 7.07   
C. Zich W (5-3), BS (3) 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 39 5.32   
A. Alvarado SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 8.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nowlin 46
Batters Faced: B. Nowlin 25, C. Zich 9, A. Alvarado 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nowlin 2-7, C. Zich 2-3, A. Alvarado 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nowlin 98-65, C. Zich 39-22, A. Alvarado 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Zich 2-0 , A. Alvarado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Wish
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 11399
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