AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
06/14/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO GANGSTERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
GAME ID: 843 - FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gangsters (32-39) 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Indianapolis Eagles (41-30) 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 12 1
Chicago Sent Home with 7-5 Loss
The Indianapolis Eagles defeated the Chicago Gangsters, 7-5, at Eagles Stadium. Indianapolis catcher Matt Lepa had a superb performance. He was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The winner was Jerry Bowman, who threw 100 pitches over 5.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 5 runs on 6 hits. James Gibson earned the save, his 10th.

With Indianapolis leading 2-1 in the bottom of the second, Lepa hit a curveball from Arnold Novak for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Eagles ahead, 5-1.

"It was a solid, all-around game for us," said Indianapolis manager Pete DuBay.

The win elevated the Eagles to 41-30.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 4 7
G. Helms LF 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 .188 5 20
B. Titus RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .217 5 24
J. Bear SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .338 10 35
N. Pratt 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 .270 6 32
J. Hassell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 1 19
R. Griffitt DH 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 .103 1 3
K. Crouch C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .316 12 39
W. Bravo CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .199 1 12
Totals 36 5 9 5 3 8 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Pratt (6, 2nd Inning off J. Bowman, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Crouch (12, 4th Inning off J. Bowman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Helms , B. Titus 2 , J. Bear , N. Pratt 4 , J. Hassell , K. Crouch 5 , W. Bravo
2-out RBI: K. Crouch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Helms , N. Pratt 2
GIDP: B. Titus
Hit by Pitch: J. Hassell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Bravo (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .321 13 42
V. Mendez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .223 5 25
   a-D. Andrews SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 2 10
T. Walker 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .268 16 36
   d-R. Plascencia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 6 19
J. Robinson DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .260 14 33
H. Cortez 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .284 13 26
C. Boyd RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .266 9 38
   b-J. Walker RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 0 2
M. Dallis SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .268 7 25
A. McCumiskey CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .188 6 21
M. Lepa C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .245 7 24
   c-J. Van Donsel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 4
Totals 36 7 12 7 3 9 14      
a - D. Andrews substituted for V. Mendez in the 8th
b - J. Walker substituted for C. Boyd in the 8th
c - J. Van Donsel substituted for M. Lepa in the 8th
d - R. Plascencia substituted for T. Walker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Mendez (5, 1st Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (14, 1st Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Lepa (7, 2nd Inning off A. Novak, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 2 , V. Mendez 4 , T. Walker , J. Robinson 5 , H. Cortez 2 , C. Boyd , M. Dallis , M. Lepa 5
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , C. Boyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Boyd , M. Dallis
Hit by Pitch: A. McCumiskey
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Dallis (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Cortez-Dallis-Walker)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Novak L (2-3) 1.2 8 7 7 1 2 3 47 5.50   
B. Kauppinen 3.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 50 4.22   
C. Kiefer 2.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 38 9.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Novak 6
Batters Faced: A. Novak 15, B. Kauppinen 14, C. Kiefer 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Novak 2-1, B. Kauppinen 4-3, C. Kiefer 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Novak 47-28, B. Kauppinen 50-31, C. Kiefer 38-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Novak
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bowman W (3-1) 5.2 6 5 1 2 5 2 100 2.63   
V. Rice H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9.82   
N. Horrocks H (7) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 33 3.09   
J. Gibson SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bowman 48
Batters Faced: J. Bowman 26, V. Rice 1, N. Horrocks 9, J. Gibson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bowman 7-4, V. Rice 0-0, N. Horrocks 1-4, J. Gibson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bowman 100-62, V. Rice 6-4, N. Horrocks 33-21, J. Gibson 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Rice 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bowman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lepa
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 34785
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