 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION CHICAGO FEDERALS AT BOSTON AMERICANS 09/09/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | CHICAGO FEDERALS AT BOSTON AMERICANS | | GAME ID: 1982 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Federals (66-75) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | Boston Americans (71-70) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Palmeiro Rips HR Number 300 | The Chicago Federals defeated the Boston Americans 8-7 yesterday in a game that featured Rafael Palmeiro's 300th career home run.
In the clubhouse, the Federals first baseman spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"
On his historic day, Palmeiro banged out 2 hits in 4 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 3 RBI.
Looking at his career numbers, Palmeiro has played in 2316 games with a .255 batting average. Among his 2021 hits are 397 doubles, 22 triples and 301 home runs. He also has scored 1066 runs and driven in 1116 runs. | | |  | |
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Sano substituted for M. Williams in the 9th
b - T. Beckham substituted for R. Palmeiro in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: W. Marshall (3, 6th Inning off G. Marquez, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Cronin (25, 6th Inning off J. Konstanty, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Palmeiro 2 (15, 5th Inning off G. Marquez, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Konstanty, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Wells (21, 3rd Inning off G. Marquez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Palmeiro 8 , W. Marshall 3 , W. Wells 5 , J. Cronin 2 , M. Williams , L. Koenecke
2-out RBI: R. Palmeiro , W. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wells
GIDP: P. Hill
Sac Fly: W. Wells
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Errors: B. Gibson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Munson-Palmeiro)
OF assists: 1 (Hill (Olerud at 3rd base)) | | | a - J. Kuhel pinch hit for T. Armas in the 8th
b - T. Dunwoody substituted for J. Kuhel in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud 2 (31, 1st Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. McConnell, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Olerud 4 , J. Torre 2 , J. Wilson , T. Armas , B. Johnson , J. Morgan , M. Gonzalez , A. McHenry
2-out RBI: T. Armas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Armas , B. Johnson , A. McHenry
GIDP: J. Kuhel
Sac Fly: J. Wilson
Team LOB: 11
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Gonzalez-Olerud) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | B. Gibson W (15-12) | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 51 | 3.33 | | S. McConnell | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5.86 | | S. Ferens H (4) | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 5.34 | | L. Mendoza SV (6) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 4.41 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | G. Marquez L (6-7) | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 105 | 64 | 3.45 | | J. Konstanty | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 4.22 | | W. Bunker | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 3.86 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Rafael Palmeiro
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 39897 |
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