FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
04/17/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 100 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Mavericks (5-4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 14 1
Chicago Cougars (5-5) 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 8 11 1
Cougars Hand Kansas City 8-6 Loss
Getting a good performance from right fielder Andy Babel, the Chicago Cougars defeated the Kansas City Mavericks, 8-6. Babel went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Cougars. Roger Alford, the winning pitcher, is now 1-1. He went 8.1 innings, allowing 6 runs on 14 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 1. Augie Hicks closed out the game, earning his 1st save.

With Chicago trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Babel hit a fastball from Harry Kluth for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Cougars ahead, 2-1.

"Nice win for us," said Babel. "Now we'll go after the next one."

Chicago goes to 5-5.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cohen 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .400 0 3
J. Kelley 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .263 0 2
T. Keil LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .333 1 7
L. Nobles 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .286 1 3
B. Frost C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .296 1 2
D. Anderson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .412 2 5
P. James RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 0 1
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Howard SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 3 10
H. Kluth P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Willis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Rude P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Frank PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6 1 4 14      
a - M. Willis pinch hit for H. Kluth in the 6th
b - B. Frank pinch hit for C. Rude in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kelley (1, 4th Inning off R. Alford, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Nobles (1, 7th Inning off R. Alford, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Howard (3, 9th Inning off R. Alford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Nobles (1, 8th Inning off R. Alford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cohen 3 , J. Kelley 4 , T. Keil 2 , L. Nobles 6 , B. Frost 2 , D. Anderson , B. Howard 2
2-out RBI: T. Keil , L. Nobles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Keil , B. Frost , P. James
GIDP: J. Kelley , L. Nobles , D. Anderson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cohen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kelley (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kluth-Kelley-Cohen)
OF assists: 1 (Keil(Baab at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morrison LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 0 1
C. Harris SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .179 1 5
A. Babel RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .333 1 6
T. Lorang 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 0 4
J. Baab 1B 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 .314 1 9
   b-B. Edmunds 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Cronin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 3
   a-J. McMillan CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
C. Sanders C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .355 0 3
B. Grimm 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .308 1 5
R. Alford P 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
   A. Hicks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8 2 2 10      
a - J. McMillan substituted for F. Cronin in the 1st
b - B. Edmunds substituted for J. Baab in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Baab (3, 5th Inning off H. Kluth, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. McMillan (1, 6th Inning off C. Rude, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Babel (1, 1st Inning off H. Kluth, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Grimm (1, 2nd Inning off H. Kluth, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Harris , A. Babel 6 , J. Baab 2 , J. McMillan 3 , C. Sanders , B. Grimm 5 , R. Alford
2-out RBI: J. Baab , B. Grimm
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alford 2
GIDP: J. Baab
Sac Bunt: C. Sanders
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Babel (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Harris (1)
Double Plays: 4 (Harris-Grimm-Baab, Grimm-Harris-Baab, Lorang-Grimm, Lorang-Grimm-Edmunds)
OF assists: 1 (Babel(Kelley at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kluth L (1-1) 5.0 8 7 7 2 1 2 92 6.00   
C. Rude 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00   
J. Turner 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 0.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kluth 22
Batters Faced: H. Kluth 23, C. Rude 7, J. Turner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kluth 6-6, C. Rude 2-3, J. Turner 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kluth 92-57, C. Rude 26-18, J. Turner 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alford W (1-1) 8.1 14 6 5 1 4 1 122 5.40   
A. Hicks SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alford 36
Batters Faced: R. Alford 37, A. Hicks 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alford 7-10, A. Hicks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alford 122-82, A. Hicks 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hicks 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Babel
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 16920
Special Notes: CF Fuzzy Cronin was injured while throwing the ball.
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