FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
05/25/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 1094 - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Mavericks (16-31) 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 11 12 1
Chicago Cougars (20-28) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 3
Frost Slugs 2 Home Runs, Mavericks Beat Cougars, 11-3
The Kansas City Mavericks soundly defeated the Chicago Cougars, 11-3, at Cougars Park. Bobby Frost, who is tied for 7th in the CA in total bases with 78, let his bat do the talking. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for Kansas City. The winner was Chuck Crea, who threw 101 pitches over 9 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 3 hits. The Mavericks now have a record of 16-31.

With Kansas City leading 7-3 in the top of the ninth, Frost came up to bat against Chicago pitcher Jim Norris. Frost hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Mavericks on top, 11-3.

Said losing manager Pug Bryan: "We did everything to set the stage for them to beat us."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wingerter CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .266 0 5
J. Kelley 2B 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .294 0 13
C. Cohen 1B 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .257 3 15
T. Keil LF 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 .291 3 14
B. Frost C 5 2 2 5 0 0 4 .294 8 24
L. Rush RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .265 0 16
L. Nobles 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 3 16
S. Pratt SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .130 0 4
C. Crea P 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .143 0 0
Totals 37 11 12 11 6 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Cohen 2 (8, 5th Inning off M. Espinosa, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Norris, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Rush (10, 6th Inning off M. Espinosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Kelley (2, 3rd Inning off M. Espinosa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Frost 2 (8, 7th Inning off T. McDaniel, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Norris, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wingerter 2 , J. Kelley 4 , C. Cohen 6 , B. Frost 8 , L. Rush 2 , L. Nobles
2-out RBI: M. Wingerter , J. Kelley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wingerter , B. Frost , L. Rush 2 , C. Crea
GIDP: M. Wingerter
Sac Bunt: J. Kelley
Sac Fly: T. Keil
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Pratt (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cohen (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Halliday SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 4 15
C. Harris 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 3 13
S. Morrison LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 12
P. Vazquez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 6 20
   b-C. Randall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
H. Watson CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .327 2 6
C. Johnson 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .255 2 8
B. Menz RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 2 13
C. Sanders C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 4 26
M. Espinosa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   T. McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Case PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   J. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 3 3 2 0 3      
a - G. Case pinch hit for T. McDaniel in the 7th
b - C. Randall pinch hit for P. Vazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Johnson (2, 4th Inning off C. Crea, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Watson (2, 7th Inning off C. Crea, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Watson 4 , C. Johnson 4 , B. Menz
2-out RBI: C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Vazquez , C. Sanders
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Morrison (8) , H. Watson (5) , B. Menz (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morrison (4) , C. Johnson (1) , M. Espinosa (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Vazquez-Harris-Johnson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Crea W (3-1) 9.0 3 3 3 2 0 2 101 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Crea 67
Batters Faced: C. Crea 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Crea 17-10
Pitches - Strikes: C. Crea 101-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Espinosa L (2-1) 5.2 7 6 5 3 5 0 104 3.35   
T. McDaniel 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 8.38   
J. Norris 1.0 2 4 4 3 0 1 24 6.94   
D. Griffin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Espinosa 35
Batters Faced: M. Espinosa 28, T. McDaniel 6, J. Norris 7, D. Griffin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Espinosa 6-7, T. McDaniel 1-2, J. Norris 2-0, D. Griffin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Espinosa 104-60, T. McDaniel 19-11, J. Norris 24-12, D. Griffin 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McDaniel 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Frost
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 13460
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