FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
04/08/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 13 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (1-1) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 12 0
Kansas City Mavericks (1-1) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Cougars Victors, 5-3, at Kansas City
Starting pitcher Hal Adams pitched well enough to help the Chicago Cougars beat the Kansas City Mavericks, 5-3. Tom Andress closed the game out for Chicago, earning his 1st save. The win gives Chicago a record of 1-1.

Tom Lorang was 1-4 with a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Chicago. The slick-fielding third baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the fifth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring single off Orville Johnson. It was his 2nd hit of the season.

"We have a lot of confidence in Hal," said Chicago manager Pug Bryan.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morrison LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .222 0 1
T. Halliday SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .444 0 0
A. Babel RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .444 0 1
T. Lorang 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .250 0 3
J. Baab 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .286 0 2
   b-B. Grimm 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Cronin CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Sanders C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .571 0 0
C. Harris 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .143 0 0
H. Adams P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
   a-C. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   T. Andress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5 3 0 19      
a - C. Johnson pinch hit for H. Adams in the 8th
b - B. Grimm substituted for J. Baab in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Halliday 2 (2, 3rd Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Sanders (1, 4th Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Morrison (1, 6th Inning off O. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Baab (1, 1st Inning off O. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morrison 3 , T. Halliday 4 , A. Babel 2 , T. Lorang , J. Baab 3 , C. Sanders 3 , C. Harris , H. Adams
2-out RBI: S. Morrison , J. Baab
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Halliday , T. Lorang , F. Cronin 2 , H. Adams , C. Johnson
GIDP: T. Lorang , J. Baab , H. Adams
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Morrison (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baab-Halliday-Baab)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cohen 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .286 0 1
J. Kelley 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .333 0 1
T. Keil LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 0 0
B. Howard 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 2
B. Frost C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
L. Rush RF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .800 0 0
   b-P. James PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Davis SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
O. Johnson P 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   C. Rude P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Nobles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Frank PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 1 21      
a - L. Nobles pinch hit for C. Rude in the 7th
b - P. James pinch hit for L. Rush in the 8th
c - B. Frank pinch hit for J. Turner in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Cohen 2 , J. Kelley 2 , B. Howard , L. Rush 3 , O. Johnson
2-out RBI: J. Kelley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Keil 2
GIDP: A. Davis
Hit by Pitch: A. Davis
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Howard (1) , A. Davis (1)
Double Plays: 4 (Kelley-Davis-Cohen, Kelley-Davis-Cohen, Cohen, Davis-Kelley-Cohen)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Adams W (1-0) 7.0 7 3 3 2 1 0 90 3.86   
T. Andress SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Adams 50
Batters Faced: H. Adams 30, T. Andress 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Adams 10-9, T. Andress 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Adams 90-59, T. Andress 29-17
Hit Batsmen: H. Adams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Johnson L (0-1) 5.2 11 5 3 0 0 0 96 4.76   
C. Rude 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 0.00   
J. Turner 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Johnson 31
Batters Faced: O. Johnson 28, C. Rude 4, J. Turner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Johnson 7-9, C. Rude 1-2, J. Turner 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Johnson 96-66, C. Rude 14-6, J. Turner 22-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rude 1-0
Balk: J. Turner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Adams
Ballpark: Mavericks Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 12154
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