FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
04/20/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 137 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Mavericks (6-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Dallas Wranglers (8-5) 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 X 14 16 0
Wranglers Pop Mavericks, 14-1
Dallas Wranglers starter Ed Smith kept the Kansas City Mavericks hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 14-1 win. The winner was Smith. He threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Orville Johnson. Dallas, now 8-5, has gotten their season off to a good start.

The Wranglers got a big hit from third baseman Buck Stout. Facing Kansas City pitcher Eddie Van der Heyden in the bottom of the eighth, Stout pounded a 3-run home run to right. His 3rd home run of the season put the Wranglers ahead, 13-1.

Said Kansas City manager Bob Bendick: "They did a lot of things right. We did a lot of things wrong."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cohen 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .356 1 4
   b-R. Zamora PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 1 2
J. Kelley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
T. Keil LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 1 7
L. Nobles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 3
B. Frost C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 1 3
D. Anderson CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .452 3 6
P. James RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 0 1
B. Howard SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .262 3 11
O. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   N. Roderick P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Willis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Van der Heyden P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 2
   C. Rude P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 0 5 4      
a - M. Willis pinch hit for N. Roderick in the 6th
b - R. Zamora pinch hit for C. Cohen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Anderson (5, 8th Inning off E. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Howard (4, 8th Inning off E. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cohen , J. Kelley , D. Anderson 3 , B. Howard 2
2-out RBI: B. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Van der Heyden
GIDP: T. Keil
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Cohen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Howard (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Frost)
OF assists: 2 (Anderson(Norris at home), James(Hott at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Norris LF 6 0 4 2 0 0 2 .286 0 5
S. Prather RF 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .388 2 14
N. Parker 1B 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 .286 2 11
B. Stout 3B 4 2 1 3 1 0 3 .327 3 12
J. Miller C 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .194 1 5
T. McKittrick CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .354 0 4
E. LeClair SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .184 0 2
   a-G. Tolle PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
F. Hott 2B, SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .265 1 3
E. Smith P 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .111 0 2
   b-J. Thomson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 1
   J. Meeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 14 16 13 6 2 19      
a - G. Tolle pinch hit for E. LeClair in the 7th
b - J. Thomson pinch hit for E. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Hott (2, 3rd Inning off N. Roderick, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Parker (2, 1st Inning off O. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Stout (3, 8th Inning off E. Van der Heyden, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Norris 4 , S. Prather 3 , N. Parker 5 , B. Stout 4 , J. Miller 2 , T. McKittrick , G. Tolle , F. Hott 2 , E. Smith
2-out RBI: , E. Norris 2 , S. Prather , J. Miller , F. Hott , E. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Norris , N. Parker , J. Thomson
Hit by Pitch: F. Hott
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stout-Hott-Parker)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Johnson L (1-2) 0.2 4 7 7 3 0 1 29 7.50   
N. Roderick 4.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 57 1.12   
E. Van der Heyden 2.2 8 6 5 3 1 1 62 7.50   
C. Rude 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Johnson 5
Batters Faced: O. Johnson 10, N. Roderick 17, E. Van der Heyden 18, C. Rude 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Johnson 2-0, N. Roderick 8-4, E. Van der Heyden 3-2, C. Rude 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Johnson 29-13, N. Roderick 57-35, E. Van der Heyden 62-35, C. Rude 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Roderick 2-1 , C. Rude 2-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Smith W (2-0) 8.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 105 4.34   
J. Meeks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Smith 72
Batters Faced: E. Smith 27, J. Meeks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Smith 8-10, J. Meeks 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Smith 105-66, J. Meeks 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Smith
Ballpark: Norris Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 15624
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