FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
04/20/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 164 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (9-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
Kansas City Mavericks (4-11) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 X 7 12 1
Cougars Tagged with 7-2 Loss
Mavericks second baseman Bob Howard put his stamp on his team's 7-2 win over the Chicago Cougars. Howard was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for Kansas City in the contest. Kansas City starter Orville Johnson was credited with the win after throwing 100 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 2-2. The Mavericks, with just their 4th win so far in 1974, have yet to catch fire.

Tommy Kay took Chicago hurler Don Griffin deep in the bottom of the seventh. His solo home run put the Mavericks on top, 3-2. In all, Kay had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

Kay attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cronin CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0 2
B. Grimm 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 4 8
S. Morrison LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .164 0 3
P. Vazquez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .298 4 10
C. Harris SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .364 0 3
C. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .381 1 3
B. Menz RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .094 1 4
C. Sanders C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 10
B. Scott P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-G. Case PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   D. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Halliday PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 2 6
   J. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 4 5      
a - G. Case pinch hit for B. Scott in the 6th
b - T. Halliday pinch hit for D. Griffin in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Grimm , S. Morrison , P. Vazquez 2 , C. Harris , C. Johnson
2-out RBI: P. Vazquez , C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , B. Menz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Grimm (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vazquez-Grimm-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wingerter CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 1
T. Kay LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .333 1 2
C. Cohen 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .189 2 7
B. Frost C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 3 6
L. Rush RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .245 0 1
L. Nobles 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .182 0 0
B. Howard 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .333 2 3
E. Poston SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .186 0 0
O. Johnson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-T. Keil PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   C. Wolf P 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
Totals 35 7 12 7 3 5 14      
a - T. Keil pinch hit for O. Johnson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Nobles (1, 2nd Inning off B. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Cohen (2, 5th Inning off B. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Howard (2, 2nd Inning off B. Scott, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Kay (1, 7th Inning off D. Griffin, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Cohen (2, 7th Inning off D. Griffin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wingerter , T. Kay 5 , C. Cohen 6 , B. Frost , L. Rush , L. Nobles 2 , B. Howard 5 , E. Poston , C. Wolf
2-out RBI: , T. Kay 2 , C. Cohen , C. Wolf
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cohen , L. Rush 2 , O. Johnson
GIDP: L. Nobles
Hit by Pitch: M. Wingerter
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Wingerter (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wingerter (2)
PB: B. Frost
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Scott 5.0 4 2 2 3 4 1 105 4.34   
D. Griffin L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 33 3.38   
J. Norris 1.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 18 7.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Scott 52
Batters Faced: B. Scott 23, D. Griffin 8, J. Norris 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Scott 4-7, D. Griffin 4-1, J. Norris 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Scott 105-61, D. Griffin 33-20, J. Norris 18-16
WP: B. Scott
Hit Batsmen: B. Scott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Johnson W (2-2) 7.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 100 2.88   
C. Wolf SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 7.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Johnson 62
Batters Faced: O. Johnson 25, C. Wolf 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Johnson 4-13, C. Wolf 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Johnson 100-66, C. Wolf 23-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Howard
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Rain (43 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 8515
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