FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
07/03/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 1941 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Mavericks (36-46) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 0
Chicago Cougars (34-51) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 9 1
Cougars Handed 4-3 Loss by Kansas City
The Kansas City Mavericks grabbed a win, 4-3, over the Chicago Cougars at Cougars Park. Kansas City left fielder Tony Keil went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles. Kansas City starter Fred Smith was credited with the win after throwing 97 pitches over 7.2 innings. His record now stands at 5-2. Johnny Manning got the save, his 9th in 11 chances.

It could have been a different outcome for Kansas City, had it not been for Earl Poston, the 29-year old second baseman . Poston contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Kansas City up, 4-1.

"We came in and did what we needed to do," said Kansas City manager Sakan Hashizume.

Kansas City's record now stands at 36-46, placing them 5th in the Continental Association West.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wingerter CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282 2 11
L. Rush RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 2 24
   a-P. Morris PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 5
   b-H. Brown RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .192 4 14
C. Cohen 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .284 5 35
T. Keil LF 5 1 4 1 0 1 2 .282 5 30
B. Howard 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .330 7 19
S. Pratt SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .191 4 18
R. Zamora C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .310 3 7
E. Poston 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 1 6
   J. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Smith P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156 1 1
   c-J. Kelley 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 15
Totals 36 4 11 4 2 5 16      
a - P. Morris pinch ran for L. Rush in the 3rd
b - H. Brown substituted for P. Morris in the 3rd
c - J. Kelley substituted for F. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Rush (14, 3rd Inning off M. Espinosa, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Keil (13, 4th Inning off M. Espinosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Cohen (19, 6th Inning off M. Espinosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wingerter , L. Rush 2 , H. Brown , C. Cohen 4 , T. Keil 5 , E. Poston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wingerter , H. Brown , C. Cohen , T. Keil , R. Zamora
GIDP: B. Howard
Sac Bunt: M. Wingerter
Sac Fly: S. Pratt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Wingerter (12) , T. Keil (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cronin CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .206 6 15
T. Halliday SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 7 26
   b-C. Johnson PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270 2 10
S. Morrison LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .262 2 21
G. Homer 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .267 5 29
B. Grimm 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 6 15
P. Vazquez 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .242 9 31
B. Menz RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .244 4 29
C. Sanders C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 6 39
M. Espinosa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
   D. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-C. Ennis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 0 2
   J. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Ryan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 0 2
Totals 33 3 9 3 3 2 16      
a - C. Ennis pinch hit for D. Griffin in the 7th
b - C. Johnson pinch hit for T. Halliday in the 8th
c - B. Ryan pinch hit for J. Norris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Menz (15, 9th Inning off J. Manning, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Vazquez (9, 7th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Cronin 2 , T. Halliday , C. Johnson , G. Homer , B. Grimm , P. Vazquez 4 , B. Menz 2 , C. Sanders
2-out RBI: P. Vazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , C. Ennis
Sac Fly: G. Homer , P. Vazquez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Halliday (6)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Vazquez (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Halliday-Grimm-Homer)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Smith W (5-2) 7.2 8 3 3 1 2 1 97 3.44   
J. Manning SV (9) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Smith 52
Batters Faced: F. Smith 31, J. Manning 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Smith 8-12, J. Manning 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Smith 97-66, J. Manning 21-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Manning 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Espinosa L (2-4) 6.2 9 4 4 2 3 0 98 3.78   
D. Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.90   
J. Norris 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 6.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Espinosa 41
Batters Faced: M. Espinosa 31, D. Griffin 1, J. Norris 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Espinosa 6-10, D. Griffin 1-0, J. Norris 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Espinosa 98-57, D. Griffin 5-3, J. Norris 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Griffin 1-0
WP: M. Espinosa
Balk: M. Espinosa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Keil
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 10134
Special Notes: RF Lou Rush was injured while running the bases.
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