FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
08/17/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CLEVELAND FORESTERS
GAME ID: 4843 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Mavericks (50-71) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 14 0
Cleveland Foresters (55-66) 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 X 6 10 0
Mavericks Lose By a Run at Cleveland
The Cleveland Foresters overcame a good performance by Kansas City shortstop Sam Pratt to knock off Kansas City, 6-5, at Forester Stadium. Pratt was 4 for 4 with 4 singles. He scored 2 times. Charlie Sawyer notched his 5th save in 7 chances. The 5th-place Foresters go to 55-66.

Andy Babel drew 2 walks against the Mavericks. With the game tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run that put Cleveland in front, 6-5.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Babel said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wingerter CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .268 6 23
L. Rush RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .264 8 47
C. Cohen 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .289 5 47
T. Keil LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .283 7 52
B. Frost C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 17 58
L. Nobles 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 6 31
S. Pratt SS 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .222 4 25
E. Poston 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .216 3 16
   a-P. Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 7
   H. Stout P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
C. Buddemeyer P 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   C. Wolf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
   b-B. Howard PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339 8 25
Totals 37 5 14 5 1 2 17      
a - P. Morris pinch hit for E. Poston in the 8th
b - B. Howard pinch hit for C. Wolf in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. Cohen (5, 7th Inning off B. James, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wingerter 2 , L. Rush 2 , C. Cohen 4 , T. Keil , L. Nobles , S. Pratt 4 , E. Poston , C. Buddemeyer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Cohen 2 , B. Frost
GIDP: B. Frost , E. Poston
Sac Bunt: B. Frost
Sac Fly: C. Buddemeyer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Pratt (7) , E. Poston (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pratt-Poston-Cohen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jaramillo SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .235 2 38
K. McKinney LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .289 0 7
A. Babel 1B 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .307 8 61
   b-A. Metrofanis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 21
H. Reed 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .276 9 55
J. Piper RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295 7 46
V. Schneider CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .258 7 56
S. McDavitt 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .266 1 24
M. Cardoza C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .244 7 33
B. James P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 2
   M. Farrar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Moran PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 2 5
   C. Sawyer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 1
Totals 32 6 10 6 2 3 15      
a - H. Moran pinch hit for M. Farrar in the 7th
b - A. Metrofanis substituted for A. Babel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. McDavitt (10, 3rd Inning off C. Buddemeyer, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Schneider (14, 4th Inning off C. Buddemeyer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jaramillo , K. McKinney , J. Piper , V. Schneider 4 , S. McDavitt 4 , M. Cardoza
2-out RBI: A. Babel , V. Schneider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Reed , S. McDavitt , C. Sawyer
GIDP: H. Reed
Sac Fly: B. James
Hit by Pitch: H. Moran
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jaramillo-Reed-Babel, Jaramillo-Reed-Babel)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Buddemeyer L (1-5) 6.2 8 6 6 2 2 0 88 4.19   
C. Wolf 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.79   
H. Stout 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Buddemeyer 34
Batters Faced: C. Buddemeyer 30, C. Wolf 1, H. Stout 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Buddemeyer 8-9, C. Wolf 1-0, H. Stout 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Buddemeyer 88-54, C. Wolf 1-1, H. Stout 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wolf 3-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Buddemeyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. James 6.0 12 5 5 1 2 0 104 3.20   
M. Farrar W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.20   
C. Sawyer SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. James 29
Batters Faced: B. James 30, M. Farrar 3, C. Sawyer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. James 11-4, M. Farrar 1-1, C. Sawyer 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. James 104-67, M. Farrar 16-9, C. Sawyer 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Farrar 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Pratt
Ballpark: Forester Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 16850
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