FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
05/09/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 737 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Imperials (18-11) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 10 1
Kansas City Mavericks (9-22) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 10 1
Imperials Edge Mavericks, 5-4
In a close game at Prairie Park, the New York Imperials edged the Kansas City Mavericks, 5-4. New York first baseman Mike Counts stood apart with his performance. He was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Howie Weston picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-1. He struck out 2 in 6.1 innings. The win leaves New York with a record of 18-11.

Counts had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-1 changeup from Charlie Wolf, he banged a grand slam home run to right, giving the Imperials a 5-1 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Counts.

Counts attributed the win to "concerted effort and focus."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Love 3B 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .280 4 12
J. Poole 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .278 1 7
M. Counts 1B 4 1 1 4 1 0 4 .295 5 15
   D. Johnston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Curtis CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .266 3 18
P. O'Leary LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .186 1 7
T. Rusconi C 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .250 2 9
J. McMillan RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .189 0 0
D. Raz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .211 3 10
H. Weston P 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 .100 0 0
   E. Wells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Wood PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 7
   b-F. Arnold 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 7 3 26      
a - B. Wood pinch hit for E. Wells in the 8th
b - F. Arnold substituted for B. Wood in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Counts (5, 6th Inning off C. Wolf, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Love 2 , J. Poole , M. Counts 4 , T. Rusconi 2 , J. McMillan 2 , D. Raz , H. Weston
2-out RBI: M. Counts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Counts 2 , J. McMillan , H. Weston
GIDP: F. Curtis , D. Raz 2
Sac Bunt: J. Poole , H. Weston
Sac Fly: F. Curtis
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Love (9) , B. Wood (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Poole (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Weston-Raz-Counts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Brown CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .161 0 5
M. Wingerter LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .236 0 2
L. Nobles SS 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .222 1 7
P. Morris 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .219 0 2
B. Frost C 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .264 4 12
J. Kelley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .309 0 4
L. Rush RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .269 0 6
B. Howard 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .286 3 4
C. Newman P 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .100 0 2
   C. Wolf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   a-C. Cohen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 3 10
   C. Buddemeyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Keil PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .385 2 9
Totals 34 4 10 4 5 4 26      
a - C. Cohen pinch hit for C. Wolf in the 7th
b - T. Keil pinch hit for C. Buddemeyer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Rush (7, 5th Inning off H. Weston, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Howard (1, 7th Inning off H. Weston, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wingerter (2, 9th Inning off D. Johnston, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Keil (2, 9th Inning off D. Johnston, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wingerter 3 , P. Morris , B. Frost , J. Kelley , L. Rush 2 , B. Howard 4 , T. Keil 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wingerter , P. Morris , B. Frost , L. Rush 2
GIDP: C. Newman
Sac Bunt: M. Wingerter
Sac Fly: C. Newman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Kelley (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Frost (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Howard-Kelley-Morris, Nobles-Kelley-Morris, Kelley-Nobles-Morris)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Weston W (2-1) 6.1 6 2 2 3 2 0 96 4.25   
E. Wells H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.84   
D. Johnston SV (1) 2.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 40 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Weston 52
Batters Faced: H. Weston 27, E. Wells 2, D. Johnston 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Weston 10-5, E. Wells 0-2, D. Johnston 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Weston 96-58, E. Wells 8-7, D. Johnston 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Wells 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Newman L (0-5) 5.2 7 3 3 5 1 0 101 3.27   
C. Wolf 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 23 6.33   
C. Buddemeyer 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Newman 39
Batters Faced: C. Newman 28, C. Wolf 7, C. Buddemeyer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Newman 10-5, C. Wolf 1-1, C. Buddemeyer 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Newman 101-57, C. Wolf 23-15, C. Buddemeyer 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wolf 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Counts
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 7630
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