FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
04/15/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS
GAME ID: 81 - TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Mavericks (4-3) 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 2 2 14 16 1
Chicago Cougars (4-4) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Mavericks Lick Cougars, 14-1
In the 14-1 Kansas City win over Chicago, the impact of Bob Howard was substantial. Howard slugged 3 home runs. He scored 4 times and drove in 8. The loss lowers the Chicago record to 4-4.

With Kansas City leading 7-1 in the top of the sixth, Howard came up to bat against Chicago pitcher Harl Thompson. Howard hit a forkball to right-center for a 3-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Mavericks on top, 10-1.

Said Chicago manager Pug Bryan about the blowout loss: "I feel like I've been at the dentist since two o'clock or whatever."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cohen 1B 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 .345 0 2
J. Kelley 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .241 0 2
T. Keil LF 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 .300 1 5
B. Howard 3B 5 4 4 8 0 0 0 .280 3 10
D. Anderson CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .370 0 1
L. Rush RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 1 3
   a-B. Frank PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Davis SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .056 0 0
R. Zamora C 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .800 1 2
O. Johnson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 0 2
   E. Van der Heyden P 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .500 1 2
Totals 41 14 16 13 3 5 11      
a - B. Frank pinch hit for L. Rush in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Howard (2, 4th Inning off P. White, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Keil (4, 8th Inning off H. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Howard 3 (3, 5th Inning off P. White, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off H. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off H. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Zamora (1, 6th Inning off H. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Van der Heyden (1, 9th Inning off H. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cohen 2 , J. Kelley , T. Keil 3 , B. Howard 14 , D. Anderson , L. Rush , R. Zamora 7 , E. Van der Heyden 4
2-out RBI: , B. Howard 2 , R. Zamora , E. Van der Heyden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Keil , A. Davis , O. Johnson
GIDP: A. Davis
Sac Bunt: J. Kelley , L. Rush
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Kelley (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Davis (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Kelley-Cohen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morrison LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 0 1
   c-P. Germano PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
C. Harris SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 1 5
A. Babel RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 4
T. Lorang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 4
J. Baab 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 1 5
F. Cronin CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .208 0 3
C. Sanders C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 0 2
B. Grimm 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
   a-H. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Johnson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
P. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Thompson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   B. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 3 9      
a - H. Watson pinch hit for B. Grimm in the 7th
b - C. Johnson substituted for H. Watson in the 8th
c - P. Germano pinch hit for S. Morrison in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Germano , J. Baab , F. Cronin , B. Grimm
2-out RBI: F. Cronin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Harris , C. Sanders
GIDP: C. Harris
Sac Bunt: P. White
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Thompson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lorang-Grimm-Baab)
PB: C. Sanders
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Johnson W (1-1) 5.2 3 1 0 2 2 0 102 2.38   
E. Van der Heyden SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Johnson 61
Batters Faced: O. Johnson 23, E. Van der Heyden 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Johnson 6-9, E. Van der Heyden 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Johnson 102-62, E. Van der Heyden 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Van der Heyden 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. White L (0-1) 4.0 8 6 6 2 1 1 76 6.55   
H. Thompson 4.2 8 8 5 1 4 4 74 7.50   
B. Scott 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. White 21
Batters Faced: P. White 22, H. Thompson 23, B. Scott 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. White 10-1, H. Thompson 5-5, B. Scott 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. White 76-49, H. Thompson 74-47, B. Scott 2-2
WP: P. White
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Howard
Ballpark: Cougars Park
Weather: Clear skies (37 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 30098
Special Notes: Bob Howard sets the KC regular season game record for home runs with 3. Bob Howard ties the KC regular season game record for runs with 4. Bob Howard sets the KC regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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