FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
09/01/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO COUGARS AT KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 8582 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cougars (72-65) 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 8 14 1
Kansas City Mavericks (61-78) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 9 1
Mavericks Drop Contest, 8-4, to Chicago
The Chicago Cougars downed the Kansas City Mavericks, 8-4, at Mavericks Stadium. Gene Homer led the way, going 3-for-5 for Chicago. Chicago now has a record of 72-65 with the win.

The game turned with one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Homer hit a 2-run home run off Harry Kluth. It propelled the Cougars into the lead, 2-0.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Homer.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Halliday SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 7 45
C. Ennis 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 3
A. Babel RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .287 9 65
G. Homer 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .256 1 10
J. Baab 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .277 15 80
S. Morrison LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .277 5 22
M. Van den Heuvel CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
C. Sanders C 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .281 10 67
R. Alford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 0 6
   a-M. Hodges PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   L. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 8 3 3 18      
a - M. Hodges pinch hit for R. Alford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Babel (23, 1st Inning off H. Kluth, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Baab (25, 4th Inning off H. Kluth, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Sanders (21, 7th Inning off V. Ghinato, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Homer (1, 4th Inning off H. Kluth, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Halliday , C. Ennis , A. Babel 4 , G. Homer 6 , J. Baab 3 , S. Morrison , M. Van den Heuvel , C. Sanders 3
2-out RBI: G. Homer , S. Morrison , C. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Homer 2 , S. Morrison , M. Van den Heuvel , R. Alford , M. Hodges
Sac Bunt: R. Alford
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Babel (9)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Homer (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Alford-Halliday-Baab, Halliday-Ennis-Baab)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Frost C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296 7 52
D. Anderson CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .286 10 50
C. Cohen 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .288 3 57
T. Keil LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 14 68
   b-L. Nobles PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 9 52
   c-B. Frank LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 2 14
B. Howard 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .274 13 58
J. Kelley 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .273 3 38
L. Rush RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 9 56
A. Davis SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .246 8 47
H. Kluth P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132 0 3
   V. Ghinato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. James PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 5 23
   N. Roderick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Willis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 9
Totals 35 4 9 3 4 4 14      
a - P. James pinch hit for V. Ghinato in the 7th
b - L. Nobles pinch hit for T. Keil in the 8th
c - B. Frank substituted for L. Nobles in the 9th
d - M. Willis pinch hit for N. Roderick in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Davis (8, 5th Inning off R. Alford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Anderson , C. Cohen , T. Keil , L. Nobles , J. Kelley 2 , L. Rush , A. Davis 5
2-out RBI: J. Kelley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Frost , C. Cohen , J. Kelley
GIDP: B. Howard , L. Rush
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Davis (34)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alford W (14-11) 8.0 9 4 4 3 4 1 124 3.17   
L. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alford 49
Batters Faced: R. Alford 34, L. Williams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alford 12-6, L. Williams 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alford 124-74, L. Williams 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kluth L (8-10) 5.2 7 4 2 1 2 1 97 4.27   
V. Ghinato 1.1 4 4 4 1 0 0 34 3.52   
N. Roderick 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 39 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kluth 44
Batters Faced: H. Kluth 27, V. Ghinato 9, N. Roderick 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kluth 8-8, V. Ghinato 2-2, N. Roderick 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kluth 97-64, V. Ghinato 34-19, N. Roderick 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Ghinato 1-0
WP: H. Kluth
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gene Homer
Ballpark: Mavericks Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 10188
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