FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT SEATTLE KINGS
04/05/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT SEATTLE KINGS
GAME ID: 9 - FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Mavericks (0-1) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 0
Seattle Kings (1-0) 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 3 X 11 14 1
Mavericks Fall, 11-4, to Walker, Kings
The Seattle Kings began the 1974 season with a convincing 11-4 win over the Kansas City Mavericks at Seattle Municipal Stadium. Most impressive was Seattle third baseman Jesse Walker, who went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 5.

With Seattle leading 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Walker hit a cutter from Orville Johnson for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Kings ahead, 5-2.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Walker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Brown LF, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
R. Haynes CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-T. Kay CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Cohen 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
B. Frost C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
L. Rush RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1
G. Helm 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .500 0 0
S. Pratt SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
E. Poston 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   C. Wolf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
O. Johnson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Howard 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 6 15      
a - B. Howard substituted for O. Johnson in the 6th
b - T. Kay substituted for R. Haynes in the 7th
c - P. Morris pinch hit for N. Evans in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Helm (1, 4th Inning off M. Lowery, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Brown (1, 7th Inning off M. Lowery, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Frost (1, 4th Inning off M. Lowery, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Brown 2 , R. Haynes 2 , C. Cohen , B. Frost 5 , L. Rush , G. Helm 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pratt , E. Poston
GIDP: C. Cohen
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walker 3B 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .600 1 5
J. Scott LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .600 0 1
H. Williams 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
F. Tollefson C 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .500 1 1
B. Glowacki RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .250 1 2
B. Baker SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .250 1 1
T. Hicks CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
S. Barnes 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .333 0 1
M. Lowery P 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Day PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   B. Collins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Merrick PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   V. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 11 14 11 4 4 10      
a - C. Day pinch hit for M. Lowery in the 7th
b - S. Merrick pinch hit for B. Collins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott (1, 3rd Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Hicks (1, 8th Inning off C. Wolf, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Barnes (1, 8th Inning off C. Wolf, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Tollefson (1, 2nd Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Glowacki (1, 2nd Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Baker (1, 2nd Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Walker (1, 5th Inning off O. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Walker 6 , J. Scott 4 , F. Tollefson 5 , B. Glowacki 4 , B. Baker 4 , T. Hicks 2 , S. Barnes 2 , C. Day , S. Merrick
2-out RBI: B. Glowacki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tollefson , B. Glowacki , B. Baker
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Scott (1)
CS: J. Walker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Baker (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Barnes-Baker-Williams)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Johnson L (0-1) 5.0 5 5 5 1 2 4 86 9.00   
C. Wolf 2.0 6 6 6 3 2 0 58 27.00   
N. Evans 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Johnson 38
Batters Faced: O. Johnson 21, C. Wolf 15, N. Evans 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Johnson 3-10, C. Wolf 1-3, N. Evans 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Johnson 86-54, C. Wolf 58-31, N. Evans 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Evans 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lowery W (1-0) 7.0 8 4 4 1 4 1 83 5.14   
B. Collins 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
V. Carpenter 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lowery 48
Batters Faced: M. Lowery 30, B. Collins 4, V. Carpenter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lowery 6-10, B. Collins 2-1, V. Carpenter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lowery 83-56, B. Collins 17-9, V. Carpenter 10-7
Balk: M. Lowery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesse Walker
Ballpark: Seattle Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM PT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 31817
Special Notes: CF Roy Haynes was injured while throwing the ball.
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