 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS 04/16/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS AT CHICAGO COUGARS | | GAME ID: 92 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Mavericks (5-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | | Chicago Cougars (4-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Anderson Hits 2 home runs in Mavericks Win | Getting offensive support from Dick Anderson, the Kansas City Mavericks topped the Chicago Cougars, 4-2. Anderson belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Mavericks. Kansas City reliever Van Taylor picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Tom Andress took the loss. Jack Turner earned the save for Kansas City, his 2nd.
Anderson had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 1-0 fastball from Tom Andress, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Mavericks a 4-2 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Anderson.
"I put some good swings on the ball tonight," said Anderson.
The Mavericks raised their record to 5-3. | |
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - C. Cohen pinch hit for C. Newman in the 7th b - L. Nobles pinch hit for B. Howard in the 8th c - M. Willis substituted for V. Taylor in the 8th d - B. Frank substituted for T. Keil in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: D. Anderson (4, 2nd Inning off B. Goldman, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Rush (1, 4th Inning off B. Goldman, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: D. Anderson 2 (2, 4th Inning off B. Goldman, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Andress, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: P. James 2 , T. Keil 2 , B. Howard , B. Frost 2 , D. Anderson 10 , L. Rush 2 , C. Cohen 2-out RBI: D. Anderson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. James , B. Frost , C. Newman 2 GIDP: B. Frost , D. Anderson Sac Bunt: J. Kelley Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Newman-Kelley-James) OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Lorang at 3rd base)) | | | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Newman | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 1.64 | | V. Taylor W (1-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10.12 | | J. Turner SV (2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0.87 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dick Anderson Ballpark: Cougars Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM CT Time: 2:54 Attendance: 16880 |
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