CENTURY LEAGUE
DENVER BRUINS AT OMAHA PLAINSMEN
05/23/1974
 
CENTURY LEAGUE
DENVER BRUINS AT OMAHA PLAINSMEN
GAME ID: 9588 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Bruins (22-12) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Omaha Plainsmen (17-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Cooksey Casts Spell Over Omaha, as Bruins Win
Ed Cooksey spun his magic in a shutout victory at Conover Park, 1-0, over the Omaha Plainsmen. The Denver pitcher put quite a spell on Omaha in a strong performance, allowing 4 hits while totaling 2 walks and 7 strikeouts.

"I had a lot of good things working in this one," Cooksey said. "I worked both sides of the plate. I was rarely behind in the count."

This year, Cooksey has compiled a 5-1 mark with a 2.50 ERA.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE OMAHA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hayes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 2 11
T. Logalbo RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .272 2 12
R. Johnson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .302 0 12
R. Abbott C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .284 3 21
   a-O. Love PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .440 1 4
   b-J. Pearson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 1 6
T. McKittrick LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .205 0 11
D. Mullenix SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .305 4 16
   c-C. Bachman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Molnar 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .476 0 8
T. Uphold 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 2 13
E. Cooksey P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .095 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 6 11      
a - O. Love pinch hit for R. Abbott in the 9th
b - J. Pearson substituted for O. Love in the 9th
c - C. Bachman substituted for D. Mullenix in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Abbott (7, 4th Inning off L. Bliss, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Johnson , R. Abbott 2 , O. Love , P. Molnar
2-out RBI: R. Abbott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson , T. McKittrick , P. Molnar
Sac Bunt: R. Hayes , T. McKittrick
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hayes-Uphold-Molnar)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(Bliss at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. O'Connor CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .127 0 2
   c-C. Warner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 2 8
S. Calhoun C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 7 20
M. Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .214 1 5
C. Ennis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 5 20
B. Edmunds SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 1 8
D. Ratajczyk RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .302 1 7
E. Smith 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 5
   a-G. Allison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 13
   R. Nichols P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Allen LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 2 10
L. Bliss P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
   L. Sechrest P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Dreier PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 5 17
Totals 28 0 4 0 2 7 5      
a - G. Allison pinch hit for E. Smith in the 8th
b - E. Dreier pinch hit for L. Sechrest in the 8th
c - C. Warner pinch hit for T. O'Connor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Ratajczyk (4, 2nd Inning off E. Cooksey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Calhoun , D. Ratajczyk 2 , J. Allen , L. Bliss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Calhoun , E. Smith
GIDP: M. Hodges
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Hodges (1)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE OMAHA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cooksey W (5-1) 9.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 105 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cooksey 84
Batters Faced: E. Cooksey 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cooksey 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cooksey 105-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bliss L (3-3) 6.1 3 1 1 2 5 0 89 3.18   
L. Sechrest 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00   
R. Nichols 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bliss 66
Batters Faced: L. Bliss 24, L. Sechrest 6, R. Nichols 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bliss 7-7, L. Sechrest 2-3, R. Nichols 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bliss 89-53, L. Sechrest 18-11, R. Nichols 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Sechrest 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Cooksey
Ballpark: Conover Park
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 10886
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