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KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS @ CHICAGO COUGARS
05/24/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Pitching: RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Pitching: RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, P, EV 43.8 MPH)
Tom Halliday to third
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Helm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3L, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Roger Alford 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging wild pitch, reaches first!
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Chuck Cohen to second
Chuck Cohen to third
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Tony Keil is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Chuck Cohen scores
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Bobby Frost to second
Batting: RHB George Helm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 111.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fred Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Alford 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Roger Alford to second
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Johnny Kelley is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Helm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Henry Watson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 56.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Sam Morrison to second
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Sam Morrison to third
Gene Homer to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Gene Homer to third
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: LHP Charlie Wolf
Batting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Now at 1B: Howie Hoffman
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Chuck Cohen to second
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Chuck Cohen to third
Bobby Frost to second
Batting: RHB George Helm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Chuck Cohen scores
Bobby Frost to third
Lou Rush to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Louis Nobles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : LHP Charlie Wolf
Now at SS: Louis Nobles
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Ryan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Johnny Manning
Now at SS: Bob Howard
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 10TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Pitching: LHP Bill Scott
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Bob Howard to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bob Howard to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : LHP Johnny Manning
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 83.1 MPH)
Howie Hoffman to second
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Howie Hoffman to third
Charlie Sanders to second
Batting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 11TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Bill Scott
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : LHP Johnny Manning
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gene Case 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Gene Case is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.8 MPH)
Tom Halliday to second
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Howie Hoffman Balk!
Tom Halliday to third
Sam Morrison to second
0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Clay Buddemeyer
Now in LF: Tommy Kay
Now in RF: Tony Keil
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 347 ft
Bottom of the 11th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 7
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