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CHICAGO COUGARS @ KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS
04/08/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Pitching: RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 13! F1
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
Sam Morrison steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Sam Morrison to third
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Sam Morrison scores
Tom Lorang scores
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Pitching: RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Hal Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bobby Frost to second
Batting: RHB Art Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Bobby Frost to third
Lou Rush to second
Batting: LHB Orville Johnson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bobby Frost scores
Lou Rush to third
Art Davis to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 96.9 MPH)
Art Davis to third
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Art Davis scores
Chuck Cohen to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Johnny Kelley to second
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 110.0 MPH)
Tom Halliday to third
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Tom Halliday scores
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Hal Adams 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Art Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Orville Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Tom Halliday to third
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Tom Halliday scores
Andy Babel to second
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 97.5 MPH)
Andy Babel to third
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Charlie Sanders to second
Batting: SHB Hal Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Charlie Sanders to third
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Charlie Sanders scores
Pitching: RHP Charlie Rude
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Art Davis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Charlie Rude
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Pinch Hitting: LHB Louis Nobles 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Charlie Rude
Pitching: RHP Jack Turner
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 75.0 MPH)
Lined into DP, U3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Clarence Johnson Balk!
Cleo Harris to second
0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Pitching: RHP Tom Andress
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Phil James 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Jack Turner
Now in RF: Phil James
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Tom Halliday to third
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Tom Andress
Now at 1B: Bill Grimm
Batting: RHB Art Davis 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bob Frank to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 5 - Kansas City 3
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