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KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS @ CHICAGO COUGARS
07/03/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Pitching: LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Mel Wingerter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Called Strike
Mel Wingerter steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Mel Wingerter to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Mel Wingerter scores
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Chuck Cohen to second
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Pitching: RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Called Strike
Tom Halliday is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Raúl Zamora 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Poston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Fred Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Wingerter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 2nd Pete Morris:
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Now in RF: Hal Brown
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Manny Espinosa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, S3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Raúl Zamora 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3L, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Earl Poston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Smith 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 13S! F1
Batting: RHB Mel Wingerter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Earl Poston to second
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Gene Homer to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-4 (Groundball, 2L, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Chuck Cohen to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Chuck Cohen scores
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Tony Keil steals 2nd base
2-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt Balk!
Tony Keil to third
Bob Howard to second
0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Raúl Zamora 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Earl Poston 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bob Howard to third
Raúl Zamora to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Fred Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mel Wingerter 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Manny Espinosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Manny Espinosa
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 63.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Don Griffin
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 357 ft
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bob Menz to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Ennis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Don Griffin
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Raúl Zamora 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Earl Poston 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Fuzzy Cronin to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Pitching: LHP Johnny Manning
Now at 2B: Johnny Kelley
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Now at 2B: Clarence Johnson
Now at SS: Bill Grimm
Batting: RHB Johnny Kelley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Wingerter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Hal Brown to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: RHB Tony Keil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : LHP Johnny Manning
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Ryan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bob Menz to third
Bob Ryan to second
Batting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Chicago 3
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