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KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS @ CHICAGO COUGARS
09/28/1974
 
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: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Pitching: RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Bob Frank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Helm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Poston 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: LHB Orville Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Alford 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at second, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Frank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Helm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Bob Frank steals 2nd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bob Menz scores
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Poston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 23, EV 67.5 MPH)
Now at SS: Mack Pixley
Batting: LHB Orville Johnson 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Earl Poston to second
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Alford 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Chappy Sanders to second
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Chuck Cohen to second
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Batting: RHB George Helm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Louis Nobles 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 108.1 MPH)
George Helm to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Orville Johnson 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
George Helm scores
Louis Nobles to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Now at 2B: Bob Howard
Now at SS: Louis Nobles
Batting: RHB Mack Pixley 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mel Hodges 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Mavericks batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Roger Alford
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Frost 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Kansas City Mavericks : RHP Orville Johnson
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Charlie Wolf
Now in LF: Hal Brown
Now in CF: Roy Haynes
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Fuzzy Cronin to third
Sam Morrison to second
Batting: RHB Mack Pixley 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Fuzzy Cronin scores
Sam Morrison to third
Pablo Vazquez to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MS, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 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 George Helm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Louis Nobles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
George Helm to second
Batting: RHB Bob Howard 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Crawford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
George Helm to third
Batting: RHB Hal Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Don Crawford to second
Batting: RHB Lou Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
George Helm scores
Don Crawford to third
Hal Brown to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Cohen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Chicago 3
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