MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/23/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1430 - MONDAY, JULY 23RD , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (45-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
Chicago Traders (49-53) 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 X 9 10 1
Traders Rack Up 9-2 Win Versus Kansas City
Chicago registered a win at Union Field by beating the Kansas City Bulls, 9-2. Pitcher Jose Mojica was one reason why the Traders triumphed. Chicago now sits at 49-53, while Kansas City falls to 45-59.

Early in the game, second baseman Rafael Fuentes had a run-scoring triple for Chicago. It was his 7th triple of the season and put the Traders on top, 1-0.

"We'll need a much better effort, the next time out," said losing manager DD Martin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 10 37
D. Lester 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281 8 27
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 8 42
E. Cortez LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 6 27
   a-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 0 3
   b-H. Lahr LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 1 11
K. Durick RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 16 49
L. Moses 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .272 7 30
F. Johnson C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .271 8 36
M. Alva SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .235 3 21
T. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .175 0 2
   L. Smith P 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .280 0 6
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 2 14      
a - R. Turner pinch hit for E. Cortez in the 7th
b - H. Lahr substituted for R. Turner in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Durick (13, 9th Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Alva (3, 8th Inning off J. Mojica, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cortez , K. Durick 2 , L. Moses 2 , M. Alva 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , L. Smith
GIDP: F. Johnson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cox LF, RF 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .194 2 8
J. Sledd 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .306 9 40
R. Fuentes 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .310 1 43
J. Madsen 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .296 6 23
   b-A. Garcia PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 3
J. Benson RF 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .270 11 52
   a-K. Mays PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
E. White C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .300 9 45
T. Rathbone CF, LF 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 .169 0 8
B. Richter SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 1 13
J. Mojica P 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 1 5
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 8 6 4 11      
a - K. Mays pinch hit for J. Benson in the 7th
b - A. Garcia pinch hit for J. Madsen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sledd (10, 1st Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Rathbone (5, 5th Inning off T. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Benson (22, 5th Inning off T. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Fuentes 2 (7, 1st Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sledd (9, 8th Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Cox (2, 8th Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cox 4 , J. Sledd 7 , R. Fuentes 7 , J. Benson 2 , T. Rathbone 2 , B. Richter
2-out RBI: R. Fuentes , J. Benson , T. Rathbone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Madsen , J. Benson , B. Richter 2 , J. Mojica
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Cox (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Madsen (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Richter-Madsen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell L (8-9) 4.2 5 7 6 5 3 0 87 4.40   
L. Smith 3.1 5 2 2 1 1 2 44 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 26
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 25, L. Smith 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 5-6, L. Smith 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 87-51, L. Smith 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0
WP: T. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica W (8-13) 8.2 6 2 1 3 2 1 124 3.66   
J. Calhoun 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 65
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 35, J. Calhoun 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 7-16, J. Calhoun 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 124-75, J. Calhoun 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Mojica
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 14510
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