MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/14/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1644 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (63-54) 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 9 13 0
Chicago Traders (62-58) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 15 0
Chicago Decked by Smith, Bulls
Kansas City catcher Ivey Smith had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Chicago Traders, 9-3. Skip Carter earned the win to go to 11-9. He allowed 1 run on 12 hits, with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts in 7 innings of work. Kansas City now has a record of 63-54 with the win.

Early in the game, Smith had a 2-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Bulls on top, 2-0.

"I'm proud to wear a Kansas City jersey," Smith told the Kansas City Chronicle. "We played a good game and came out with the win. What more can you ask for?"
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .262 3 15
L. Moses 3B 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .255 4 32
C. Taylor LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .285 22 69
K. Durick RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .325 16 42
E. Cortez CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .254 10 31
   a-H. Lahr PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 3 14
A. Amador 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 5 32
M. Alva SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .201 9 39
I. Smith C 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .247 4 22
S. Carter P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135 0 1
   T. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 2 6
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9 5 7 17      
a - H. Lahr pinch hit for E. Cortez in the 8th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cortez (7, 4th Inning off W. Stolz, 2 on, 2 outs) , I. Smith (9, 5th Inning off W. Stolz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Smith 2 (4, 2nd Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Durick (16, 3rd Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lester (3, 4th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (22, 8th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lester 5 , L. Moses 2 , C. Taylor 4 , K. Durick 5 , E. Cortez 2 , A. Amador , M. Alva , I. Smith 10
2-out RBI: E. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Moses , C. Taylor , E. Cortez , M. Alva
Sac Bunt: S. Carter
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moses-Lester-Amador, Alva-Lester-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .328 7 36
K. Mays RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .235 2 23
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .331 5 53
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .330 15 67
W. McCord LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .257 9 55
M. White 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .227 1 31
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .234 0 25
G. Auclair C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .168 3 7
R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 1 4
   W. Stolz P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 0 11
   C. Hardage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 1 7
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 3 15 3 4 2 22      
a - T. Rathbone pinch hit for W. Stolz in the 6th
b - R. Barber pinch hit for C. Hardage in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Sledd (15, 8th Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , R. Fuentes 3 , J. Sledd 6 , W. McCord , M. White 2 , D. Lindsey 3
2-out RBI: K. Mays , J. Sledd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , R. Fuentes , W. McCord , M. White , R. Barber
GIDP: K. Mays , W. McCord
Sac Bunt: R. Birch
Team LOB: 14
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter W (11-9) 7.0 12 1 1 4 2 0 113 2.82   
T. Mitchell 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 12 5.14   
W. Jones 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 47
Batters Faced: S. Carter 36, T. Mitchell 5, W. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 7-11, T. Mitchell 2-0, W. Jones 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 113-67, T. Mitchell 12-10, W. Jones 6-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch L (7-10) 3.1 7 6 6 3 3 4 73 3.90   
W. Stolz 2.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 43 3.11   
C. Hardage 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.76   
R. Gonzalez 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 33 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 20
Batters Faced: R. Birch 20, W. Stolz 13, C. Hardage 3, R. Gonzalez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 2-5, W. Stolz 4-3, C. Hardage 2-1, R. Gonzalez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 73-42, W. Stolz 43-30, C. Hardage 11-7, R. Gonzalez 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Stolz 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivey Smith
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 17957
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