MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/23/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1765 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (64-63) 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 6 11 1
Kansas City Bulls (67-59) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Bluebirds Earn 6-3 Win Versus Kansas City
Kevin Wade, who is tied for 3rd in the NBL in holds with 6, was locked in. The left-hander led the Brooklyn Bluebirds to a 6-3 win against the Kansas City Bulls at Independence Field. Wade, the winner, moves to 8-7. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 8 and giving up 2 walks. The win gives Brooklyn a season record of 64-63.

Brooklyn used a clutch at-bat from Jimmy Mara to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bluebirds ahead, 4-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Said Brooklyn manager John Meeker: "We squared some balls up."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 2 25
G. Landrum LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 6 42
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301 20 74
B. Rawlins 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .286 14 72
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .266 4 28
T. Pena SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .239 4 23
D. Fogarty CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .269 4 39
J. Mara C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .233 9 39
K. Wade P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   B. Curry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 1
   a-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 1 18
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 36 6 11 6 0 1 5      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for B. Curry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Winter (15, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bennett (10, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mara (9, 5th Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Rawlins (14, 6th Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Winter 2 , J. Cooper , B. Rawlins 5 , M. Bennett 3 , T. Pena 2 , D. Fogarty 2 , J. Mara 4
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins , M. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pena
GIDP: J. Mara
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rawlins (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261 3 20
A. Amador 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .291 6 34
C. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 23 72
D. Tislow 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 4 12
J. Harrison CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .222 0 1
M. Alva SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .215 11 43
E. Cortez RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .257 10 34
I. Smith C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .245 4 22
T. McDonald P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .158 1 9
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 17 46
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 2 7
Totals 35 3 8 2 2 10 22      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for W. Jones in the 7th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kremer (3, 9th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Amador , D. Tislow , J. Harrison , M. Alva , E. Cortez , I. Smith , T. McDonald , R. Kremer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , D. Tislow , J. Harrison , E. Cortez , T. McDonald
Sac Bunt: E. Cortez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Lester-Amador)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Pena at 2nd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wade W (8-7) 6.2 4 2 1 2 8 0 113 3.74   
B. Curry 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 32 3.88   
B. Hill SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wade 66
Batters Faced: K. Wade 27, B. Curry 7, B. Hill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wade 8-4, B. Curry 1-1, B. Hill 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wade 113-75, B. Curry 32-21, B. Hill 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Curry 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald L (12-12) 6.1 9 6 6 0 0 2 66 3.40   
W. Jones 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.37   
B. Crosby 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 31
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 27, W. Jones 2, B. Crosby 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 8-10, W. Jones 1-1, B. Crosby 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 66-45, W. Jones 3-3, B. Crosby 20-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Wade
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 21257
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