MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/01/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 286 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (10-11) 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 10 0
Chicago Traders (14-8) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Bulls Lick Traders, 11-1
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Armando Amador, the Kansas City Bulls defeated the Chicago Traders, 11-1. Amador went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 3 times for the Bulls. The win puts Kansas City at 10-11.

Kansas City used a clutch at-bat from Mario Alva to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Bulls ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Not much went right for us," Chicago manager Larry Link said, when asked afterward about the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .211 1 1
A. Amador 1B 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .345 1 5
C. Taylor LF 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 .171 4 13
E. Cortez RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .136 0 0
D. Lester 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .243 2 8
M. Alva SS 4 1 1 4 0 1 2 .269 3 13
R. Colbourne 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136 0 2
I. Smith C 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 .173 1 3
T. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .154 0 1
Totals 36 11 10 11 4 6 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Lahr (1, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Alva (3, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Amador (1, 7th Inning off W. Stolz, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Taylor (4, 9th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Lester (2, 9th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 5 , A. Amador 7 , C. Taylor 4 , D. Lester 4 , M. Alva 4 , R. Colbourne
2-out RBI: D. Lester , M. Alva , I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McDonald
Sac Fly: M. Alva
Hit by Pitch: E. Cortez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Amador (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Lester-Amador)
OF assists: 1 (Cortez(Karoly at 2nd base))
PB: I. Smith
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rathbone RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 0 3
W. McCord CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .289 2 13
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281 3 11
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .307 0 13
K. Mays LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 0 4
D. Fickes 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .188 0 2
M. White 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 0 4
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .212 0 3
L. Cox P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 2 9
   W. Stolz P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Karoly PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1 1 2 15      
a - T. Karoly pinch hit for W. Stolz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fickes (1, 5th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Rathbone (4, 8th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rathbone 2 , W. McCord 2 , J. Sledd , K. Mays , D. Fickes 3 , T. Karoly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , K. Mays
GIDP: E. White
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (3-2) 9.0 8 1 1 1 2 0 91 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 68
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 91-60
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox L (3-1) 3.0 5 6 6 3 2 2 71 3.06   
W. Stolz 4.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 57 2.35   
R. Gonzalez 2.0 4 4 4 0 2 2 45 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 22
Batters Faced: L. Cox 18, W. Stolz 14, R. Gonzalez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 2-5, W. Stolz 4-6, R. Gonzalez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 71-35, W. Stolz 57-39, R. Gonzalez 45-28
Hit Batsmen: L. Cox
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Amador
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 17411
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