MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/07/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 838 - THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (26-34) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 15 0
Kansas City Bulls (29-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2
Traders Bank 9-1 Win
Chicago Traders starter Jose Mojica had all his pitches working at Independence Field. His stellar performance paved the way for an easy 9-1 Chicago win over the Kansas City Bulls. With the win over Kansas City, the Traders improved to 26-34.

The Traders picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"My job is to go out and execute," said Mojica.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt LF 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .277 1 20
J. Sledd 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .304 3 23
   a-B. Richter 3B, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .361 0 6
R. Fuentes 2B, 3B 6 3 4 1 0 0 2 .338 1 23
G. Russell 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 .215 1 14
J. Benson RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 .244 6 27
   b-L. Cox RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .153 1 3
E. White C 3 0 0 3 2 0 8 .280 2 22
W. McCord CF 5 0 2 3 1 0 9 .236 3 16
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .221 0 14
   c-D. Fickes PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 0 2
J. Mojica P 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .200 0 2
   d-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 3
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 9 8 4 46      
a - B. Richter substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - L. Cox substituted for J. Benson in the 8th
c - D. Fickes pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th
d - T. Rathbone pinch hit for J. Mojica in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Russell (7, 6th Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 1 out) , W. McCord (5, 9th Inning off L. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , J. Sledd 2 , B. Richter , R. Fuentes 4 , G. Russell 3 , W. McCord 3 , D. Lindsey
2-out RBI: E. White , W. McCord , D. Lindsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Sledd 2 , E. White , W. McCord 2 , J. Mojica 2 , T. Rathbone
Sac Bunt: J. Benson
Sac Fly: G. Russell , E. White
Hit by Pitch: D. Lindsey , D. Fickes
Team LOB: 18

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Lindsey-Russell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 5 18
E. Cortez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 2 10
   c-K. Hussey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 2 4
K. Durick RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270 8 26
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 7 21
   d-B. Crankshaw PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
R. Kremer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 4 27
   e-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 0 5
F. Johnson C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .290 4 22
D. Lester SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 7 25
   b-M. Alva SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .159 0 1
R. Turner 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .091 0 0
W. Hardaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-L. Moses PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 3 15
   L. Smith P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 0 3
Totals 28 1 3 1 3 3 8      
a - L. Moses pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 6th
b - M. Alva substituted for D. Lester in the 7th
c - K. Hussey pinch hit for E. Cortez in the 9th
d - B. Crankshaw pinch hit for D. Tislow in the 9th
e - H. Lahr pinch hit for R. Kremer in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Crankshaw , F. Johnson , R. Turner
2-out RBI: F. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore
GIDP: L. Smith
Sac Bunt: W. Hardaway
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Tislow (9) , M. Alva (4)
OF assists: 1 (Durick(Precourt at 2nd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica W (5-8) 8.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 102 3.70   
W. Matz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 73
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 28, W. Matz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 9-12, W. Matz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 102-62, W. Matz 18-11
WP: J. Mojica
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (4-6) 6.0 9 4 3 5 3 0 96 3.00   
L. Smith 3.0 6 5 4 3 1 0 74 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 38
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 34, L. Smith 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 6-10, L. Smith 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 96-60, L. Smith 74-42
Hit Batsmen: L. Smith 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Mojica
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 15739
Special Notes: 2B Dave Lester was injured in a collision at a base.
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