MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
07/22/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1327 - MONDAY, JULY 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (52-46) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 7 0
Kansas City Bulls (50-45) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 X 6 8 0
Alva 3-for-4 to Power Bulls Offense
The Kansas City Bulls beat the Chicago Traders, 6-5, at Independence Field. The Bulls got a fine performance from shortstop Mario Alva, who was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. By defeating Chicago, the 4th-place Bulls improved to 50-45.

Alva had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 1-0 cutter from Larry Cox, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Bulls a 6-5 lead. It was the 8th home run of the year for Alva.

Alva told a Kansas City Chronicle reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .318 5 29
K. Mays RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .250 2 21
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .330 3 46
E. White C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .253 3 38
J. Sledd 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .324 10 55
W. McCord LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 8 42
M. White 3B 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 .220 1 29
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 0 21
L. Cox P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 9 30
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 8
Totals 31 5 7 5 4 2 11      
a - D. Fickes pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. White (9, 6th Inning off B. Weingartz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Mays , E. White , J. Sledd 2 , W. McCord , M. White 3
2-out RBI: E. White , M. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , D. Lindsey 2
Sac Bunt: K. Mays , W. McCord , M. White
Hit by Pitch: W. McCord
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Sledd)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 3 14
A. Amador 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298 5 23
C. Taylor LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .277 19 54
   c-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 3 11
E. Cortez RF 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .247 7 20
R. Turner 3B 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .192 2 7
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 2 5
   d-R. Colbourne 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 14
M. Alva SS 4 1 3 4 0 1 0 .213 8 34
D. Boggs 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 7 29
I. Smith C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .236 2 18
B. Weingartz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 2
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Tislow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 3 10
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 5 3 4 11      
a - D. Tislow pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 6th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for R. Turner in the 8th
c - H. Lahr substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th
d - R. Colbourne substituted for R. Kremer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alva (12, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Cortez (4, 8th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alva (8, 8th Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Amador 2 , C. Taylor , E. Cortez 2 , M. Alva 7 , I. Smith
2-out RBI: M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , D. Boggs , D. Tislow
GIDP: C. Taylor
Sac Bunt: B. Weingartz
Sac Fly: I. Smith
Hit by Pitch: E. Cortez
Team LOB: 5
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox L (10-6) 7.1 8 6 6 3 4 1 112 3.41   
J. Calhoun 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 39
Batters Faced: L. Cox 33, J. Calhoun 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 9-8, J. Calhoun 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 112-68, J. Calhoun 6-3
WP: L. Cox
Hit Batsmen: L. Cox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weingartz 5.2 5 5 5 2 2 0 74 3.80   
B. Crosby 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.95   
D. Greenlee W (2-1) 3.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 40 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weingartz 39
Batters Faced: B. Weingartz 25, B. Crosby 1, D. Greenlee 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weingartz 12-3, B. Crosby 1-0, D. Greenlee 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weingartz 74-44, B. Crosby 2-1, D. Greenlee 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Crosby 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Weingartz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Alva
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM CT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 15122
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