MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/05/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2020 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (68-77) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Kansas City Bulls (68-77) 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 11 1
Cortez, Bulls Beat Traders, 5-4
Emilio Cortez knocked in 3 runs to help Kansas City beat Chicago, 5-4. Cortez produced 1 single, 2 doubles, and 1 home run. Don Callahan, credited with the win in relief, is now 2-0. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1 innings. Kansas City's winning streak has reached 4 games.

Cortez had a timely hit for Kansas City in the bottom of the seventh. With Kansas City trailing 4-3, he turned a 2-1 sinker into a 2-run double. It was his 21st double of the season, making it 5-4, Kansas City.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Cortez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 3B, 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .319 4 64
J. Benson RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268 13 70
   b-L. Cox RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 4 16
E. White C 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .313 14 60
J. Madsen LF 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 .302 16 53
W. McCord CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .247 5 42
D. Fickes 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271 0 10
   a-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 14
   c-B. Richter 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 17
A. Garcia 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 1 6
   d-G. Russell PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 2 19
M. White SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .200 0 1
J. Mojica P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 1 7
   e-K. Mays PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 5 20      
a - T. Rathbone pinch hit for D. Fickes in the 7th
b - L. Cox substituted for J. Benson in the 7th
c - B. Richter substituted for T. Rathbone in the 7th
d - G. Russell pinch hit for A. Garcia in the 8th
e - K. Mays pinch hit for J. Mojica in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 2 , J. Benson , E. White 2 , W. McCord 2 , D. Fickes , M. White 2
2-out RBI: W. McCord , M. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fickes , J. Mojica
GIDP: M. White
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Boggs 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 1 2
   a-D. Lester PR, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .322 14 56
   c-L. Smith PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296 1 11
D. Conley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 0 1
   d-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 3 20
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .369 25 69
E. Cortez CF 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .265 11 42
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 8 39
R. Colbourne RF, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .265 10 55
T. Bragg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 1
   f-K. Hussey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 4 11
W. Greenan C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .429 0 0
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .145 0 4
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 10 47
   e-R. Turner 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 1 7
Totals 34 5 11 5 2 5 20      
a - D. Lester pinch ran for D. Boggs in the 3rd
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for D. Callahan in the 7th
c - L. Smith pinch hit for D. Lester in the 7th
d - H. Lahr pinch hit for D. Conley in the 7th
e - R. Turner substituted for R. Kremer in the 8th
f - K. Hussey substituted for T. Bragg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cortez 2 (21, 5th Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Mojica, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Colbourne (10, 8th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cortez (11, 2nd Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Taylor (25, 3rd Inning off J. Mojica, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Boggs , L. Smith , C. Taylor 4 , E. Cortez 9 , R. Colbourne 2 , W. Greenan 2 , R. Kremer
2-out RBI: E. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Alva 2 , T. Bragg , W. Hardaway , R. Turner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (18)
CS: W. Greenan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Bargiel-Colbourne-Bragg)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica L (10-18) 7.0 10 5 5 2 5 2 112 4.00   
W. Matz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 40
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 32, W. Matz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 8-7, W. Matz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 112-75, W. Matz 17-10
WP: J. Mojica
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway 6.0 10 4 4 1 4 0 97 4.04   
D. Callahan W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.00   
R. Bargiel SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 39
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 30, D. Callahan 3, R. Bargiel 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 7-7, D. Callahan 2-1, R. Bargiel 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 97-75, D. Callahan 6-4, R. Bargiel 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Callahan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emilio Cortez
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 16923
Special Notes: 2B Dennis Boggs was injured while running the bases.
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