MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/17/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 903 - TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (39-26) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Kansas City Bulls (33-30) 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 X 7 6 1
Bulls Run Win Streak to 7
Chicago second baseman Rafael Fuentes had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 7-4, to Kansas City at Independence Field. Fuentes went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Dick Scorza got the win, improving to 5-3. He held the Traders to 4 runs on 6 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 2 and walking 0. Bob Crosby picked up the save, his 12th.

In the bottom of the 6th, pinch hitter Armando Amador gave Kansas City the lead when he hit a 2-run single. The Bulls had been trailing 4-3, but the two-out single off Chicago pitcher Randy Birch changed that -- and Kansas City went on to win.

Said Kansas City manager DD Martin: "We squared some balls up."

The winning continues for Kansas City, with the latest triumph making it 7 straight.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .337 3 28
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 0 18
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 11 32
   V. Marcell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Fuentes 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .327 1 37
E. White C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .340 5 41
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 2 25
L. Cox RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 4
W. McCord LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 2 10
M. White 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .325 2 14
R. Birch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .080 0 0
   a-T. Karoly SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 1
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 3 5      
a - T. Karoly substituted for R. Birch in the 6th
b - J. Seidler pinch hit for R. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (16, 3rd Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. White (5, 1st Inning off D. Scorza, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Fuentes (1, 3rd Inning off D. Scorza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , D. Lindsey , R. Fuentes 5 , E. White 5
2-out RBI: R. Fuentes , E. White
GIDP: J. Seidler
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Lindsey (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes (11) , R. Birch (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .282 3 9
D. Conley 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 1 13
   c-L. Moses 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 13
C. Taylor 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .285 10 45
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 7 37
E. Cortez LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 2 12
D. Tislow 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319 6 27
M. Alva SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .279 2 23
E. Rodriguez C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .277 0 12
D. Scorza P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 1
   a-A. Amador PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .417 0 4
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-T. Davis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 2 10
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 7 6 7 5 3 9      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 6th
b - T. Davis pinch hit for D. Callahan in the 8th
c - L. Moses substituted for D. Conley in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Lahr (3, 6th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 5 , D. Tislow , E. Rodriguez 2 , A. Amador
2-out RBI: H. Lahr , E. Rodriguez , A. Amador
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , E. Cortez , D. Scorza
Sac Fly: C. Taylor
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr 2 (12) , D. Conley (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Alva-Taylor)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch L (6-4) 5.2 4 6 1 4 2 0 101 2.05   
R. Gonzalez 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 6.75   
V. Marcell 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 45
Batters Faced: R. Birch 27, R. Gonzalez 5, V. Marcell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 6-9, R. Gonzalez 3-0, V. Marcell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 101-61, R. Gonzalez 18-12, V. Marcell 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gonzalez 1-1
WP: R. Birch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza W (5-3) 6.0 6 4 4 0 2 2 58 4.19   
D. Callahan H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 2.88   
B. Crosby SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 46
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 23, D. Callahan 7, B. Crosby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 11-4, D. Callahan 4-1, B. Crosby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 58-39, D. Callahan 28-15, B. Crosby 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Fuentes
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 19499
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