MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
06/20/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 930 - THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (33-33) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 12 2
Chicago Traders (41-29) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1
Bulls Rally Late to Nip Traders
The Kansas City Bulls earned a close win over the Chicago Traders, thanks in part to Tim McDonald. The Kansas City left-hander, who finished 5th in the NBL in strikeouts with 169 in 1970, played a key role in the 10-inning, 3-2 victory. Kansas City reliever Bob Crosby picked up the win, upping his record to 6-7. Jimmy Calhoun absorbed the loss. The setback makes Chicago 41-29.

Chris Taylor came through with a big-time hit for Kansas City. The left fielder smacked a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to give his team the lead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Main thing is I want the team to win," McDonald told a reporter after the game. "Just have to go out there, take care of my job, and give my team a chance to win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Boggs 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .252 5 17
A. Amador 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312 4 18
C. Taylor LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .285 13 36
L. Moses 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .237 3 23
R. Turner RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .286 2 6
H. Cummings C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .355 2 12
   B. Crosby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
M. Alva SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .216 4 24
H. Lahr CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .221 2 10
T. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .135 1 5
   a-I. Smith C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 2 12
Totals 39 3 12 3 5 6 15      
a - I. Smith substituted for T. McDonald in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Turner (2, 2nd Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (13, 10th Inning off J. Calhoun, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Boggs 3 , C. Taylor 4 , R. Turner 6 , H. Cummings 2 , M. Alva , H. Lahr , I. Smith
2-out RBI: D. Boggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , H. Lahr
GIDP: M. Alva
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Boggs (4) , M. Alva (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Amador 2 (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Moses-Boggs-Amador, Alva-Boggs-Amador, Alva-Boggs-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321 3 24
K. Mays RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 2 15
   b-L. Cox PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 7 25
R. Fuentes 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .346 3 40
J. Sledd 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .291 7 33
E. White C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .290 3 29
W. McCord LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 7 32
M. White 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .225 0 16
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 0 17
   c-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 5
B. Peters P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .053 0 1
   a-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 6
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 33 2 4 1 4 3 10      
a - D. Fickes pinch hit for B. Peters in the 8th
b - L. Cox pinch hit for K. Mays in the 8th
c - R. Barber pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 10th
d - J. Murphy pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. White (7, 2nd Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Fuentes (20, 9th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Mays , R. Fuentes 2 , E. White 2 , M. White
2-out RBI: M. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd , W. McCord
GIDP: F. Precourt , E. White , M. White
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. White (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Sledd)
OF assists: 1 (Precourt(Cummings at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald 7.2 3 1 1 3 2 0 76 2.57   
B. Crosby W (6-7), BS (5) 2.1 1 1 0 1 1 0 25 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 68
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 28, B. Crosby 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 12-7, B. Crosby 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 76-46, B. Crosby 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Crosby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters 8.0 9 2 2 3 4 1 118 2.21   
J. Calhoun L (3-2) 2.0 3 1 1 2 2 1 41 1.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 57
Batters Faced: B. Peters 33, J. Calhoun 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 6-11, J. Calhoun 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 118-70, J. Calhoun 41-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 20517
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