LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT KANSAS CITY STARS
06/23/1917
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT KANSAS CITY STARS
GAME ID: 282 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Bears (27-44) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 9 0
Kansas City Stars (41-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Memphis Downs Kansas City as Cook Tosses 5-0 Shutout
Howard Cook had an impressive outing at Stars Stadium, hurling the Memphis Bears to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Kansas City Stars.

"He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," Kansas City skipper Al Davis said. "The ball was doing everything he wanted it to do. We hit some balls hard, but they were all right at the fielders."

On the day, the right-handed Cook yielded 3 hits and tallied 3 strikeouts with 3 walks.

This year, Cook has posted a record of 7 wins and 9 losses with a 3.74 ERA. He has appeared in 18 games and struck out 45 in 149 innings.
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Johnson RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 19
J. Watkins SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .247 0 11
S. Burke LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .220 0 21
J. Washington 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .208 0 1
J. Smith 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .277 0 9
C. Saunders C 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .221 2 19
F. Saunders 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .242 0 14
J. Bell CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .223 0 17
H. Cook P 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .148 0 1
Totals 36 5 9 4 3 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (1, 4th Inning off E. Houston, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Burke (12, 7th Inning off E. Houston, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Watkins (2, 3rd Inning off E. Houston, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Burke (7, 6th Inning off E. Houston, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Johnson , J. Watkins 5 , S. Burke 5 , J. Washington 2 , F. Saunders 2
2-out RBI: F. Saunders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Burke , J. Washington 2 , J. Bell , H. Cook 2
GIDP: J. Bell
Sac Fly: J. Washington
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Johnson (22) , J. Watkins 2 (14) , S. Burke (20) , F. Saunders 3 (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Saunders-Smith-Washington, Watkins-Smith-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tolliver CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 0 16
C. Boada 1B, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 1 26
J. Beal LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .302 4 38
R. Lane SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .198 2 16
E. Fennar RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 0 2
E. Logan C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .196 0 0
H. Leonard 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 0 27
   a-M. Cottingham PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 1 31
J. Brooks 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 5
E. Houston P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 0 6
Totals 28 0 3 0 3 3 6      
a - M. Cottingham pinch hit for H. Leonard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Beal (11, 1st Inning off H. Cook, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Beal 3 , H. Leonard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lane
GIDP: E. Logan , J. Brooks
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. Fennar (2) , H. Leonard 2 (33)
Double Plays: 1 (Brooks-Leonard-Boada)
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Cook W (7-9) 9.0 3 0 0 3 3 0 101 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Cook 81
Batters Faced: H. Cook 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Cook 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: H. Cook 101-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Houston L (11-7) 9.0 9 5 3 3 5 0 120 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Houston 55
Batters Faced: E. Houston 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Houston 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: E. Houston 120-77
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Cook
Ballpark: Stars Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:15
Attendance: 5144
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