MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/06/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1 - TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 9 2
Kansas City Bulls (1-0) 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 X 7 9 1
San Diego Upended, 7-5, by Kansas City
The Kansas City Bulls got their 1976 Major League Baseball season off to a good start, defeating the San Diego Captains, 7-5. Haskell McLemore set the pace. He was 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Skip Carter earned the win to go to 1-0. He allowed 5 runs on 9 hits, with 1 walk and 1 strikeout in 8 innings of work.

With Kansas City trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, McLemore hit a splitter from Dario Fontanez for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 3-1.

"Feels good to get the job done," McLemore said after the game.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodgers 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Escobeda SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   K. Craig P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-H. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Schifsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Conley 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
R. Montoya 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
E. Peters C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
B. Jackson CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 1 3
M. Alford RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Locricchio LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Fontanez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Newton SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   c-J. Panneton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 2 10      
a - B. Newton substituted for D. Fontanez in the 4th
b - H. Lee pinch hit for K. Craig in the 8th
c - J. Panneton pinch hit for B. Newton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Conley (1, 6th Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Conley (1, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Jackson (1, 9th Inning off S. Carter, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rodgers 2 , K. Craig , D. Conley 5 , R. Montoya , E. Peters , B. Jackson 4 , M. Alford
2-out RBI: R. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Peters , B. Newton
GIDP: J. Escobeda 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Alford (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Conley (1) , E. Peters (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodgers-Newton-Montoya)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
B. Anderson CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .250 0 2
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-D. Tislow 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Durick RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
H. McLemore LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .500 1 3
   b-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Boggs 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
M. Alva SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
W. Greenan C 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .500 0 1
S. Carter P 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .500 0 1
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 7 4 4 19      
a - D. Tislow substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th
b - H. Lahr substituted for H. McLemore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore (1, 5th Inning off K. Craig, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. McLemore (1, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins , B. Anderson , K. Durick 2 , H. McLemore 6 , M. Alva , W. Greenan , S. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rawlins , K. Durick 2
GIDP: D. Boggs
Sac Bunt: S. Carter
Sac Fly: W. Greenan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Anderson (1) , D. Boggs (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Carter (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Rawlins-Boggs-Taylor, Boggs-Alva-Taylor)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (0-1) 3.1 6 6 5 3 2 1 75 13.50   
K. Craig 3.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 36 2.45   
R. Schifsky 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 23
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 20, K. Craig 13, R. Schifsky 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 6-2, K. Craig 1-8, R. Schifsky 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 75-45, K. Craig 36-27, R. Schifsky 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Craig 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter W (1-0) 8.0 9 5 5 1 1 1 106 5.62   
B. Crosby SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 44
Batters Faced: S. Carter 33, B. Crosby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 13-8, B. Crosby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 106-65, B. Crosby 11-8
WP: S. Carter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Haskell McLemore
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 28898
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