MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/13/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1273 - THURSDAY, JULY 13TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (42-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Cleveland Bobcats (45-48) 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 12 0
Bulls Lose to Bobcats, 6-1
The Cleveland Bobcats picked up a win at Lakefront Stadium, knocking off the Kansas City Bulls, 6-1. Starting pitcher Roger Scherf was a big reason why. Kansas City's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

Ray Gardner helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Bobcats.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Gardner, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 7 19
B. Crankshaw 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .298 2 13
E. Cortez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 15 37
C. Taylor LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .328 16 46
J. Rafferty 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .237 2 8
R. Kremer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 9 34
K. Schilling SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .186 1 9
H. Cummings C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 4 21
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 0 2
   P. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-K. Durick PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 6 18
   L. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 10
Totals 29 1 6 1 4 3 11      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for P. Thornton in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Crankshaw (1, 6th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Rafferty (2, 9th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , B. Crankshaw 3 , C. Taylor , J. Rafferty 5 , K. Durick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez
GIDP: J. Rafferty , R. Kremer
Hit by Pitch: R. Kremer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Schilling (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Crankshaw-Schilling-Kremer, Crankshaw-Schilling-Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .285 13 38
T. Crowell LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .307 9 48
J. McCusker 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .232 2 38
R. Gardner 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .203 8 41
P. Chirico RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .221 1 4
J. Farrar SS 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .262 4 37
M. Sunseri CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .172 3 16
K. Musumeci C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .225 0 22
R. Scherf P 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .191 0 2
Totals 33 6 12 6 5 2 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (17, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Crowell (22, 7th Inning off P. Thornton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (13, 7th Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 6 , T. Crowell 2 , J. McCusker 2 , R. Gardner 3 , P. Chirico 2 , J. Farrar , R. Scherf
2-out RBI: J. McCusker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCusker , P. Chirico , K. Musumeci 2
GIDP: J. Farrar , K. Musumeci
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (26) , T. Crowell (19)
CS: B. Harper (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Farrar-McCusker-Harper, Sunseri-Musumeci, McCusker-Farrar-Harper)
OF assists: 1 (Sunseri(Crankshaw at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (5-12) 6.0 9 5 5 4 0 1 102 3.48   
P. Thornton 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 27 6.39   
L. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 30
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 28, P. Thornton 7, L. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 10-5, P. Thornton 2-0, L. Smith 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 102-62, P. Thornton 27-18, L. Smith 8-7
WP: W. Hardaway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf W (8-4) 9.0 6 1 1 4 3 1 136 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 70
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 136-84
Hit Batsmen: R. Scherf
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Scherf
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 14370
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