MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/15/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1302 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (42-51) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4
Cleveland Bobcats (47-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 5 2
Kansas City Gets Another L
The Cleveland Bobcats topped the Kansas City Bulls, 3-1, in National Baseball League action at Lakefront Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Cleveland pitcher and Gainesville, Florida, native Myron Baird. The 6th-place Bulls have dropped 6 straight games.

With no one out in the bottom of the seventh, Danny Fierro had a game-changing hit. The Bobcats pinch hitter slammed a 2-run single off Skip Carter, making the score 2-1, Cleveland.

"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager DD Martin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 7 21
B. Crankshaw 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 2 13
E. Cortez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 15 38
C. Taylor LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .323 16 46
J. Rafferty 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .244 3 9
R. Kremer 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 9 34
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .241 4 21
R. Colbourne SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .193 3 17
S. Carter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .195 0 3
   J. Miller P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 33 1 5 1 2 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rafferty (3, 2nd Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Crankshaw (8, 3rd Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , B. Crankshaw 2 , C. Taylor , J. Rafferty 2 , R. Kremer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez , C. Taylor , R. Colbourne , S. Carter
Sac Bunt: S. Carter
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Crankshaw (4) , E. Cortez (4) , R. Kremer (6) , R. Colbourne (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nielsen 3B, SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .211 2 19
B. Harper 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .281 13 38
P. Chirico RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 1 4
T. Crowell LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .303 9 48
J. Farrar SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .260 4 37
J. McCusker 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .232 3 42
   T. Glantz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Sunseri CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .168 3 16
K. Musumeci C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .234 0 22
M. Baird P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 4
   a-D. Fierro PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .248 4 24
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Gardner PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 8 41
Totals 29 3 5 3 3 8 15      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for M. Baird in the 7th
b - R. Gardner pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Nielsen , P. Chirico , K. Musumeci 2 , D. Fierro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nielsen , J. Farrar 2
Sac Bunt: M. Sunseri , M. Baird
Sac Fly: B. Nielsen
Hit by Pitch: K. Musumeci
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. McCusker 2 (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter L (5-8) 6.1 4 3 0 3 6 0 112 4.06   
J. Miller 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 62
Batters Faced: S. Carter 29, J. Miller 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 10-4, J. Miller 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 112-72, J. Miller 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Miller 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird W (10-4) 7.0 5 1 0 2 7 0 119 2.79   
P. Burkholder H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.23   
T. Glantz SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 70
Batters Faced: M. Baird 29, P. Burkholder 4, T. Glantz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 9-5, P. Burkholder 2-1, T. Glantz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 119-77, P. Burkholder 8-6, T. Glantz 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Myron Baird
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 18051
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