MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/21/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1402 - SATURDAY, JULY 21ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (45-57) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
Chicago Traders (47-53) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Bulls Top Traders, 5-3
The Kansas City Bulls beat the Chicago Traders, 5-3, at Union Field. Kansas City left fielder Ken Durick had the hot bat. He was 3-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Picking up the save was Andy Luce, his 11th. With the win, Kansas City has a record of 45-57. Chicago falls to 47-53.

Kansas City used a timely hit from Hal Lahr to get the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put the Bulls ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"This was a tremendous character win for our team," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF, RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .179 1 11
D. Lester 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 8 27
   a-L. Smith PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 0 6
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Durick RF, LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .255 16 49
D. Tislow 1B, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .224 10 29
F. Johnson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 8 36
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 8 42
   c-I. Smith C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 0 2
E. Cortez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 6 27
   e-K. Hussey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 4 10
M. Alva SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 2 19
R. Colbourne 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 9 42
B. Weingartz P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 2
   d-H. McLemore PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .248 10 37
Totals 38 5 10 5 1 9 7      
a - L. Smith pinch hit for D. Lester in the 8th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for F. Johnson in the 9th
c - I. Smith substituted for R. Kremer in the 9th
d - H. McLemore pinch hit for B. Weingartz in the 10th
e - K. Hussey substituted for E. Cortez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lahr (4, 10th Inning off J. Calhoun, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Durick (3, 3rd Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Durick (16, 1st Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 2 , D. Lester , L. Smith , K. Durick 8 , D. Tislow , F. Johnson , R. Colbourne , B. Weingartz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Smith
Sac Fly: K. Durick , D. Tislow
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 4 38
   a-T. Rathbone PR, LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .162 0 6
J. Sledd 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .303 8 39
R. Fuentes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306 1 41
J. Madsen 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .301 6 22
J. Benson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 11 50
W. McCord CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .224 3 25
E. Jacques C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .133 2 8
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 1 26
   c-G. Russell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2 19
B. Peters P 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .157 0 1
   b-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 5
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Richter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 13
Totals 33 3 4 3 4 5 12      
a - T. Rathbone pinch ran for F. Precourt in the 2nd
b - D. Fickes pinch hit for B. Peters in the 7th
c - G. Russell pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 10th
d - B. Richter pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benson (21, 2nd Inning off B. Weingartz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt , J. Sledd , J. Benson 2 , E. Jacques
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , J. Sledd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fuentes , E. Jacques
Sac Bunt: W. McCord
Team LOB: 5
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weingartz W (2-0) 9.0 4 3 3 3 5 0 109 1.50   
A. Luce SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weingartz 69
Batters Faced: B. Weingartz 34, A. Luce 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weingartz 14-8, A. Luce 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weingartz 109-66, A. Luce 15-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters 7.0 6 3 3 0 7 1 86 3.32   
J. Calhoun L (6-5) 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 52 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 60
Batters Faced: B. Peters 27, J. Calhoun 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 5-9, J. Calhoun 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 86-60, J. Calhoun 52-34
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Durick
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 18633
Special Notes: CF Fran Precourt was injured while running the bases.
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