MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
07/25/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1446 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (46-59) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
San Diego Captains (58-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 2
Bulls Turn Back Captains, 3-2
San Diego wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Ray Heath, falling to the Kansas City Bulls, 3-2. Heath threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Andy Luce got the save, his 12th in 14 chances. By defeating San Diego, the last-place Bulls improved to 46-59.

The Bulls got a big at-bat from shortstop Mario Alva. For the game, Alva went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the second, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead.

Alva told a Kansas City Bulletin reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .241 10 37
   a-D. Tislow PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 10 29
   b-H. Lahr CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 1 11
D. Lester 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 8 27
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 8 42
E. Cortez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289 6 28
L. Moses 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .268 7 30
R. Colbourne RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 9 42
   c-L. Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 0 6
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Alva SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .235 4 23
I. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 0 2
W. Hardaway P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133 0 2
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Durick PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 16 49
Totals 34 3 6 3 1 9 10      
a - D. Tislow pinch ran for H. McLemore in the 7th
b - H. Lahr substituted for D. Tislow in the 7th
c - L. Smith pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 9th
d - K. Durick pinch hit for R. Bargiel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Alva (4, 2nd Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester , E. Cortez , R. Colbourne , L. Smith , M. Alva 4 , I. Smith
2-out RBI: M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Colbourne , K. Durick
Hit by Pitch: H. McLemore
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (9) , L. Smith (8)
CS: E. Cortez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hardaway-Alva-Kremer, Kremer-Alva-Hardaway)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 10 27
R. Roe CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .261 5 33
R. Barnes LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .337 14 66
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .276 14 58
J. Hammit 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257 17 53
D. Howard 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .255 11 39
E. Peters C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 11 41
G. Jordan RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 7 18
R. Heath P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 0 6
   a-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 2 26
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 5 9      
a - B. Anderson pinch hit for R. Heath in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hammit (17, 7th Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Howard (11, 7th Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 2 , T. Stallings , J. Hammit 2 , D. Howard 4 , G. Jordan , R. Heath
2-out RBI: D. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barnes
GIDP: R. Roe , J. Hammit
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins 2 (20)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (6-11) 7.1 6 2 2 1 2 1 108 3.98   
R. Bargiel H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.19   
A. Luce SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 5.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 59
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 27, R. Bargiel 3, A. Luce 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 8-10, R. Bargiel 1-0, A. Luce 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 108-70, R. Bargiel 11-9, A. Luce 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bargiel 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath L (13-5) 8.0 5 3 0 1 8 1 120 2.84   
K. Craig 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 73
Batters Faced: R. Heath 32, K. Craig 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 8-7, K. Craig 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 120-81, K. Craig 12-8
Hit Batsmen: R. Heath
Balk: R. Heath
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Heath
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 19372
Special Notes: CF Haskell McLemore was injured being hit by a pitch.
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