MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT DENVER BURROS
07/27/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1460 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (44-60) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 3
Denver Burros (58-46) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Bulls Handed 4-2 Loss by Denver
Denver Burros starter Dick Scorza found his groove in his team's 4-2 win over the Kansas City Bulls. The winner was Scorza. He threw 6.0 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Tom Mitchell. Denver has now won 3 straight, while the Bulls have lost 4 in a row.

With Denver leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Scorza hit a 2-run single off Kansas City hurler Tom Mitchell. It was the 4th hit of the season for Scorza and put his team ahead, 4-1.

Scorza told a Denver Today reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 2 15
K. Schilling 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .214 1 9
K. Durick RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .219 6 19
C. Taylor LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .319 16 48
R. Turner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .241 4 29
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 6 27
J. McCallson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .192 0 1
M. Alva SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 3 15
   a-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 15 39
   c-A. Thompson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 12
   d-J. Rafferty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 5 12
T. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 10 36
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 3 11      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for M. Alva in the 7th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 7th
c - A. Thompson substituted for E. Cortez in the 7th
d - J. Rafferty pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Schilling (5, 1st Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (16, 1st Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , K. Schilling 3 , C. Taylor 2 , R. Turner , J. McCallson
2-out RBI: R. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , R. Turner , H. Cummings
GIDP: M. Alva
Sac Bunt: K. Schilling
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Lahr (1) , J. McCallson (1) , T. Mitchell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .329 24 49
J. Bitting CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .265 4 21
J. Robinson 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .255 16 50
J. Crabtree 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .280 13 62
D. Smith LF 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .236 5 39
   B. Langham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
B. Raley SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .245 4 28
T. Gregory 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 .241 1 21
T. Clark C 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .187 3 23
   b-G. Gregory C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 5
D. Scorza P 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .200 0 3
   a-D. Davis LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 1 6
Totals 32 4 7 4 6 5 28      
a - D. Davis substituted for D. Scorza in the 7th
b - G. Gregory substituted for T. Clark in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Moret , J. Bitting , J. Robinson , J. Crabtree 2 , B. Raley , D. Scorza
2-out RBI: D. Scorza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bitting , J. Robinson , T. Clark , D. Scorza
Sac Bunt: J. Bitting
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (63)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Gregory-Crabtree)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell L (8-7) 6.0 6 4 2 6 4 0 126 3.10   
D. Solomon 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 46
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 32, D. Solomon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 8-7, D. Solomon 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 126-73, D. Solomon 26-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza W (6-2) 6.0 6 2 2 2 2 0 93 2.88   
B. Langham SV (15) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 52
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 25, B. Langham 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 8-7, B. Langham 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 93-58, B. Langham 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Langham 1-0
WP: D. Scorza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Scorza
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 18931
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