MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
07/31/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1460 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (55-49) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 7 1
Cincinnati Packers (41-63) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 6 8 2
Kansas City Downed, 6-4, by Packers
The Cincinnati Packers picked up a win at Roman Arena, knocking off the Kansas City Bulls, 6-4. Starting pitcher Erv Koenig played a key role in the triumph. Ismael Gutierrez notched his 3rd save in 3 chances. The Packers go to 41-63 with the win.

Jerry Duersch, who is a three-time All-Star, took Kansas City hurler Bob Crosby deep in the bottom of the eighth. His 3-run home run put the Packers on top, 6-4. In all, Duersch had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Kansas City manager DD Martin. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .268 3 14
A. Amador 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .305 5 30
C. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .272 20 58
K. Durick RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .340 15 40
R. Turner 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .208 3 10
   b-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 8 21
M. Alva SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .208 9 38
D. Lester 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250 2 13
H. Cummings C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .280 2 16
W. Hardaway P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 0 2
   a-R. Kremer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 2 5
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4 8 10 22      
a - R. Kremer pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 8th
b - E. Cortez pinch hit for R. Turner in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. McLemore , A. Amador 2 , K. Durick , M. Alva , H. Cummings , R. Kremer
2-out RBI: A. Amador , R. Turner , H. Cummings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , M. Alva , H. Cummings , W. Hardaway
GIDP: H. McLemore , C. Taylor
Sac Bunt: R. Turner
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: R. Turner (3)
OF assists: 2 (McLemore(Wesley at 2nd base), McLemore(Duersch at 2nd base))
PB: H. Cummings
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Timmons RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .253 5 38
G. Palmer LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .269 9 47
J. Robinson 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .291 4 25
J. Duersch 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .244 4 28
B. Wesley SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 0 13
L. Beckman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143 0 1
I. Avila CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 1 8
G. Poole C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 2
E. Koenig P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 1
   a-G. Bennett PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306 4 39
   I. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 5 12      
a - G. Bennett pinch hit for E. Koenig in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Timmons (17, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Palmer (20, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Duersch (4, 8th Inning off B. Crosby, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Timmons 2 , G. Palmer 2 , J. Robinson 2 , J. Duersch 5 , B. Wesley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Beckman , G. Poole
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Robinson 2 (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Wesley-Beckman-Duersch, Wesley-Poole-Duersch)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 0 83 2.60   
B. Crosby L (6-8), BS (7) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 28 4.29   
D. Greenlee 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 60
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 26, B. Crosby 5, D. Greenlee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 8-7, B. Crosby 0-1, D. Greenlee 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 83-53, B. Crosby 28-14, D. Greenlee 18-12
WP: D. Greenlee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig W (7-10) 8.0 6 4 3 8 10 0 134 4.35   
I. Gutierrez SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 58
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 39, I. Gutierrez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 12-1, I. Gutierrez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 134-79, I. Gutierrez 19-14
WP: E. Koenig
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erv Koenig
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 11688
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