MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
07/27/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1475 - FRIDAY, JULY 27TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (47-60) 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 8 10 1
San Diego Captains (59-45) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 1
Bulls Roll to 8-3 Win Over Captains
The Kansas City Bulls topped the San Diego Captains, 8-3, at San Diego Sporting Complex. Kansas City catcher Ivey Smith was a spark plug for the offense. He went 2-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Kansas City is now 47-60, while San Diego is 59-45.

With Kansas City leading 2-0 in the top of the sixth, Smith hit a fastball from John Espersen for a grand slam home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 6-0.

"Ivey was ready to go. Big day for him," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .173 1 11
D. Lester 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .279 8 27
R. Kremer 1B 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .275 8 43
K. Durick RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .253 17 53
L. Moses 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .264 7 30
R. Colbourne LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .269 9 43
M. Alva SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .233 4 23
I. Smith C 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .277 1 6
B. Weingartz P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 2
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Tislow PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .228 10 31
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 33 8 10 8 6 7 11      
a - D. Tislow pinch hit for R. Bargiel in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: I. Smith (1, 9th Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Smith (1, 6th Inning off J. Espersen, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , D. Lester , R. Kremer , K. Durick , L. Moses , R. Colbourne 2 , I. Smith 7 , D. Tislow
2-out RBI: K. Durick , R. Colbourne , I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick
GIDP: R. Colbourne
Sac Fly: R. Kremer
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr 2 (11) , D. Lester (10) , R. Kremer (1)
CS: H. Lahr (5) , D. Lester (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Moses-Lester-Kremer)
PB: I. Smith
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278 10 27
J. Hammit 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .251 17 53
R. Barnes LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .337 14 69
T. Stallings 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .278 14 60
E. Peters C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .228 11 41
D. Howard 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .249 11 39
R. Roe CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .264 5 33
B. Anderson RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .292 2 28
J. Espersen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .170 1 4
   a-G. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 7 19
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 5
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 6 4 24      
a - G. Jordan pinch hit for J. Espersen in the 6th
b - W. Henry pinch hit for B. Meade in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (21, 7th Inning off B. Weingartz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Anderson (4, 6th Inning off B. Weingartz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 2 , R. Barnes , T. Stallings , B. Anderson 4
2-out RBI: B. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Howard , B. Anderson , J. Espersen , G. Jordan
GIDP: R. Barnes
Hit by Pitch: E. Wilkins , R. Roe
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: E. Peters (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Howard-Stallings)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weingartz W (3-0) 7.0 5 3 3 6 3 0 126 2.16   
R. Bargiel H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.08   
D. Callahan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weingartz 52
Batters Faced: B. Weingartz 33, R. Bargiel 4, D. Callahan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weingartz 11-6, R. Bargiel 1-1, D. Callahan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weingartz 126-69, R. Bargiel 10-8, D. Callahan 14-8
Hit Batsmen: B. Weingartz , R. Bargiel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen L (8-12) 6.0 8 6 5 4 5 1 101 3.35   
B. Meade 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.03   
G. Forgette 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 20 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 35
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 27, B. Meade 7, G. Forgette 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 6-4, B. Meade 4-0, G. Forgette 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 101-58, B. Meade 26-15, G. Forgette 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivey Smith
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 20164
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