MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/18/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 149 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (3-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 11 1
Kansas City Bulls (5-7) 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 8 14 0
Phillips Hits 2 home runs in Bulls Win
The timely hitting of Danny Phillips helped the Kansas City Bulls down the Denver Burros, 8-4. Phillips hit 2 home runs for the Bulls. Andy Luce picked up the win, lifting his record to 1-0 on the season. He struck out 4 and walked 5 in 8 innings, while yielding no runs. Denver, at 3-9, is off to a poor start in 1970.

In the bottom of the second, Kansas City shortstop Chuck Estrada had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Estrada stroked a run-scoring single to left-center. It made the score 2-0, Kansas City. For the game, he was 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs.

"It's always a heck of a lot easier to get to sleep after a win," Phillips told the Kansas City Gazette. "I know I'll rest easy tonight."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret LF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .194 0 0
J. Anderson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 5
J. Robinson 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .217 3 5
B. Messinger 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .250 2 5
D. Davis RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .326 1 9
T. Gregory SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .444 0 4
G. Gregory C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 0 2
D. Smith CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .222 0 1
B. Dunsley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   B. Langham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   J. Moody P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Burke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Green P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4 6 4 24      
a - J. Crabtree pinch hit for D. Burke in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Messinger (2, 9th Inning off R. Bargiel, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 2 , J. Anderson , J. Robinson , B. Messinger 5 , D. Davis , T. Gregory , G. Gregory , D. Smith 2
2-out RBI: B. Messinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Messinger , D. Davis , D. Smith
GIDP: J. Anderson , B. Messinger , G. Gregory , B. Dunsley
Hit by Pitch: G. Moret
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (4)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Moret (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Tipton LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .304 4 7
D. Phillips 2B 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 .380 2 4
J. McCallson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .219 1 3
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .185 1 3
J. Rafferty 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .293 1 2
K. Durick RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .372 0 8
H. Lahr CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .310 0 1
C. Estrada SS 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .292 0 1
A. Luce P 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .222 0 2
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 7 2 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Estrada (2, 5th Inning off J. Moody, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Phillips 2 (2, 1st Inning off B. Dunsley, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Tipton (4, 4th Inning off B. Dunsley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Tipton 4 , D. Phillips 10 , J. McCallson 2 , J. Rafferty , K. Durick , C. Estrada 4 , A. Luce 2
2-out RBI: L. Tipton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Phillips , J. Rafferty , A. Luce 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Estrada
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rafferty (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Rafferty-Phillips-McCallson, Rafferty-Phillips-McCallson, Estrada-Phillips-McCallson, Estrada-Phillips-McCallson)
PB: H. Cummings
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dunsley L (0-2) 3.2 6 7 7 1 3 2 78 6.62   
B. Langham 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.80   
J. Moody 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
D. Burke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.70   
J. Ferguson 1.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 28 5.68   
A. Green 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dunsley 21
Batters Faced: B. Dunsley 19, B. Langham 6, J. Moody 5, D. Burke 1, J. Ferguson 8, A. Green 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dunsley 5-3, B. Langham 2-1, J. Moody 0-2, D. Burke 1-0, J. Ferguson 0-2, A. Green 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dunsley 78-49, B. Langham 20-13, J. Moody 15-10, D. Burke 6-5, J. Ferguson 28-19, A. Green 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Burke 1-0 , A. Green 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Dunsley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Luce W (1-0) 8.0 8 0 0 5 4 0 132 3.10   
R. Bargiel 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 11 27.00   
S. Eaton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Luce 65
Batters Faced: A. Luce 34, R. Bargiel 6, S. Eaton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Luce 8-8, R. Bargiel 0-2, S. Eaton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Luce 132-73, R. Bargiel 11-6, S. Eaton 1-1
WP: A. Luce
Hit Batsmen: A. Luce
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Phillips
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 19014
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