MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
07/31/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1523 - MONDAY, JULY 31ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (56-53) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 2
Kansas City Bulls (46-63) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 8 2
Bulls Beaten By Traders, 4-3
Despite a fine performance by right fielder Ken Durick, the Kansas City Bulls lost to the Chicago Traders, 4-3. Durick went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The winning pitcher was 25-year old left-handed pitcher Skip Crawford. He tossed 103 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. The win elevated the Traders to 56-53.

Chicago used the timely hitting of Jeff Madsen to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Traders on top, 4-2. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Madsen told the Chicago Bulletin.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 1 24
F. Precourt CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .302 2 49
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .319 12 51
   a-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 0 2
J. Madsen LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .290 14 60
J. Benson RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .274 9 59
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 4 33
G. Russell 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .212 8 37
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .210 0 11
S. Crawford P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 0 3
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. McCord PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 11
   G. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4 3 6 15      
a - A. Garcia substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - W. McCord pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (29, 1st Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Benson (9, 1st Inning off D. Greenlee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes , F. Precourt 3 , J. Sledd 2 , J. Madsen , J. Benson 5 , G. Russell , D. Lindsey
2-out RBI: J. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , E. White
GIDP: J. Benson 2
Sac Bunt: S. Crawford
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lindsey 2 (23)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 8 24
   a-H. Lahr PR, CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 .266 2 15
K. Schilling 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .218 1 9
   c-J. Rafferty PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 5 12
K. Durick RF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .232 7 21
C. Taylor LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .315 17 50
R. Turner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .244 4 30
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 6 27
J. McCallson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 0 2
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Cortez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 15 42
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 1
M. Alva SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .178 3 16
D. Greenlee P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-R. Kremer 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 10 36
Totals 37 3 8 3 3 8 23      
a - H. Lahr pinch ran for H. McLemore in the 3rd
b - R. Kremer substituted for D. Greenlee in the 6th
c - J. Rafferty pinch hit for K. Schilling in the 6th
d - E. Cortez pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Durick (7, 7th Inning off J. Calhoun, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , K. Schilling , K. Durick 6 , R. Turner , E. Cortez , M. Alva
2-out RBI: K. Durick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , C. Taylor , J. McCallson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rafferty (2) , J. McCallson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (McCallson-Alva-Greenlee, Rafferty-Alva-Kremer)
OF assists: 1 (McLemore(Lindsey at home))
PB: H. Cummings
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford W (11-7) 5.2 6 2 2 3 4 0 103 3.93   
J. Calhoun H (1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 3.45   
G. Allen SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 50
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 28, J. Calhoun 5, G. Allen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 4-9, J. Calhoun 3-0, G. Allen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 103-62, J. Calhoun 20-14, G. Allen 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 1-0
WP: S. Crawford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Greenlee L (0-4) 5.0 6 3 3 3 2 1 98 5.85   
D. Solomon 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 44 3.79   
R. Bargiel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Greenlee 42
Batters Faced: D. Greenlee 23, D. Solomon 13, R. Bargiel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Greenlee 4-7, D. Solomon 4-1, R. Bargiel 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Greenlee 98-59, D. Solomon 44-28, R. Bargiel 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Durick
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 12639
Special Notes: CF Haskell McLemore was injured while running the bases.
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