MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
08/03/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1539 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (60-52) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 7 0
San Diego Captains (56-56) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Kansas City Beats San Diego, 7-2
Kansas City and San Diego got after it at San Diego Sporting Complex.

Chris Taylor was a major contributor to the 7-2 Kansas City win over San Diego. The Bulls first baseman was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Kansas City is now 60-52, while San Diego is 56-56.

Kansas City used the clutch hitting of Ken Durick to snag the win. The right fielder drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Bulls ahead, 7-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a crucial one.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Taylor, "and then get after it again."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .267 13 51
K. Durick RF 4 1 1 4 1 2 0 .246 12 55
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .345 22 69
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 12 38
D. Tislow 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .287 11 30
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 6 28
B. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 4 23
M. Alva SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .258 8 33
T. McDonald P 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .245 0 4
   a-E. Cortez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 2 15
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 6 7 8 10      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for T. McDonald in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Taylor (22, 1st Inning off B. John, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Durick (12, 9th Inning off K. Craig, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Durick 4 , C. Taylor 6 , D. Tislow , T. McDonald , E. Cortez
2-out RBI: , C. Taylor 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , D. Tislow , T. McDonald
GIDP: B. Rawlins
Sac Bunt: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Rawlins (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Tislow-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Schiffer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 0 42
J. Escobeda SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .221 4 37
D. Conley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .346 3 62
R. Montoya 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .249 19 60
E. Peters C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .234 5 19
B. Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 4 35
J. Olsen LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .241 0 21
J. Panneton RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 32
   a-M. Alford PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 0 28
B. John P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-B. Newton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 1 11
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 4 10      
a - M. Alford pinch hit for J. Panneton in the 7th
b - B. Newton pinch hit for E. Prater in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Conley (32, 6th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Escobeda (17, 8th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Peters (5, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Schiffer , J. Escobeda 2 , D. Conley 2 , R. Montoya , E. Peters 4 , B. Jackson , J. Olsen
2-out RBI: E. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Montoya 2 , M. Alford , B. Newton
GIDP: E. Peters
Sac Bunt: J. Escobeda
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Olsen (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Conley (24)
Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Escobeda-Montoya)
PB: E. Peters
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (8-9) 8.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 106 3.59   
D. Fields 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 63
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 31, D. Fields 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 7-12, D. Fields 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 106-69, D. Fields 21-11
WP: D. Fields
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. John L (0-1) 6.2 4 3 2 5 5 1 94 2.70   
E. Prater 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.04   
K. Craig 1.1 2 4 4 2 2 1 30 4.99   
R. Gordon 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. John 56
Batters Faced: B. John 29, E. Prater 1, K. Craig 8, R. Gordon 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. John 9-5, E. Prater 0-0, K. Craig 0-2, R. Gordon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. John 94-59, E. Prater 5-4, K. Craig 30-15, R. Gordon 13-8
WP: B. John
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 17984
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