MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/02/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1551 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (51-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Kansas City Bulls (47-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 X 7 11 0
Mitchell Guns Down Packers
Today was Tom Mitchell's turn in the rotation for the Kansas City Bulls and he made the most of it, shutting out the Cincinnati Packers on 10 hits.

The 27-year-old right-hander led the Bulls to an easy 7-0 victory, allowing 2 walks and tallying 7 strikeouts.

"I hope we miss him next time," Cincinnati manager Martin Abresch said. "Mitchell certainly pitched a strong game against us today. He was in a groove, throwing everything for strikes. Throwing hard. Changing speeds."

On his stats sheet for the year Mitchell shows a 9-7 record, 22 starts, 166 innings, 90 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 2 32
S. Timmons 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 7 33
D. Stewart LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .318 2 40
G. Bennett SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 11
C. Ruoff RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 5 24
   a-G. Palmer PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 2 26
E. Ingle 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .195 0 2
   b-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 3
   c-M. Clement 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
G. Borowy CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .214 2 6
D. Davis C 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 .224 2 10
   d-G. Avila PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Rumler P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   J. Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 3 12
Totals 33 0 10 0 2 7 17      
a - G. Palmer pinch hit for C. Ruoff in the 8th
b - J. Anderson pinch hit for E. Ingle in the 8th
c - M. Clement substituted for J. Anderson in the 8th
d - G. Avila pinch hit for D. Davis in the 9th
e - R. King pinch hit for J. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Taranto , D. Stewart 2 , G. Bennett , C. Ruoff , G. Palmer , E. Ingle , G. Borowy , D. Davis , R. Rumler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Timmons , J. Anderson , D. Davis
GIDP: D. Stewart
Sac Bunt: R. Rumler
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Davis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Davis (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 2 16
A. Thompson 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 2 12
K. Durick 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .238 7 24
C. Taylor LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .315 17 51
R. Turner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 4 30
H. Cummings C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .258 6 29
P. Parkyn RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .714 0 2
M. Alva SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .176 3 17
T. Mitchell P 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .203 0 5
Totals 34 7 11 7 1 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Turner (19, 4th Inning off R. Rumler, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Mitchell (3, 8th Inning off J. Bell, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Durick (7, 8th Inning off R. Rumler, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Cummings (8, 8th Inning off R. Rumler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Thompson , K. Durick 2 , C. Taylor 2 , R. Turner 2 , H. Cummings 3 , P. Parkyn 2 , M. Alva , T. Mitchell 2
2-out RBI: K. Durick , C. Taylor , H. Cummings , P. Parkyn , T. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , K. Durick , P. Parkyn , M. Alva 2
Sac Bunt: A. Thompson , P. Parkyn
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Thompson-Durick)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Ingle at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rumler L (0-1) 7.2 9 6 6 1 6 0 114 7.04   
J. Bell 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rumler 42
Batters Faced: R. Rumler 34, J. Bell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rumler 8-9, J. Bell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rumler 114-76, J. Bell 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell W (9-7) 9.0 10 0 0 2 7 0 144 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 72
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 10-7
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 144-90
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Mitchell
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 12518
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