MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/11/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1607 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (48-67) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 11 0
Kansas City Bulls (60-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Pelton Shuts Out Kansas City, 5-0
Dave Pelton was in a mood to talk following the Cincinnati Packers contest against the Kansas City Bulls, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Bulls, 5-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Pelton said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The right-hander blanked Kansas City on a 6-hitter, allowing 2 walks and racking up 5 strikeouts.

On his stats sheet for the year Pelton shows a 10-6 record, 20 starts, 147.2 innings, 65 strikeouts and a 3.78 ERA.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Timmons RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .249 6 41
G. Palmer LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .261 10 52
G. Bennett SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .300 7 45
J. Duersch 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .253 6 37
J. Robinson 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 5 29
L. Ferrie CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .232 2 12
L. Beckman 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .213 3 7
G. Poole C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .180 0 3
D. Pelton P 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 .118 0 4
Totals 36 5 11 3 5 4 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (5, 8th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Beckman (2, 8th Inning off B. Crosby, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Timmons 2 , G. Palmer , G. Bennett , J. Robinson 2 , L. Ferrie , L. Beckman 4 , G. Poole 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Timmons , G. Palmer , G. Bennett 2 , J. Duersch
GIDP: J. Duersch , J. Robinson
Sac Bunt: D. Pelton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Timmons (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .233 2 13
H. Lahr RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 3 14
C. Taylor LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 21 65
E. Cortez CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 10 28
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 5 32
H. Cummings C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 3 17
M. Alva SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .201 9 38
R. Colbourne 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 2 15
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .191 0 2
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-D. Tislow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 3 11
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 5 16      
a - D. Tislow pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Cummings (8, 4th Inning off D. Pelton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester , E. Cortez , H. Cummings 2 , M. Alva 2 , R. Colbourne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Lester 2 , A. Amador
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (3) , M. Alva (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Colbourne-Lester-Amador, Lester-Alva-Amador)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Pelton W (10-6) 9.0 6 0 0 2 5 0 99 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Pelton 78
Batters Faced: D. Pelton 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Pelton 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Pelton 99-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (9-9) 6.2 8 2 0 2 2 0 98 2.70   
D. Solomon 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.23   
B. Crosby 2.0 3 3 3 3 1 0 46 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 54
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 30, D. Solomon 1, B. Crosby 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 3-14, D. Solomon 0-0, B. Crosby 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 98-67, D. Solomon 6-4, B. Crosby 46-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Solomon 1-0
WP: B. Crosby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Pelton
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 19635
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