MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/17/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 173 - MONDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (6-7) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 13 1
Kansas City Bulls (7-6) 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 0
Bulls Pull Out Late-Game Win, 7-6
The Kansas City Bulls did just enough to sneak past the St. Louis Explorers, 7-6, at Independence Field. Kansas City left fielder Chris Taylor, in particular, had a standout performance. Andy Luce notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. His record now sits at 1-0. The win has Kansas City at 7-6.

The decisive blow was delivered by Emilio Cortez in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off 1961 Royal Ricketts Award winner Tony LaDuke to win the game for Kansas City. The home crowd went nuts.

"To not win that game stings a little bit," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .229 0 1
F. Martinez 3B, SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .306 1 1
T. Adams 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .306 0 4
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273 1 5
C. Panetta LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .182 0 4
D. Bieler 2B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .216 3 3
   R. DeJoseph P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Tudor PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .481 0 4
   T. LaDuke P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
T. Guinn SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .219 1 3
   c-K. Osterhage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   d-A. Voeller SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 0 6
J. O'Neil C 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .200 1 3
T. Jones P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-F. Najera 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 0 3
Totals 40 6 13 6 2 5 17      
a - F. Najera substituted for T. Jones in the 5th
b - B. Tudor pinch hit for R. DeJoseph in the 8th
c - K. Osterhage pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 10th
d - A. Voeller substituted for K. Osterhage in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pickett (3, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Adams (1, 5th Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Bieler 2 (3, 2nd Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Guinn (1, 4th Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Martinez (1, 5th Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Neil (1, 8th Inning off D. Greenlee, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 3 , F. Martinez 6 , T. Adams 3 , D. Bieler 8 , B. Tudor , T. Guinn 5 , J. O'Neil 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett , G. Parker , D. Bieler , T. Jones
GIDP: C. Panetta
Sac Bunt: J. O'Neil
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pickett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Martinez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 0 3
E. Cortez RF 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 .289 2 7
R. Kremer 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .318 1 2
C. Taylor LF 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .400 3 12
R. Turner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 2
   b-H. Lahr PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 1
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Crankshaw 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .263 0 2
H. Cummings C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 0 3
   D. Greenlee P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Villalobos PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 0 0
M. Alva SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .171 0 0
S. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Smith P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-I. Smith C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 2
Totals 31 7 5 7 5 5 7      
a - I. Smith substituted for L. Smith in the 5th
b - H. Lahr pinch hit for R. Turner in the 8th
c - J. Villalobos pinch hit for R. Bargiel in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Taylor 2 (3, 4th Inning off T. Jones, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off T. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Cortez (2, 10th Inning off T. LaDuke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cortez 5 , C. Taylor 8 , H. Lahr
2-out RBI: E. Cortez , C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Villalobos
Sac Bunt: I. Smith
Hit by Pitch: R. Kremer
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Smith (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kremer-Alva-Kremer)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jones 4.2 3 6 6 5 2 2 85 8.40   
R. DeJoseph 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 1.74   
T. LaDuke L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 35 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jones 31
Batters Faced: T. Jones 22, R. DeJoseph 7, T. LaDuke 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jones 5-6, R. DeJoseph 5-1, T. LaDuke 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jones 85-45, R. DeJoseph 19-13, T. LaDuke 35-24
Hit Batsmen: T. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.50   
L. Smith 3.0 7 4 4 1 0 4 56 10.29   
D. Greenlee 3.1 4 2 2 1 2 1 44 6.91   
R. Bargiel 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.38   
A. Luce W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 45
Batters Faced: S. Carter 4, L. Smith 16, D. Greenlee 15, R. Bargiel 2, A. Luce 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 3-0, L. Smith 6-2, D. Greenlee 4-4, R. Bargiel 0-1, A. Luce 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 11-6, L. Smith 56-28, D. Greenlee 44-29, R. Bargiel 7-4, A. Luce 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15837
Special Notes: SP Skip Carter was injured while throwing the ball.
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