MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/27/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1865 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (75-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
New York Knickerbockers (65-68) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 4 6 0
Knickerbockers Shut Out Bulls, 4-0
The New York Knickerbockers picked up a win at Knickerbocker Stadium, dropping the Kansas City Bulls, 4-0. Sid Shafer was the difference-maker. New York is now 65-68, while Kansas City is 75-59.

Steve Wells took Kansas City hurler Skip Carter deep in the bottom of the fourth. His 3-run home run put the Knickerbockers on top, 3-0. In all, Wells had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"I made a lot of good pitches," said Shafer. "I was right where I wanted to be."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 16 59
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 19 79
C. Taylor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346 29 86
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 15 53
D. Boggs 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .245 3 29
R. Lewis C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302 8 37
B. Anderson CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 5 31
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 9 43
S. Carter P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 5
   a-L. Moses PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .133 0 1
   T. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0 3 4 9      
a - L. Moses pinch hit for S. Carter in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. McLemore , D. Boggs , R. Lewis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , M. Alva
GIDP: H. McLemore , K. Durick
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alva-Boggs-Taylor, Alva-Boggs-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Madsen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 9 36
D. Lester SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .277 11 44
B. Underwood RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .276 17 61
S. Wright 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277 13 75
S. Wells 3B 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .221 8 48
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 7 51
B. Marston CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .251 9 58
H. Cummings C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .280 5 23
S. Shafer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 3
   B. Brion P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-D. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 4
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 26 4 6 4 3 6 5      
a - D. Baker pinch hit for B. Brion in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Wells (8, 4th Inning off S. Carter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Madsen , B. Underwood 2 , S. Wells 5 , H. Cummings
2-out RBI: , S. Wells 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez
GIDP: S. Shafer 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Wright
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood (32)
CS: J. Madsen (6) , B. Marston (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lester-Wright-Chavez, Lester-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Underwood(Lewis at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter L (10-9) 7.0 5 4 4 3 5 1 94 3.64   
T. Mitchell 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 53
Batters Faced: S. Carter 27, T. Mitchell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 7-6, T. Mitchell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 94-56, T. Mitchell 10-7
Hit Batsmen: S. Carter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shafer W (4-7) 6.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 77 3.23   
B. Brion 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.55   
W. Houston 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 35 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shafer 67
Batters Faced: S. Shafer 23, B. Brion 1, W. Houston 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shafer 9-8, B. Brion 0-0, W. Houston 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shafer 77-47, B. Brion 5-3, W. Houston 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brion 1-0
WP: W. Houston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sid Shafer
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 17571
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