MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/31/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1891 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (74-62) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Kansas City Bulls (74-60) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Knickerbockers Come Up Short at Kansas City, 3-2
The Kansas City Bulls scored a tight, 3-2 win versus the New York Knickerbockers at Independence Field. Kansas City pitcher Waldo Hardaway held his own in the contest. Bob Crosby finished to wrap up his 31st save. The second-place Bulls are 74-60.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Bulls shortstop Mario Alva hit a sinker from Sid Shafer for a 2-run single. Just like that, Kansas City was up, 2-1.

Alva told a Kansas City News reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .303 22 62
S. Wright 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 22 73
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .272 16 82
J. Madsen LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .272 14 64
B. Marston CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .237 6 53
D. Lamons SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 13 49
R. Hotz C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .218 7 37
B. White 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 3 21
S. Shafer P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .177 0 2
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 24 57
Totals 35 2 9 2 3 11 13      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for B. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (26, 3rd Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Underwood (22, 5th Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 4 , S. Wright , F. Chavez 3 , J. Madsen , B. Marston 2 , B. White , S. Shafer
2-out RBI: F. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright , B. Marston 2 , D. Lamons , R. Hotz
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons (37)
Double Plays: 2 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez, Underwood-Hotz)
OF assists: 1 (Underwood(Cortez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 25 68
D. Conley 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257 3 26
   b-A. Amador 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 10
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270 24 99
   c-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 4 15
K. Durick RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .273 18 86
D. Tislow 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .277 12 45
E. Cortez LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .270 6 43
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Alva SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .262 2 39
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 2 26
W. Hardaway P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 1 6
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-R. Turner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 3 8
Totals 29 3 6 2 5 4 17      
a - R. Turner substituted for D. Greenlee in the 9th
b - A. Amador substituted for D. Conley in the 9th
c - H. Lahr substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. McLemore , D. Conley , C. Taylor 2 , D. Tislow , M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez
GIDP: M. Alva
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Taylor (8) , D. Tislow (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McLemore(Wright at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shafer L (11-9) 6.0 6 3 3 4 3 0 94 3.34   
B. Williams 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shafer 47
Batters Faced: S. Shafer 27, B. Williams 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shafer 6-7, B. Williams 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shafer 94-53, B. Williams 31-18
WP: S. Shafer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (13-10) 7.1 9 2 2 2 8 1 113 4.14   
D. Greenlee H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.94   
B. Crosby SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 58
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 32, D. Greenlee 2, B. Crosby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 5-8, D. Greenlee 0-0, B. Crosby 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 113-72, D. Greenlee 13-9, B. Crosby 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Greenlee 1-0
WP: D. Greenlee , B. Crosby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Waldo Hardaway
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 20395
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