MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/29/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1894 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (76-60) 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 8 8 1
New York Knickerbockers (66-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3
New York Decked, 8-1, by Bulls
Pitcher Waldo Hardaway was sensational for the Kansas City Bulls in his team's 8-1 triumph over the New York Knickerbockers. Hardaway earned the win. By defeating New York, the second-place Bulls improved to 76-60.

Kansas City used a clutch at-bat from Dave Tislow to capture the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Bulls ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"The effort wasn't good enough," said losing manager Sean Kelly.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 .259 17 60
K. Durick RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .241 19 80
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .346 29 87
B. Rawlins 3B 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 .260 15 53
D. Tislow 2B 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 .275 13 37
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .302 8 39
B. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 5 31
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 9 43
W. Hardaway P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .207 0 3
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 34 8 8 8 6 7 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Tislow (13, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. McLemore (17, 6th Inning off R. Haney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 5 , K. Durick 2 , C. Taylor , D. Tislow 4 , R. Lewis , W. Hardaway
2-out RBI: H. McLemore , C. Taylor , D. Tislow , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , C. Taylor , B. Rawlins , B. Anderson
GIDP: B. Anderson
Sac Fly: K. Durick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore 2 (42) , C. Taylor (11)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Tislow-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 9 36
B. Marston CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .249 10 59
F. Chavez 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .238 7 51
S. Wright 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 13 76
R. Hotz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .241 8 33
B. White 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 7 20
   a-B. Underwood PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 18 62
D. Baker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 4
G. Fenton SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 0 17
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   R. Haney P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 6 10      
a - B. Underwood pinch hit for B. White in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Marston (10, 8th Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Marston 4 , F. Chavez , S. Wright , D. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Hotz 2
GIDP: D. Baker
Hit by Pitch: F. Chavez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Chavez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Madsen (10) , R. Hotz (6) , B. White (7)
Double Plays: 1 (White-Wright-Chavez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (10-10) 7.1 4 1 1 2 5 1 100 3.77   
B. Crosby 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 69
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 29, B. Crosby 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 7-9, B. Crosby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 100-60, B. Crosby 19-9
Hit Batsmen: W. Hardaway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (0-3) 4.2 4 7 4 4 4 1 89 5.94   
R. Haney 4.1 4 1 1 2 3 1 85 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 34
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 22, R. Haney 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 6-3, R. Haney 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 89-50, R. Haney 85-56
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Haney 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Waldo Hardaway
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 16418
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