MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/29/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1913 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (58-79) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (56-81) 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 X 7 14 1
Bulls Dealt 7-4 Loss by Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Bluebirds defeated the Kansas City Bulls by the score of 7-4, with the biggest share of the credit going to first baseman John Seidler. Seidler was 2-5 with 2 home runs for the Bluebirds on the day. Bob Hill was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 22 of 27 save opportunities. The victory puts Brooklyn at 56-81.

Jackie Cooper, the 23rd overall pick in the 1968 draft, helped out the Brooklyn cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the right fielder was 3-5 with 3 singles.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Seidler told the Brooklyn Times.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 3 18
D. Lester 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .212 0 6
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 15 49
C. Taylor LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .315 23 65
E. Cortez RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .261 20 56
R. Turner 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .238 5 38
M. Alva SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 4 23
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 6 30
W. Hardaway P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 0 2
   a-K. Hussey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 0
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 2 5      
a - K. Hussey pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Turner (5, 2nd Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Cortez (20, 7th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Taylor (23, 8th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , D. Lester , C. Taylor 5 , E. Cortez 5 , R. Turner 4 , M. Alva
2-out RBI: C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr
GIDP: R. Turner
Sac Bunt: W. Hardaway
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Lester (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Cummings)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Landrum at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .299 3 50
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 .228 5 25
G. Landrum LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .314 6 52
B. Rawlins 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 .289 13 60
J. Seidler 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 .222 20 38
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Tislow 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .226 6 35
   a-G. Fenton 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 17
T. Pena SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .138 1 3
E. Blain C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .228 6 23
D. Conway P 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .038 0 0
   b-M. LeDuc PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 5 15
   c-K. McDaniel 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 18
Totals 34 7 14 6 4 6 17      
a - G. Fenton substituted for D. Tislow in the 7th
b - M. LeDuc pinch hit for D. Conway in the 8th
c - K. McDaniel substituted for M. LeDuc in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Seidler 2 (20, 2nd Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Luce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 3 , D. Fogarty 2 , G. Landrum 2 , B. Rawlins , J. Seidler 8 , D. Tislow 2 , E. Blain , M. LeDuc
2-out RBI: J. Cooper , D. Tislow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty , B. Rawlins , J. Seidler , E. Blain
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty , T. Pena
Sac Fly: B. Rawlins
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Tislow (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Tislow-Pena-Seidler)
OF assists: 1 (Landrum(Cummings at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (6-17) 6.0 11 5 5 3 5 1 109 4.09   
A. Luce 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 43 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 32
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 31, A. Luce 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 4-8, A. Luce 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 109-67, A. Luce 43-30
WP: A. Luce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Conway W (7-16) 8.0 8 4 4 2 2 3 117 3.32   
B. Hill SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Conway 50
Batters Faced: D. Conway 32, B. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Conway 10-9, B. Hill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Conway 117-69, B. Hill 11-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Seidler
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 11559
Special Notes: 2B Dave Tislow was injured in a collision at a base.
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