MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/06/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (0-1) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0
Kansas City Bulls (1-0) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 12 1
Bulls Drop Burros, 4-3
The 1971 season is off to a good start for the Kansas City Bulls. The hometown Bulls dumped the Denver Burros, 4-3, at Independence Field. Rod Kremer spearheaded the win. He was 3-4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI. Kansas City reliever Mario Caldera got the win, raising his record to 1-0. John Gannon was tagged with the loss.

With Kansas City trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Kremer hit a changeup from John Gannon for a bases-clearing double. It was his 1st double of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 3-2.

Kremer told a Kansas City Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Davis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Crabtree 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Robinson 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
M. Perez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
R. Castillo 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-K. Schilling 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Gregory SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
T. Clark C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Gannon P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Hoffmeier PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3 2 2 8      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for R. Castillo in the 7th
b - K. Schilling substituted for D. Smith in the 7th
c - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for J. Gannon in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Castillo (1, 2nd Inning off M. Caldera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Robinson , R. Castillo 4 , T. Gregory , D. Hoffmeier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Davis , D. Smith
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Castillo-Gregory-Crabtree, Gregory-Schilling-Crabtree)
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Kremer at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 .750 0 0
J. Villalobos 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .500 0 0
R. McCoy LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 0
   b-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 .750 0 4
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Turner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 0 0
H. Alterman SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
B. Underwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Caldera P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Cortez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   J. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 12 4 0 8 13      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for A. Luce in the 7th
b - H. Lahr substituted for R. McCoy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kremer (1, 3rd Inning off J. Gannon, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Turner (1, 6th Inning off J. Gannon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 3 , J. Villalobos 2 , R. McCoy , R. Kremer 4 , R. Turner 2 , H. Alterman , E. Cortez
2-out RBI: , R. Kremer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kremer , H. Cummings , H. Alterman
GIDP: R. McCoy , H. Cummings
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. McLemore (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kremer)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gannon L (0-1) 7.0 11 4 4 0 8 0 109 5.14   
D. Scorza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gannon 47
Batters Faced: J. Gannon 30, D. Scorza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gannon 5-6, D. Scorza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gannon 109-72, D. Scorza 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 24 6.75   
M. Caldera W (1-0) 5.0 1 1 1 2 2 1 63 1.80   
A. Luce H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
J. Miller SV (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 26 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 42
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 5, M. Caldera 17, A. Luce 2, J. Miller 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 1-3, M. Caldera 8-4, A. Luce 1-1, J. Miller 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 24-15, M. Caldera 63-37, A. Luce 11-6, J. Miller 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Caldera 1-1 , A. Luce 1-0
WP: A. Luce
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rod Kremer
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 29650
Special Notes: SP Bernie Underwood was injured while pitching.
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