MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/09/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 43 - FRIDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (1-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Kansas City Bulls (3-1) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 X 5 11 0
McDonald Silences St. Louis Bats
The Kansas City Bulls received a superlative performance from starting pitcher Tim McDonald, allowing them to bump off the St. Louis Explorers, 5-0. The Bulls, now 3-1, have hit the ground running this season.

McDonald picked up the win. He's now 1-0, after putting the St. Louis offense in the deep freeze. Over 8.1 innings, he allowed no earned runs on 3 hits.

"Tim's not intimidated by who's stepping into the batter's box," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 0
G. Parker RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 0
F. Boone 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 0
B. Roberts LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 1
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
K. Osterhage CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 0 1
J. Gonzalez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Barnes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
Totals 28 0 3 0 1 7 7      
a - R. Barnes pinch hit for R. Birch in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Parker , B. Roberts , R. Barnes
GIDP: A. Voeller
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Roberts (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .333 1 4
H. McLemore LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .294 1 4
C. Taylor 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .333 2 5
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 1 3
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .286 0 1
R. Adams CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .111 0 0
B. Madaras SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
I. Smith C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .429 1 2
   a-W. Greenan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
T. McDonald P 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .250 0 1
   T. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5 3 7 15      
a - W. Greenan substituted for I. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Tislow (1, 3rd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Smith (1, 8th Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Taylor (1, 5th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Madaras (1, 6th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rawlins (1, 7th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins 5 , H. McLemore , C. Taylor 3 , D. Tislow 2 , R. Adams , B. Madaras 4 , I. Smith 3 , T. McDonald
2-out RBI: D. Tislow , I. Smith , T. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , D. Tislow , R. Adams , T. McDonald
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (2)
CS: R. Adams 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Madaras, Madaras-Tislow-Taylor)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez L (0-1) 6.0 8 3 1 2 5 1 95 1.50   
R. Birch 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 26 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 51
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 28, R. Birch 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 6-6, R. Birch 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 95-59, R. Birch 26-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (1-0) 8.1 3 0 0 1 7 0 113 0.00   
T. Mitchell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 83
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 28, T. Mitchell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 6-11, T. Mitchell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 113-70, T. Mitchell 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mitchell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 18678
Special Notes: C Ivey Smith was injured while running the bases.
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