MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
04/07/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 45 - FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (2-2) 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 12 0
St. Louis Explorers (2-2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Bulls Drop Explorers, 5-1
Bob Crosby pitched a gem to lead Kansas City to victory over the St. Louis Explorers, 5-1. Crosby got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 8 hits and walked 3 over 8 innings. He allowed 1 run. The win puts Kansas City at 2-2.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Haskell McLemore? The Kansas City center fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bulls on top, 3-1. For the game, McLemore had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Bob was exceptional and he pitched with a purpose," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .235 0 2
R. Colbourne 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .056 0 2
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 1 1
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .533 0 0
E. Cortez RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231 1 4
R. Turner 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .083 1 1
H. Cummings C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .364 0 1
M. Alva SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .182 0 0
B. Crosby P 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
   a-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5 2 3 13      
a - H. Lahr pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore (2, 5th Inning off H. Estes, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (2, 6th Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Alva (1, 9th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Turner (1, 5th Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 3 , R. Kremer , C. Taylor 2 , E. Cortez , R. Turner 4 , H. Cummings 3 , M. Alva 3 , B. Crosby
2-out RBI: H. McLemore , H. Cummings , B. Crosby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , R. Colbourne 2
GIDP: R. Turner
Sac Bunt: B. Crosby
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: H. McLemore (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (McLemore(Tudor at home), McLemore(Panetta at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .214 0 0
F. Martinez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .067 0 0
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
C. Panetta LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .214 0 0
B. Tudor 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .600 0 1
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Guinn SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 0 0
J. O'Neil C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .182 0 0
H. Estes P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   P. Juarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Adams PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 3
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Voeller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625 0 3
Totals 34 1 9 1 3 2 14      
a - T. Adams pinch hit for P. Juarez in the 7th
b - A. Voeller pinch hit for M. Clark in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tudor (1, 2nd Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Panetta (1, 4th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett , G. Parker , C. Panetta 2 , B. Tudor 4 , T. Guinn 2 , J. O'Neil
2-out RBI: B. Tudor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Martinez 2 , D. Bieler , T. Guinn
Hit by Pitch: D. Bieler
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Bieler-Tudor)
OF assists: 1 (Parker(Cummings at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Crosby W (1-0) 8.0 8 1 1 3 2 0 109 1.12   
A. Luce 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crosby 61
Batters Faced: B. Crosby 34, A. Luce 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crosby 11-9, A. Luce 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crosby 109-65, A. Luce 20-12
Hit Batsmen: B. Crosby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes L (0-1) 6.2 10 5 5 2 2 1 101 6.75   
P. Juarez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
M. Clark 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 34
Batters Faced: H. Estes 30, P. Juarez 1, M. Clark 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 7-9, P. Juarez 1-0, M. Clark 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 101-71, P. Juarez 2-1, M. Clark 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Juarez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Crosby
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 30348
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