MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
05/11/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 485 - FRIDAY, MAY 11TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (23-13) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Kansas City Bulls (17-19) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 X 5 9 2
Bulls Earn 5-4 Win Versus Burros
The Kansas City Bulls downed the Denver Burros, 5-4. The hitting star was catcher Fred Johnson. Johnson was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times for the Bulls. Kansas City is now 17-19, Denver 23-13.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Johnson delivered big-time for Kansas City, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Bruce Cardenas. The game-changing hit put the Bulls on top, 5-4.

Kansas City manager DD Martin praised his team's "businesslike approach."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .312 7 26
J. Bitting CF 5 0 0 1 0 1 6 .261 1 22
J. Robinson 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 .227 7 20
J. Crabtree 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .288 4 19
F. Bohley C 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .266 3 19
B. Raley SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .225 1 8
R. Castillo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .190 1 12
D. Smith LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .248 0 7
B. Cardenas P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .118 0 1
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 6 2 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (5, 2nd Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Robinson (7, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 4 , J. Crabtree 2 , B. Raley 3 , R. Castillo , D. Smith 3
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , D. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Robinson 2 , J. Crabtree , B. Raley
GIDP: F. Bohley , R. Castillo
Sac Fly: J. Robinson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Smith (19)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Moret(Tislow at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 2 14
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 1 20
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .366 11 38
D. Tislow 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 4 11
F. Johnson C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .279 2 12
D. Lester 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .301 4 14
   d-L. Moses 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 3 10
H. Lahr RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 5
R. Colbourne SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .308 1 11
   a-E. Cortez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .214 1 6
   c-M. Alva SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 0 0
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 0 1
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5 2 3 7      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 7th
b - L. Smith pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 7th
c - M. Alva substituted for E. Cortez in the 8th
d - L. Moses substituted for D. Lester in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lester (5, 7th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Lahr (1, 7th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kremer , C. Taylor , F. Johnson 2 , D. Lester 4 , H. Lahr 3 , E. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Hardaway
Sac Bunt: H. Lahr
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Lester (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Colbourne 2 (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Colbourne-Lester-Kremer, Tislow-Lester-Kremer)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas L (4-3) 7.2 9 5 5 2 3 0 115 4.26   
A. Sereni 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 42
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 32, A. Sereni 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 11-7, A. Sereni 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 115-74, A. Sereni 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sereni 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway 5.2 7 4 2 4 1 1 102 4.01   
D. Solomon 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.79   
R. Bargiel W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 40
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 29, D. Solomon 5, R. Bargiel 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 8-7, D. Solomon 2-1, R. Bargiel 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 102-65, D. Solomon 16-13, R. Bargiel 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Solomon 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Johnson
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 16042
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