MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
05/16/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 518 - SUNDAY, MAY 16TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (20-17) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 12 1
New York Knickerbockers (23-15) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 2
Knickerbockers Lose at Home, 4-2, to Kansas City
Kansas City and New York duked it out and the Bulls came out victorious.

Kansas City Bulls pitcher Bernie Underwood whisked his team past the New York Knickerbockers, 4-2. Underwood, now 3-0, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 1, walking 5, and allowing 1 run.

The Bulls had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 4-2, Kansas City, with one out. New York, with the bases loaded, was mounting a threat. Bob Underwood dug in at the plate, but on a 1-0 fastball, he lined out.

The second-place Bulls bumped their record to 20-17.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .273 4 9
J. Villalobos 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .282 6 14
R. Kremer 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .297 5 21
C. Taylor LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .344 3 12
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Durick RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .179 5 10
R. Turner 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270 3 16
H. Alterman SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .321 2 16
T. Martinez C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .192 0 5
B. Underwood P 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 0 1
   a-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0 2
Totals 37 4 12 4 3 6 26      
a - H. Lahr substituted for B. Underwood in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Villalobos (7, 1st Inning off C. Hull, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (7, 6th Inning off C. Hull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , J. Villalobos 3 , R. Kremer 2 , C. Taylor 3 , R. Turner 2 , H. Alterman 2 , B. Underwood
2-out RBI: R. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , J. Villalobos , C. Taylor , K. Durick , H. Alterman , T. Martinez
Sac Bunt: R. Turner
Sac Fly: J. Villalobos , T. Martinez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Luce (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Turner-Villalobos-Kremer, Villalobos-Alterman-Kremer, Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Barrera 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .325 4 10
C. Hull P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .421 0 1
   B. Goff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 9 16
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Abril P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
   d-C. Fee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 6 18
B. Underwood LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .285 4 25
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .328 6 25
S. Wright RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .241 5 19
R. Zink 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .280 6 23
D. DeHaan SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 .184 0 1
R. Palmer CF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .263 2 10
   b-D. Mateo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 4 6
R. Hotz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .179 0 0
   c-D. Lamons PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 1 12
Totals 31 2 8 2 6 2 27      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for B. Goff in the 7th
b - D. Mateo pinch hit for R. Palmer in the 9th
c - D. Lamons pinch hit for R. Hotz in the 9th
d - C. Fee pinch hit for D. Abril in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (8, 1st Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Barrera (6, 6th Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Barrera 2 , B. Underwood 3 , S. Wright , R. Zink , R. Palmer , D. Mateo , D. Lamons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , F. Chavez , D. DeHaan
GIDP: P. Barrera , R. Hotz
Sac Bunt: R. Palmer
Hit by Pitch: P. Barrera
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Palmer (2)
CS: D. DeHaan (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hotz 2 (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood W (3-0) 8.0 6 1 1 5 1 0 114 3.57   
A. Luce SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 62
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 33, A. Luce 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 11-10, A. Luce 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 114-67, A. Luce 21-10
Hit Batsmen: A. Luce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull L (3-1) 6.1 7 3 2 3 3 0 94 0.93   
B. Goff 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.60   
J. Espinoza 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 3.10   
D. Abril 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 49
Batters Faced: C. Hull 30, B. Goff 3, J. Espinoza 8, D. Abril 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 5-11, B. Goff 1-0, J. Espinoza 0-3, D. Abril 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 94-61, B. Goff 13-10, J. Espinoza 23-16, D. Abril 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Abril 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernie Underwood
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 19171
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