MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
05/25/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 665 - FRIDAY, MAY 25TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (24-23) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (30-18) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 7 0
Bulls Suffer One-Run Loss at Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Bluebirds got a magnificent performance from pitcher Dave Teckenbrock, who muffled the Kansas City offense en route to a tight, 2-1 Bluebirds win at Flatbush Park. Brooklyn goes to 30-18. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.

Greg Landrum was 1 for 3, while adding 2 RBI for Brooklyn. With no one out and the game tied in the bottom of the sixth inning, Landrum, who won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1971, had a clutch at-bat. Facing Kansas City hurler Skip Carter, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Bluebirds a 2-1 lead.

"Some games build character," said Brooklyn manager John Meeker. "Like this one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 4 16
   c-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 2 8
   e-M. Alva SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 1
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 2 23
C. Taylor LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .353 14 43
K. Durick RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 8 23
D. Tislow 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .238 5 16
F. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .291 3 18
D. Lester SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .313 5 19
   a-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 1
   d-B. Crankshaw 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
R. Colbourne 2B 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .286 5 20
   b-H. Lahr PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 5
S. Carter P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .115 0 2
Totals 28 1 6 1 4 7 15      
a - L. Smith pinch hit for D. Lester in the 7th
b - H. Lahr pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 7th
c - E. Cortez pinch hit for H. McLemore in the 7th
d - B. Crankshaw substituted for L. Smith in the 7th
e - M. Alva substituted for E. Cortez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Colbourne (4, 2nd Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Taylor , K. Durick , F. Johnson , D. Lester , R. Colbourne 2 , H. Lahr
2-out RBI: R. Colbourne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez , R. Kremer , S. Carter
GIDP: F. Johnson , H. Lahr
Sac Bunt: K. Durick , S. Carter 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Colbourne-Lester-Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .251 5 21
D. Fogarty CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 4 22
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .327 10 29
G. Landrum LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .287 6 33
L. Winter 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 4 21
G. Fenton SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 1 8
E. Blain C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 0 6
D. Calise 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 4 15
D. Teckenbrock P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 1
   a-M. LeDuc PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .371 0 5
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 7 2 1 2 8      
a - M. LeDuc pinch hit for D. Teckenbrock in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Calise (4, 2nd Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Fenton (1, 4th Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Fogarty (3, 6th Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper , D. Fogarty 3 , G. Landrum , L. Winter , G. Fenton 2 , D. Calise 2 , M. LeDuc
2-out RBI: G. Landrum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , E. Blain , D. Teckenbrock
GIDP: G. Fenton
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty
Sac Fly: G. Landrum
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Blain-Winter-Calise, Winter-Fenton-Calise)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter L (6-3) 8.0 7 2 2 1 2 0 90 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 61
Batters Faced: S. Carter 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 90-57
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock W (5-3) 7.0 4 1 1 4 6 0 109 3.98   
B. Hill SV (10) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 67
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 28, B. Hill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 7-7, B. Hill 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 109-63, B. Hill 28-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Teckenbrock
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 20023
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