MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
05/26/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 679 - SATURDAY, MAY 26TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (24-24) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (31-18) 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 X 6 11 0
Brooklyn Edges Bulls, 6-5, Cooper Clutch
The Brooklyn Bluebirds beat the Kansas City Bulls, 6-5, at Flatbush Park. Jackie Cooper, who is tied for 8th in the NBL in runs scored with 33, starred for Brooklyn. He was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Dick Conway, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 5 runs on 7 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 6. His record now stands at 7-1. Bob Hill earned the save, his 11th.

Cooper contributed in the bottom of the third. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Brooklyn get the win.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Cooper, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."

The first-place Bluebirds have won 4 straight games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .232 4 16
R. Kremer 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .296 2 24
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .350 15 45
K. Durick RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .286 8 23
D. Tislow 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .238 6 18
F. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 3 18
D. Lester SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 5 19
R. Colbourne 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 5 20
   b-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 2 8
T. Mitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
   a-L. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 0 1
   D. Solomon P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-L. Moses PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 3 12
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 12      
a - L. Smith pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 5th
b - E. Cortez pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 9th
c - L. Moses pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore 2 (11, 1st Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Johnson (5, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Kremer (4, 1st Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (15, 1st Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Tislow (6, 6th Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 5 , R. Kremer 3 , C. Taylor 4 , K. Durick 2 , D. Tislow 4 , F. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , D. Tislow , D. Lester
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Smith (1)
CS: H. McLemore (7) , K. Durick (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kremer (4) , D. Solomon (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lester-Colbourne-Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .266 4 22
   b-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 2 6
   c-D. Calise CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 4 15
J. Cooper RF 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .262 6 25
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .291 6 33
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .319 10 29
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .264 4 16
L. Winter 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .269 4 21
J. Mara C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245 2 6
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Anderson SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .321 0 4
D. Conway P 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   K. Wade P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-E. Blain C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 0 6
Totals 34 6 11 5 3 8 21      
a - E. Blain substituted for K. Wade in the 8th
b - K. McDaniel pinch hit for D. Fogarty in the 8th
c - D. Calise substituted for K. McDaniel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cooper (6, 3rd Inning off T. Mitchell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty , K. McDaniel , J. Cooper 6 , G. Landrum 2 , J. Mara , B. Anderson 3
2-out RBI: J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Landrum , B. Rawlins 2 , M. Bennett 2 , J. Mara
GIDP: J. Cooper
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty , D. Conway
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (11)
CS: K. McDaniel (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell L (4-5) 4.0 7 6 5 2 5 1 68 3.81   
D. Solomon 4.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 58 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 29
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 23, D. Solomon 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 7-1, D. Solomon 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 68-42, D. Solomon 58-39
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Conway W (7-1) 5.0 7 5 5 2 6 2 84 3.89   
K. Wade H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 4.80   
B. Hill SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Conway 37
Batters Faced: D. Conway 23, K. Wade 7, B. Hill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Conway 5-3, K. Wade 1-1, B. Hill 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Conway 84-49, K. Wade 29-17, B. Hill 19-10
WP: B. Hill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Cooper
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 20720
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