MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
04/09/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 73 - SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (3-3) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 1
St. Louis Explorers (3-3) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
St. Louis Defeated by Kansas City, 4-2
Kansas City Bulls starter Tom Mitchell pitched his team past the St. Louis Explorers, 4-2. The winning pitcher was Mitchell, now 1-1. He tossed 9 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 3. Kansas City sits at 3-3.

Haskell McLemore, the 10th overall pick in the 1967 draft, had a direct impact on the outcome. McLemore contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Kansas City up, 4-2.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said McLemore.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .269 0 3
B. Crankshaw 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 1 1
   a-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .435 0 2
   b-J. Villalobos 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
E. Cortez RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .294 1 4
R. Turner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .111 1 2
M. Alva SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .200 0 0
I. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Mitchell P 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 1 14      
a - H. Lahr substituted for R. Kremer in the 9th
b - J. Villalobos substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (4, 1st Inning off D. Prentice, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 2 , B. Crankshaw , C. Taylor 2 , E. Cortez 2 , R. Turner , M. Alva , T. Mitchell
2-out RBI: R. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kremer
GIDP: R. Turner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore (2) , B. Crankshaw (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Turner (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Crankshaw-Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .176 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Adams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 3
G. Parker RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .304 0 2
C. Panetta LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .150 0 0
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 0 4
F. Najera SS 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .667 0 1
C. Wright C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
D. Prentice P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 3 12      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Adams , G. Parker 2 , F. Najera , D. Prentice
2-out RBI: G. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Parker , C. Wright
GIDP: T. Pickett
Sac Bunt: D. Bieler
Sac Fly: F. Najera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Voeller-Bieler-Adams)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell W (1-1) 9.0 5 2 2 3 3 0 114 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 69
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 9-14
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 114-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice L (0-2) 6.2 9 4 4 1 1 0 102 9.64   
J. Gonzalez 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 0.00   
M. Clark 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 40
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 29, J. Gonzalez 5, M. Clark 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 8-10, J. Gonzalez 1-3, M. Clark 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 102-62, J. Gonzalez 32-19, M. Clark 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gonzalez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Mitchell
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Rain (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 19600
Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 8th inning.
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