MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
06/06/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 810 - TUESDAY, JUNE 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (26-32) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 2
St. Louis Explorers (29-29) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 9 1
Bulls Fall Short, 3-2, at St. Louis
In a low-scoring tilt between the St. Louis Explorers and the Kansas City Bulls, Dick Lott, who is tied for 4th in the NBL in quality starts with 10, was the difference-maker. The St. Louis right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. The winner was Lott. He threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Waldo Hardaway. Tony LaDuke notched his 3rd save of the season.

St. Louis took control in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and the bases loaded, Tom Guinn hit a 2-run single to make it 3-1, Explorers.

"Gutsy performance by Dick," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.

The win puts St. Louis at 29-29 this season.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 4 13
E. Cortez RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .267 6 19
C. Taylor LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297 9 29
R. Colbourne 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 1 11
   b-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 5
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Kremer 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .266 4 21
R. Turner 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .237 3 16
   d-K. Durick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 3 10
A. Thompson SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .242 2 5
   e-J. Villalobos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .138 0 2
I. Smith C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 1 8
   f-H. Cummings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 3 14
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .107 0 2
   a-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Crankshaw 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 1 10
Totals 32 2 4 2 4 4 14      
a - L. Smith pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 7th
b - H. Lahr pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 8th
c - B. Crankshaw substituted for D. Solomon in the 8th
d - K. Durick pinch hit for R. Turner in the 9th
e - J. Villalobos pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 9th
f - H. Cummings pinch hit for I. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Thompson (2, 7th Inning off D. Lott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cortez , R. Kremer , A. Thompson 4 , I. Smith
2-out RBI: R. Kremer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Thompson , B. Crankshaw
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Thompson (4) , I. Smith (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF, LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 .229 0 15
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .297 3 18
   b-B. Tudor 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 2 8
T. Adams 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .288 4 17
   c-A. Voeller 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 20
G. Parker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .294 4 31
C. Panetta LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .293 2 30
   d-K. Osterhage CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 4
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .233 5 12
T. Guinn SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .261 1 17
J. O'Neil C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .150 3 11
D. Lott P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .138 1 1
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Najera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .178 0 10
   T. LaDuke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 3
Totals 33 3 9 3 3 4 22      
a - F. Najera pinch hit for B. Tate in the 8th
b - B. Tudor substituted for F. Martinez in the 9th
c - A. Voeller substituted for T. Adams in the 9th
d - K. Osterhage substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Adams (6, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Bieler (2, 2nd Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Pickett , T. Adams 3 , G. Parker , D. Bieler 3 , T. Guinn 2 , D. Lott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett , F. Martinez , G. Parker 2 , J. O'Neil , D. Lott
Hit by Pitch: T. Pickett
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett 2 (14)
CS: T. Pickett (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn (6)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (3-8) 6.0 7 3 2 2 4 0 105 2.76   
D. Solomon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.80   
A. Luce 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 50
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 27, D. Solomon 4, A. Luce 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 10-3, D. Solomon 1-2, A. Luce 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 105-66, D. Solomon 16-8, A. Luce 26-16
Hit Batsmen: D. Solomon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott W (7-1) 7.0 4 2 2 3 3 1 103 2.39   
B. Tate H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.23   
T. LaDuke SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 61
Batters Faced: D. Lott 28, B. Tate 3, T. LaDuke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 10-8, B. Tate 2-0, T. LaDuke 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 103-64, B. Tate 14-8, T. LaDuke 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Lott
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 15721
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