MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
07/04/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 1092 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (40-40) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 8 0
Cleveland Bobcats (36-43) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Kansas City Beats Cleveland, 4-2
The Kansas City Bulls defeated the Cleveland Bobcats, 4-2, in National Baseball League action at Lakefront Stadium. Kansas City pitcher Billy Neas had a standout performance. Neas went 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 8. His record improves to 1-0. The win gives Kansas City a season record of 40-40.

A crucial at-bat came with the bases empty and no one out in the top of the sixth inning. That's when center fielder Jeff Buenano, who finished 4th in the ABL in stolen bases with 23 in 1964, hit a double. The Bulls went on to win.

Neas called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murphy SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .255 2 16
D. Phillips 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 7 21
J. Rafferty 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .241 12 41
G. Locke RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .210 10 36
B. Anderson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .225 7 19
B. Fesmire LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .233 7 16
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .253 2 10
J. Buenano CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .283 0 5
B. Neas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Tipton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 4 27
   P. Nunez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 3 9      
a - L. Tipton pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Buenano (1, 6th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Murphy 2 , D. Phillips , J. Rafferty 2 , G. Locke , J. Buenano 3
2-out RBI: D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Phillips , B. Anderson
GIDP: H. Cummings
Sac Bunt: D. Phillips , B. Neas
Hit by Pitch: D. Murphy
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wade 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .150 3 7
H. Batkin 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .323 7 17
J. Lawrence 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .252 3 14
G. Proctor LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .209 5 19
T. Crowell CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .201 5 21
H. Comp SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .194 1 15
R. Cafarelli C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 2 9
   b-D. Appleby PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 4 24
D. Reppe RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 9 23
   c-G. Clement PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 11
D. Leonard P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 1 2
   M. Traber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Shingleton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 4 20
   C. Pellegrino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191 3 12
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 10 13      
a - B. Shingleton pinch hit for M. Traber in the 7th
b - D. Appleby pinch hit for R. Cafarelli in the 9th
c - G. Clement pinch hit for D. Reppe in the 9th
d - R. Gardner pinch hit for C. Pellegrino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lawrence (2, 4th Inning off B. Neas, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Shingleton (2, 7th Inning off B. Neas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Proctor (5, 8th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lawrence 3 , G. Proctor 5 , B. Shingleton 3
2-out RBI: G. Proctor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wade , H. Comp 2
Hit by Pitch: G. Clement
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Comp-Cafarelli-Wade)
OF assists: 1 (Crowell(Phillips at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Neas W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 3 8 0 109 0.36   
J. Ferguson H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 1.80   
P. Nunez SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Neas 70
Batters Faced: B. Neas 28, J. Ferguson 4, P. Nunez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Neas 9-4, J. Ferguson 0-2, P. Nunez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Neas 109-63, J. Ferguson 19-13, P. Nunez 9-7
Hit Batsmen: P. Nunez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard L (4-10) 5.2 5 3 3 0 3 0 91 3.96   
M. Traber 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 31 3.00   
C. Pellegrino 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 29 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 50
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 22, M. Traber 7, C. Pellegrino 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 3-10, M. Traber 2-2, C. Pellegrino 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 91-60, M. Traber 31-20, C. Pellegrino 29-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Traber 2-0
WP: D. Leonard
Hit Batsmen: D. Leonard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Neas
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 15149
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