MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
07/01/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1118 - THURSDAY, JULY 1ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (45-36) 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 13 0
Cincinnati Packers (41-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Taylor scores 3 runs to Power Bulls Offense
The exploits of first baseman Chris Taylor, who is tied for 3rd in the NBL in home runs with 13, helped the Kansas City Bulls defeat the Cincinnati Packers, 6-0. Taylor was 2-2 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Pat Thornton, the winner, goes to 1-0. He allowed no runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 5 strikeouts over 8 innings. The loss makes Cincinnati 41-41.

Early in the game, Taylor had a 2-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Bulls on top, 2-0.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Taylor.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 10 27
H. McLemore LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .281 10 43
C. Taylor 1B 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 .359 13 53
K. Durick RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .288 5 40
D. Boggs 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .258 1 21
R. Lewis C 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .331 3 20
B. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 4 18
D. Tislow 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .365 8 23
P. Thornton P 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 37 6 13 6 5 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore (17, 5th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (13, 1st Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Tislow (8, 6th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins , H. McLemore 3 , C. Taylor 5 , K. Durick 2 , D. Boggs , R. Lewis 3 , D. Tislow 5
2-out RBI: K. Durick , D. Boggs , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , D. Boggs 2 , B. Anderson , P. Thornton
Sac Bunt: H. McLemore , B. Anderson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: H. McLemore (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rawlins-Boggs-Taylor, Taylor-Rawlins-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Murray LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 14
D. Salas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 3 31
G. Palmer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 4 33
G. Bennett SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 5 45
L. McGee RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 3 24
J. Hembree C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .316 0 21
I. Avila CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .213 1 19
J. Dickerson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 8
A. Fonseca P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
   A. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Ferrie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0 0 5 9      
a - L. Ferrie pinch hit for A. Haney in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Palmer (11, 1st Inning off P. Thornton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Palmer 2 , G. Bennett , L. McGee , J. Hembree 2 , I. Avila
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Bennett
GIDP: I. Avila , A. Fonseca
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Murray (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Thornton W (1-0) 8.0 6 0 0 0 5 0 83 0.00   
B. Crosby 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Thornton 75
Batters Faced: P. Thornton 28, B. Crosby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Thornton 6-11, B. Crosby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Thornton 83-57, B. Crosby 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (2-3) 5.2 11 6 6 2 1 2 103 4.81   
A. Haney 2.1 2 0 0 3 3 0 55 2.16   
J. Meek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 22
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 29, A. Haney 12, J. Meek 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 6-9, A. Haney 1-3, J. Meek 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 103-60, A. Haney 55-31, J. Meek 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Haney 1-0
WP: A. Haney
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 15934
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