MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
08/09/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1600 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (61-51) 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 8 7 0
Cincinnati Packers (50-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 5 0
Kansas City Beats Cincinnati, 8-4
The Kansas City Bulls racked up a win at Roman Arena, bumping off the Cincinnati Packers, 8-4. Dick Scorza, who started for Kansas City, pitched effectively for his team. With the win, the Bulls hiked their record to 61-51.

Larry Moses, who finished 3rd in the ABL in doubles with 29 in 1968, helped out the Kansas City cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. For the game, the third baseman drove in one run.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Moses.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .313 17 49
L. Moses 3B 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 .248 1 17
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 .271 20 75
K. Durick RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .276 13 72
E. Cortez LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .281 4 35
D. Boggs 2B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .262 1 11
M. Alva SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .264 2 36
W. Greenan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304 0 3
D. Scorza P 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .157 0 4
   P. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 7 8 3 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Durick 2 (25, 6th Inning off A. Estrada, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Estrada, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cortez (4, 7th Inning off A. Ledington, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , K. Durick 4 , E. Cortez 4 , M. Alva , D. Scorza 2
2-out RBI: L. Moses , C. Taylor , K. Durick , E. Cortez , D. Scorza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , K. Durick , E. Cortez
Hit by Pitch: L. Moses , C. Taylor
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore (35) , D. Boggs (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Durick(Bennett at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Timmons 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 10 42
R. Brown CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .267 11 44
G. Bennett SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 11 46
   a-I. Avila PH, RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 3 14
D. Salas 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .238 8 48
J. Anderson RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 9 39
   b-L. McGee PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 3 25
   c-B. Wesley SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 4
J. Hembree C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 1 42
J. Murray LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .283 3 35
M. Clarke 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 2 10
A. Estrada P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 0 2
   A. Ledington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   d-G. Palmer PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 14 50
   A. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4 1 5 6      
a - I. Avila pinch hit for G. Bennett in the 7th
b - L. McGee pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 7th
c - B. Wesley substituted for L. McGee in the 8th
d - G. Palmer pinch hit for A. Ledington in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bennett (25, 4th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. McGee (1, 7th Inning off D. Scorza, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Palmer (5, 8th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Bennett 2 , L. McGee 3 , J. Hembree , J. Murray , G. Palmer 3
Sac Fly: R. Brown
Hit by Pitch: I. Avila , J. Anderson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Murray (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza W (10-6) 7.1 5 4 4 1 5 0 97 3.79   
P. Thornton 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 56
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 28, P. Thornton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 9-6, P. Thornton 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 97-57, P. Thornton 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Thornton 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Scorza 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Estrada L (7-12) 6.2 6 7 7 3 3 0 100 4.62   
A. Ledington 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 3.70   
A. Haney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Estrada 34
Batters Faced: A. Estrada 31, A. Ledington 5, A. Haney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Estrada 6-11, A. Ledington 2-2, A. Haney 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Estrada 100-61, A. Ledington 12-8, A. Haney 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ledington 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Estrada 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Scorza
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 16139
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