MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
08/28/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1828 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (70-60) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 7 9 1
San Diego Captains (75-56) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 11 2
Bulls Earn 7-6 Win Versus Captains
The Kansas City Bulls beat the San Diego Captains, 7-6, at San Diego Sporting Complex. Kansas City right fielder Ken Durick led the way. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Dennis Greenlee came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. His record now stands at 5-1. Earning the save was Dusty Solomon. He's now cashed in 3 of 6 save opportunities.

Durick had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a full count fastball from John Espersen, he banged a 3-run home run to center, giving the Bulls a 7-4 lead. It was the 18th home run of the year for Durick.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Durick told the Kansas City Chronicle.

The setback makes San Diego 75-56.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .264 3 23
L. Moses 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 4 35
C. Taylor LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .294 25 79
K. Durick RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .332 18 49
E. Cortez CF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .260 10 37
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .288 6 35
M. Alva SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .219 11 44
   b-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 4 18
   c-R. Colbourne SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 15
H. Cummings C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .248 5 25
B. Weingartz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 0 2
   a-R. Kremer PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .232 3 9
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Tislow PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 4 12
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 37 7 9 7 3 7 20      
a - R. Kremer pinch hit for B. Weingartz in the 7th
b - H. Lahr pinch hit for M. Alva in the 8th
c - R. Colbourne substituted for H. Lahr in the 8th
d - D. Tislow pinch hit for D. Greenlee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (27, 1st Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Moses (13, 8th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Tislow (5, 9th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (25, 4th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Kremer (3, 7th Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Cummings (5, 9th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Durick (18, 9th Inning off J. Espersen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Moses 2 , C. Taylor 6 , K. Durick 5 , M. Alva , H. Cummings 4 , R. Kremer 4 , D. Tislow 2
2-out RBI: K. Durick , R. Kremer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , H. Lahr , H. Cummings
Sac Bunt: D. Lester
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roe CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .248 4 49
W. Henry 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .272 3 31
R. Barnes LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .354 21 86
E. Wilkins SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .268 5 64
   a-J. Quinlan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 4 25
E. Peters C 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .210 23 61
B. Anderson RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .262 9 50
T. Row 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .253 1 43
G. Jordan 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .227 5 31
R. Heath P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 0 6
   D. Gilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Parkyn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 2 18
   J. Espersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 3
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 4 4 23      
a - J. Quinlan substituted for E. Wilkins in the 4th
b - P. Parkyn pinch hit for D. Gilson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Henry 2 (12, 1st Inning off B. Weingartz, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Solomon, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wilkins (23, 1st Inning off B. Weingartz, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Row (26, 6th Inning off B. Weingartz, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Barnes (39, 7th Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Anderson (20, 8th Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Peters (23, 9th Inning off D. Solomon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Henry 4 , R. Barnes 2 , E. Wilkins 2 , E. Peters 5 , B. Anderson 4 , T. Row 2 , G. Jordan
2-out RBI: E. Peters , T. Row
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roe , W. Henry , J. Quinlan , R. Heath
Sac Bunt: R. Heath
Sac Fly: B. Anderson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Quinlan (3) , G. Jordan (4)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weingartz 6.0 5 4 3 3 2 0 90 3.76   
D. Greenlee W (5-1) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 41 2.92   
D. Solomon SV (3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 19 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weingartz 47
Batters Faced: B. Weingartz 27, D. Greenlee 10, D. Solomon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weingartz 4-12, D. Greenlee 4-1, D. Solomon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weingartz 90-58, D. Greenlee 41-25, D. Solomon 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath 7.2 6 3 1 3 6 2 127 2.48   
D. Gilson H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.75   
J. Espersen L (4-6), BS (2) 0.2 3 4 1 0 1 2 23 2.28   
R. Gordon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 62
Batters Faced: R. Heath 33, D. Gilson 1, J. Espersen 6, R. Gordon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 11-6, D. Gilson 0-1, J. Espersen 1-1, R. Gordon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 127-77, D. Gilson 6-5, J. Espersen 23-16, R. Gordon 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gilson 3-0
WP: R. Heath
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Durick
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 22754
Special Notes: SS Ernie Wilkins was injured in a collision at a base.
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