MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/26/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1874 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (58-76) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 6 8 0
New York Knickerbockers (72-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Crosby Hurls Bulls to 6-0 Shutout Win
It wasn't easy but the Kansas City Bulls made it look that way.

Starter Bob Crosby shut out the New York Knickerbockers despite having what he later called "sub-par" stuff, and the Kansas City Bulls cruised to victory, 6-0. Crosby allowed only 7 hits and rang up 7 strikeouts but insisted later that he did not deserve primary credit for the win.

"It didn't feel quite right today, but I got a lot of help to get through," he said. "I trusted my catcher and the guys behind me bailed me out more than once when I screwed up."

To date this season, Crosby has registered 27 starts, 10-11 won-lost mark, 3.50 ERA, 195.2 IP, 91 strikeouts and 99 walks. Opposing teams have hit .245 against him.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .248 10 31
D. Lester SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .214 0 6
R. Kremer 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .287 15 49
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .315 22 64
E. Cortez RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .257 19 54
B. Crankshaw 2B 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .285 3 18
R. Colbourne 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .187 4 21
I. Smith C 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .201 3 20
   a-M. Alva PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .169 4 23
   b-H. Cummings C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 6 30
B. Crosby P 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .179 0 3
Totals 33 6 8 6 6 7 15      
a - M. Alva pinch ran for I. Smith in the 9th
b - H. Cummings substituted for M. Alva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Colbourne (9, 3rd Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Kremer (15, 6th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kremer 6 , C. Taylor , E. Cortez 2 , R. Colbourne 2 , I. Smith
2-out RBI: , R. Kremer 2 , R. Colbourne , I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lester , E. Cortez , B. Crosby
GIDP: C. Taylor
Sac Fly: B. Crankshaw
Hit by Pitch: I. Smith
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cortez (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cortez(Lamons at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 22 53
S. Wright 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .320 16 72
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .253 11 76
S. Hudson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 7 33
D. Lamons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 9 48
R. Zink 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .209 9 37
D. Mateo LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 5 31
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 4 22
D. Abril P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 2 7
   B. Goff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-B. Vollbrecht PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 7
   H. Melendez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 7 0 2 7 15      
a - B. Vollbrecht pinch hit for B. Goff in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons (20, 7th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , S. Wright 2 , D. Lamons 2 , R. Zink , D. Mateo , B. Vollbrecht
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , D. Abril
Sac Bunt: D. Mateo
Hit by Pitch: S. Wright
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Underwood (7) , S. Wright (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Underwood (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Crosby W (10-11) 9.0 7 0 0 2 7 0 115 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crosby 78
Batters Faced: B. Crosby 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crosby 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crosby 115-69
Hit Batsmen: B. Crosby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril L (10-11) 7.2 7 5 4 4 5 1 112 4.11   
B. Goff 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
H. Melendez 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 32 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 48
Batters Faced: D. Abril 33, B. Goff 1, H. Melendez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 8-9, B. Goff 1-0, H. Melendez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 112-66, B. Goff 6-3, H. Melendez 32-16
WP: D. Abril
Hit Batsmen: H. Melendez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Crosby
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 21688
Special Notes: C Ivey Smith was injured being hit by a pitch.
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