MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/13/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2107 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (92-59) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 2
Kansas City Bulls (65-86) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 8 1
Bulls Drop Captains, 4-3
The Kansas City Bulls faced a tough opponent in San Diego pitcher John Espersen, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Independence Field by a final score of 4-3. Espersen went 6 innings and allowed no runs. Kansas City starter Bob Crosby was credited with the win after throwing 111 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 11-12. The Bulls sit in last place in the National Baseball League Western Division with a record of 65-86.

Kansas City took a 4-3 lead on Rod Kremer's 17th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which Kremer hit in the bottom of the seventh, left San Diego pitcher Ken Craig visibly frustrated.

Kremer attributed the win to his team's "dogged determination."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .278 18 66
J. Hammit 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .310 6 26
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .361 18 85
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 11 73
   a-G. Locke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 11 37
   b-T. Row SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 22
E. Peters C 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .220 23 75
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .283 9 66
B. Anderson RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .275 5 38
R. Roe CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .292 7 62
J. Espersen P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .108 0 2
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Henry PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 1 17
Totals 29 3 6 3 7 3 11      
a - G. Locke pinch hit for E. Wilkins in the 8th
b - T. Row substituted for G. Locke in the 8th
c - W. Henry pinch hit for J. DeWitt in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Howard , R. Barnes 2 , T. Stallings 2 , B. Anderson
2-out RBI: D. Howard , R. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson
GIDP: T. Stallings , R. Roe , J. Espersen
Sac Fly: E. Peters
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (43) , B. Anderson (7)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Howard (13) , J. Espersen (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Hammit-Howard-Stallings, Hammit-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cortez RF 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .256 20 59
R. Kremer 1B 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .286 17 58
C. Taylor LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .320 24 69
H. Lahr CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .264 5 23
H. Cummings C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .251 7 37
D. Lester 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .200 0 9
R. Turner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .231 5 40
M. Alva SS 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .198 5 30
B. Crosby P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .162 0 3
   a-K. Durick PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 7 28
   J. Miller P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
Totals 32 4 8 4 6 5 20      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lahr (11, 4th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Alva (10, 7th Inning off K. Craig, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Kremer (17, 7th Inning off K. Craig, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kremer 4 , C. Taylor , H. Lahr 2 , H. Cummings 2 , M. Alva 3 , K. Durick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Kremer 3 , R. Turner
GIDP: R. Turner
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr (16)
CS: H. Lahr (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (14)
Double Plays: 3 (Lester-Alva-Kremer, Turner-Lester-Kremer, Lester-Alva-Kremer)
OF assists: 1 (Lahr(Hammit at 3rd base))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen 6.0 3 0 0 5 5 0 100 3.00   
K. Craig L (4-2), BS (1) 0.0 3 4 4 0 0 1 15 4.08   
J. DeWitt 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 66
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 25, K. Craig 4, J. DeWitt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 3-8, K. Craig 1-0, J. DeWitt 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 100-57, K. Craig 15-8, J. DeWitt 38-19
WP: J. Espersen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Crosby W (11-12) 7.0 6 3 3 5 3 0 111 3.48   
J. Miller SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crosby 51
Batters Faced: B. Crosby 30, J. Miller 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crosby 9-7, J. Miller 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crosby 111-62, J. Miller 25-14
WP: B. Crosby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Espersen
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 13022
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