MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
05/16/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 547 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (25-15) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Kansas City Bulls (18-22) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 X 6 9 1
Bulls Win, 6-2, Versus Brooklyn
Kansas City picked up a win at Independence Field, bumping off the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 6-2. Pitcher Tom Mitchell was a major reason the Bulls emerged victorious. Mitchell got the win, improving to 4-4. He gave up 8 hits and walked 4 over 8.2 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Andy Luce earned the save for Kansas City, his 4th of the year.

The Bulls got a big at-bat from right fielder Ken Durick. For the game, Durick was 1 for 2 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 8th double of the season gave Kansas City a 2-1 lead.

"Tom did a good job of managing their lineup," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.

Kansas City is now 18-22, Brooklyn 25-15.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264 4 20
J. Cooper RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .242 5 19
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .294 6 26
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .320 8 25
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 3 13
J. Mara C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .266 2 6
B. Anderson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .279 0 3
T. Pena SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .212 2 7
   a-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 4 15
D. Gaultney P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 1
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. McDaniel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 2 6
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 9 22      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for T. Pena in the 9th
b - K. McDaniel pinch hit for B. Keiser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Anderson (1, 2nd Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cooper (13, 5th Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Mara (4, 9th Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 3 , G. Landrum 2 , M. Bennett , J. Mara 2 , B. Anderson 3
2-out RBI: J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , G. Landrum , T. Pena , D. Gaultney
GIDP: B. Rawlins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper 2 (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Anderson-Bennett, Rawlins-Bennett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .223 3 15
K. Durick RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .260 6 20
   a-H. Lahr RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 0 5
C. Taylor LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .361 14 41
L. Moses 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .253 3 12
D. Tislow 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .238 5 13
F. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 2 13
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Lester SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 5 16
R. Colbourne 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 1 11
T. Mitchell P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   b-H. Cummings C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 0 1
Totals 31 6 9 6 2 3 6      
a - H. Lahr substituted for K. Durick in the 6th
b - H. Cummings substituted for T. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Durick (8, 3rd Inning off D. Gaultney, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. McLemore (3, 8th Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Tislow (5, 8th Inning off D. Gaultney, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (14, 8th Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 4 , K. Durick 2 , C. Taylor 4 , L. Moses 2 , D. Tislow 4 , F. Johnson , D. Lester , T. Mitchell
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , D. Tislow
GIDP: D. Lester
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Mitchell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lester-Colbourne-Tislow)
OF assists: 1 (Durick(Bennett at 2nd base))
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gaultney L (4-2) 7.2 9 6 6 2 3 3 114 2.72   
B. Keiser 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gaultney 38
Batters Faced: D. Gaultney 32, B. Keiser 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gaultney 11-7, B. Keiser 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gaultney 114-67, B. Keiser 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell W (4-4) 8.2 8 2 2 4 9 0 135 3.88   
A. Luce SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 65
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 37, A. Luce 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 6-9, A. Luce 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 135-90, A. Luce 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Luce 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Mitchell
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 13009
Special Notes: RF Ken Durick was injured while throwing the ball.
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