1971 CRL Championship, Game 5: Springfield Bulls At Wyoming Pioneers          10/31/1971
  Bulls              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pioneers           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Otis CF           4  0  1  0 .318     M.Mota RF           2  0  0  0 .250  
  R.Hunt 2B           4  0  0  0 .053   B-R.Woods CF          1  0  0  0 .200  
G-T.Cullen 2B         0  0  0  0 ----     J.Foy 3B            4  0  0  0 .250  
  R.Hebner 3B         4  0  0  0 .261     B.Williams LF       4  0  0  0 .300  
H-N.Cash 1B           0  0  0  01.000     F.Howard 1B         2  0  0  0 .455  
  J.Torre 1B,3B       4  1  1  0 .391   C-M.Ryan C            2  0  0  0 .111  
  T.Simmons C         4  1  1  0 .389     J.Bateman C         0  0  0  0 .143  
  J.Briggs LF         3  1  0  0 .333   A-T.Oliva PH,RF       3  0  1  0 .333  
I-B.Davis LF          0  0  0  0 ----     F.Millan 2B         3  1  1  0 .222  
  A.Kaline RF         2  1  0  1 .267     L.Cardenas SS       3  0  1  0 .235  
  B.Campaneris SS     2  0  0  1 .313     S.Jackson CF        2  0  0  0 .133  
  C.Kirby P           2  0  0  1 .000   D-L.May 1B            1  0  1  1 .333  
                                          D.Ellis P           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        E-D.Buford PH         1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          J.Grzenda P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        F-T.Taylor PH         1  0  0  0 .556  
                                          S.Mingori P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  4  3  3                 Totals      30  1  4  1
A-Pinch Hit For Bateman In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Mota In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Howard In 6th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Jackson In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Ellis In 6th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Grzenda In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hunt In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hebner In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Briggs In 9th Inning
Bulls........... 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 0  -  4  3  0
Pioneers........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  4  2
Bulls (4-1)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Kirby WIN(2-0)          9       4   1   1   2   9   0 112   1.59
Totals                    9       4   1   1   2   9   0
Pioneers (1-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Ellis LOSS(0-1)         6       2   4   3   2   2   0  98   4.50
J.Grzenda                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
S.Mingori                 2       1   0   0   0   1   0  25   0.00
Totals                    9       3   4   3   2   3   0
ATTENDANCE- 38,268 DATE- Sunday, October 31st 1971 TIME- Day 
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Bulls: 2  Pioneers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bulls: 0  Pioneers: 0
ERRORS- F.Howard, F.Millan
DOUBLES- T.Oliva(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Otis(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Otis
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Millan
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Campaneris, C.Kirby
WALKS- J.Briggs, A.Kaline, R.Woods, J.Bateman
STRIKE OUTS- A.Otis, R.Hunt, R.Hebner, R.Woods, J.Foy, B.Williams, F.Howard,
             M.Ryan-2, F.Millan, L.Cardenas, S.Jackson
WILD PITCHES- C.Kirby
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Ron Woods robbed Johnny Briggs of a Homerun!
Clay Kirby had a strong outing at Metropolitan Stadium where the Springfield
Bulls beat the Wyoming Pioneers by the score of 4 to 1.
Springfield scored all of the necessary runs in the 5th inning when they
scored 4 runs on 2 hits.  Springfield managed only 3 hits on the afternoon.
Kirby(2-0) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Dock Ellis(0-1) was the
loser.  He gave up only 2 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.