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.