1971 EDCS, Game 1: Springfield Bulls At Columbus Redbirds 10/15/1971
Bulls AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG G.Clines LF 5 1 1 0 .200 R.Staub RF 3 0 1 0 .333 A.Otis CF 5 2 2 0 .400 P.Rose LF 4 0 2 0 .500 J.Torre 1B 5 0 3 0 .600 B.Robertson 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Hebner 3B 3 0 2 2 .667 D.Sims C 4 0 1 1 .250 A.Kaline RF 4 0 1 1 .250 R.Clemente CF 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Hunt 2B 2 1 1 0 .500 E.Acosta P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-T.Cullen 2B 1 0 0 0 .000 T.McGraw P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Simmons C 5 0 1 1 .200 E-F.Healy PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Campaneris SS 4 0 1 0 .250 T.Harper 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 C.Kirby P 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Rojas 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 C-N.Cash PH 1 0 0 0 .000 F.Patek SS 2 0 0 0 .000 G.Peters P 0 0 0 0 ---- E.Fisher P 0 0 0 0 ---- P.Richert P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-J.Jeter PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .000 L.Allen P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Roberts P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Wilson P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-T.Kubiak PH,SS 1 1 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 4 12 4 Totals 31 1 4 1
A-Pinch Hit For Roberts In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Fisher In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Kirby In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hunt In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For McGraw In 9th Inning
Bulls........... 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4 12 1 Redbirds........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
Bulls (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Kirby WIN(1-0) 7 3 1 1 3 6 0 104 1.29 G.Peters HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 P.Richert 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 ---- L.Allen HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 B.Wilson SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 6 0
Redbirds (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Roberts LOSS(0-1) 6 10 3 3 2 7 0 98 4.50 E.Fisher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00 E.Acosta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 T.McGraw 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 16 0.00 Totals 9 12 4 3 2 8 0
ATTENDANCE- 36,162 DATE- Friday, October 15th 1971 TIME- Night T- 2:49 LEFT ON BASE- Bulls:12 Redbirds: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Bulls: 0 Redbirds: 1 ERRORS- B.Campaneris, T.McGraw DOUBLES- R.Hebner(1st), A.Kaline(1st), T.Simmons(1st), D.Sims(1st) STOLEN BASES- A.Otis(1st), B.Campaneris(1st) SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Kaline WALKS- R.Hunt-2, R.Staub, C.Rojas, T.Kubiak HIT BY PITCH- R.Hebner-2 STRIKE OUTS- G.Clines, A.Otis, J.Torre, R.Hebner, A.Kaline, T.Simmons, B.Campaneris, C.Kirby, B.Robertson, D.Sims-2, C.Rojas, F.Patek, J.Jeter GIDP- T.Simmons
Third baseman Richie Hebner had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Springfield Bulls defeated the Columbus Redbirds by the score of 4 to 1 at Sportsman's Park.
Springfield brought 2 runs across the plate in the top of the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Hebner who silenced Sportsman's Park as he doubled bringing in two baserunners. Bill Wilson was great in relief and recorded his 1st save.
Clay Kirby(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 7 innings. Dave Roberts(0-1) was the losing pitcher. He was touched for 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.