MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/30/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 627 - TUESDAY, MAY 30TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (20-25) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (23-22) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 9 2
Blockbusters Take Down Bulls, 4-3
Los Angeles pitcher Ron LePiane did his part in helping his team beat the Kansas City Bulls, 4-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Los Angeles reliever Glen Winn picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Charlie Hickman absorbed the loss. With the victory, the Blockbusters upped their record to 23-22.

Chuck Walton, who is tied for 10th in the NBL with a .452 slugging percentage, came through for Los Angeles with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth. The center fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 1 RBI.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Los Angeles manager John Trausch.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murphy SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .248 1 9
L. Tipton CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .273 3 21
B. Anderson 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .200 1 2
   a-G. Locke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 5 23
   b-J. Buenano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 0
J. Rafferty 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .280 8 28
D. Phillips 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290 2 9
N. Fisher LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .226 4 15
B. Fesmire RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 4 9
   c-R. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
E. Tobin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 4 15
C. Hickman P 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 0 1
Totals 30 3 4 2 4 7 16      
a - G. Locke pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 8th
b - J. Buenano substituted for G. Locke in the 8th
c - R. King pinch hit for B. Fesmire in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Murphy , L. Tipton , J. Rafferty , D. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Fisher , B. Fesmire
GIDP: J. Rafferty , N. Fisher 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rafferty (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Rafferty-Phillips-Buenano)
OF assists: 1 (Fesmire(Florez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ronnebaum RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .288 3 17
   a-T. Cox PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 3 7
C. Walton CF, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .331 2 17
T. Adams 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 3 24
   c-B. Tonner CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
N. Hubbard LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 5 15
M. Herron SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .241 5 20
T. Steuart 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .243 3 11
J. Aubert 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254 2 12
A. Florez C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .141 0 5
R. LePiane P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 1 1
   b-D. Peter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 4
   G. Winn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 31 4 9 4 0 4 9      
a - T. Cox pinch ran for E. Ronnebaum in the 5th
b - D. Peter pinch hit for R. LePiane in the 7th
c - B. Tonner substituted for T. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walton (10, 1st Inning off C. Hickman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Aubert (8, 2nd Inning off C. Hickman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Ronnebaum (1, 5th Inning off C. Hickman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Walton (2, 8th Inning off C. Hickman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ronnebaum 4 , C. Walton 6 , M. Herron 2 , T. Steuart , J. Aubert 2 , A. Florez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Walton , N. Hubbard 2
GIDP: M. Herron
Sac Bunt: R. LePiane
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Herron (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ronnebaum (3) , M. Herron (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Aubert-Adams-Steuart, Adams-Herron-Steuart, Herron-Walton-Steuart)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hickman L (2-5) 8.0 9 4 4 0 4 1 109 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hickman 52
Batters Faced: C. Hickman 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hickman 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hickman 109-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. LePiane 7.0 2 3 2 4 6 0 104 2.74   
G. Winn W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. LePiane 65
Batters Faced: R. LePiane 28, G. Winn 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. LePiane 7-7, G. Winn 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. LePiane 104-62, G. Winn 27-17
WP: R. LePiane
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron LePiane
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM PT
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 17437
Special Notes: RF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases.
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