MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/24/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 630 - TUESDAY, MAY 24TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (27-18) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (16-31) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
Bulls Capture Close Win
The Bulls grabbed a win, 4-3, at Blockbuster Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Los Angeles pitcher Rick McStay. McStay went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Bob Crosby earned his 14th save, after closing out the game. The triumph puts Kansas City at 27-18 for the season.

Buddy Shingleton, who won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1963, helped out the Kansas City cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the second baseman drew 1 walk.

"Feels good to get the job done," Shingleton said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 .241 12 23
H. Lahr RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .317 2 10
C. Taylor 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 10 25
   a-E. Cortez PR, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
B. Rawlins 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .338 7 24
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .218 1 11
B. Shingleton 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .260 3 25
   d-D. Boggs 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 6
B. Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .283 1 18
M. Alva SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 3 15
W. Hardaway P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .056 0 0
   b-K. Durick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321 9 25
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Barnes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 2 11
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 2 6 6 15      
a - E. Cortez pinch ran for C. Taylor in the 4th
b - K. Durick pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 8th
c - E. Barnes pinch hit for D. Fields in the 9th
d - D. Boggs substituted for B. Shingleton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lahr (2, 6th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 3 , C. Taylor , E. Cortez , R. Lewis , B. Anderson , E. Barnes
2-out RBI: R. Lewis , B. Shingleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shingleton , B. Anderson 3
GIDP: H. McLemore , B. Rawlins
Sac Bunt: B. Shingleton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Lahr (3) , E. Barnes (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rawlins (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McLemore-Rawlins)
OF assists: 1 (McLemore(Katzen at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Bohley C 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 6 15
R. Norton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 0 10
J. Brookins RF 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 .377 16 34
H. Katzen 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .256 2 17
C. Panetta LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .257 3 16
T. Hester SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .283 3 15
D. Taranto 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .284 2 18
B. May 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .278 1 22
R. McStay P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .136 1 2
   a-L. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 2 2
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Arkle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 10
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 5 19      
a - L. Allen pinch hit for R. McStay in the 6th
b - C. Arkle pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. May (4, 4th Inning off W. Hardaway, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Norton , J. Brookins 3 , H. Katzen , C. Panetta , T. Hester , D. Taranto 2 , B. May 3
2-out RBI: T. Hester , B. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Taranto , R. McStay 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Hester
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brookins (4) , R. McStay (1)
Double Plays: 2 (May-Taranto-Katzen, Katzen-Hester-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (4-3) 7.0 8 3 1 2 4 0 32 117 3.73   
D. Fields H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 3.00   
B. Crosby SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 1.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 55
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 32, D. Fields 4, B. Crosby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 7-9, D. Fields 1-1, B. Crosby 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 117-71, D. Fields 13-9, B. Crosby 17-12
WP: W. Hardaway
Hit Batsmen: W. Hardaway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. McStay 6.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 22 80 4.33   
C. Franklin L (3-5), BS (5) 2.0 2 3 3 4 2 0 12 46 3.88   
G. Forgette 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 61
Batters Faced: R. McStay 22, C. Franklin 12, G. Forgette 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 6-6, C. Franklin 1-3, G. Forgette 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 80-49, C. Franklin 46-25, G. Forgette 8-7
WP: C. Franklin 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 12872
Special Notes: 1B Chris Taylor was injured while running the bases.
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