MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/25/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 972 - SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (41-31) 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 11 0
Kansas City Bulls (36-34) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 11 0
Kiss Pops Two Homers in 6-3 Win for St. Louis
The St. Louis Explorers downed the Kansas City Bulls, 6-3. The hitting star was right fielder George Kiss. Kiss hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Explorers. Earning his 11th save of the year was Don Dalton. St. Louis improves to 41-31 with the win. They lead their division by 2 games.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Kiss hit a 3-run home run to put his team ahead.

"This is a very good team," said Kiss. "We have the chance to do something special."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 2 24
D. Bueno LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .264 6 32
J. Horrigan 1B 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .273 2 19
B. Fulton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .244 15 39
G. Kiss RF 5 2 4 5 0 0 1 .291 8 39
D. Bieler 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .217 1 15
F. Najera SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 2 17
T. LaDuke P 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .368 1 1
   D. Dalton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Wright C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .205 0 3
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Bueno (8, 7th Inning off C. Hickman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Kiss 2 (8, 1st Inning off C. Hickman, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Hickman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bueno 4 , B. Fulton , G. Kiss 10 , D. Bieler , T. LaDuke , C. Wright
2-out RBI: , G. Kiss 2 , D. Bieler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fulton , F. Najera , C. Wright 2
Sac Bunt: D. Bueno
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. LaDuke (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Bieler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murphy SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .243 1 11
J. Buenano CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .211 0 3
B. Anderson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .242 7 19
J. Rafferty 3B 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .250 11 35
D. Phillips 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .314 6 20
N. Fisher LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .247 4 30
B. Fesmire RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .237 7 15
E. Tobin C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .216 6 25
   b-G. Locke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 9 31
C. Hickman P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   R. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. King PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 1 3
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Cummings PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 2 9
Totals 36 3 11 2 2 10 17      
a - R. King pinch hit for R. McGuire in the 7th
b - G. Locke pinch hit for E. Tobin in the 9th
c - H. Cummings pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Rafferty (11, 2nd Inning off T. LaDuke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Murphy , J. Rafferty 5 , D. Phillips 3 , N. Fisher , B. Fesmire 2 , C. Hickman , R. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Anderson 2 , B. Fesmire
Sac Fly: N. Fisher
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. King (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Buenano(Bueno at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. LaDuke W (7-4) 8.2 11 3 3 2 10 1 146 2.12   
D. Dalton SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. LaDuke 58
Batters Faced: T. LaDuke 38, D. Dalton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. LaDuke 6-9, D. Dalton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. LaDuke 146-92, D. Dalton 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dalton 3-1
WP: D. Dalton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hickman L (4-6) 6.2 9 6 6 5 6 2 124 3.30   
R. McGuire 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.78   
J. Ferguson 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hickman 33
Batters Faced: C. Hickman 33, R. McGuire 1, J. Ferguson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hickman 8-5, R. McGuire 1-0, J. Ferguson 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hickman 124-72, R. McGuire 3-3, J. Ferguson 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McGuire 2-0
Balk: C. Hickman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Kiss
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 27545
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