MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/27/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 993 - TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (35-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kansas City Bulls (37-35) 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 X 5 10 0
Bulls Improve to 37-35 with 5-0 Win
The Kansas City Bulls beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-0, at Independence Field. Grammercy Locke, in particular, was impressive. He was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Bernie Underwood earned the win for Kansas City. He lasted 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on 5 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 5-8. The win elevated the Bulls to 37-35.

Joe Rafferty, who is a two-time Most Valuable Player Award winner, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman drew 1 walk in 4 trips to the plate.

Locke told the media after that game that the mood in the clubhouse is "extremely positive" after a win like that.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ronnebaum RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291 7 26
B. Tonner CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 5
T. Adams 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .298 4 33
   a-C. Walton 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 2 26
N. Hubbard LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .207 7 23
M. Herron SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261 6 33
J. Aubert 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .257 5 27
R. Fischer 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .217 0 8
   G. Winn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   c-J. Horvath PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 2 12
A. Florez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .168 1 8
S. Farooqi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   b-T. Steuart 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 4 17
Totals 30 0 5 0 5 5 12      
a - C. Walton substituted for T. Adams in the 6th
b - T. Steuart substituted for S. Farooqi in the 6th
c - J. Horvath pinch hit for G. Winn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ronnebaum (11, 7th Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ronnebaum 3 , T. Adams , M. Herron , R. Fischer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tonner , J. Aubert , R. Fischer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Fischer (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aubert-Walton-Steuart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Tipton CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .246 4 25
J. Rafferty 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .244 11 36
G. Locke RF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .208 10 34
D. Phillips 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .317 6 20
N. Fisher LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 4 30
H. Cummings C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .296 2 10
B. Fesmire 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 7 15
R. Kolman SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .385 0 1
B. Underwood P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .176 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   B. Neas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 4 5 17      
a - T. Austin pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood (1, 6th Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Phillips (13, 7th Inning off G. Winn, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Locke (10, 3rd Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Locke 5 , D. Phillips 3 , H. Cummings 2 , R. Kolman 3 , B. Underwood 2
2-out RBI: J. Rafferty , G. Locke , H. Cummings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rafferty , D. Phillips , H. Cummings
GIDP: L. Tipton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cummings-Phillips, Fisher-Cummings)
OF assists: 1 (Fisher(Adams at home))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi L (5-7) 5.2 7 4 4 4 4 1 115 2.99   
G. Winn 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 29 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 39
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 28, G. Winn 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 3-10, G. Winn 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 115-66, G. Winn 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Winn 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood W (5-8) 6.2 5 0 0 5 3 0 103 3.03   
J. Ferguson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.29   
B. Neas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 62
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 28, J. Ferguson 4, B. Neas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 8-7, J. Ferguson 1-2, B. Neas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 103-54, J. Ferguson 16-12, B. Neas 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Grammercy Locke
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 20664
Special Notes: 2B Tom Adams was injured while running the bases.
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