MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
04/18/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 126 - THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (5-4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 11 0
Washington Eagles (3-7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 0
Bulls Sneak Past Eagles, 4-3
Kansas City rode a decent outing from starter Bernie Underwood to victory over the Washington Eagles. The final score was 4-3. Ron Maisner finished to wrap up his 1st save. With their winning streak at 5, the Bulls have raced to a strong start this season.

Kansas City used a clutch hit from Larry Tipton to get the win. The center fielder drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Bulls ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"The vibe's good," said Kansas City manager DD Martin. "We've got to keep it going."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Tipton CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .188 2 6
D. Phillips 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .281 0 4
N. Fisher LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 1 3
   d-B. Anderson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
G. Locke RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 1
J. Fulkerson 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .290 3 4
   e-G. Graham 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Dunphy 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .154 1 3
   f-J. Mincks SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Cummings C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .188 0 1
D. Murphy SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   b-R. Durham PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
   g-J. Buenano LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
B. Underwood P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
   a-B. Niedziela PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Cone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   R. Maisner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4 2 4 15      
a - B. Niedziela pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 7th
b - R. Durham pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 9th
c - J. Cone pinch hit for A. Luce in the 9th
d - B. Anderson substituted for N. Fisher in the 9th
e - G. Graham substituted for J. Fulkerson in the 9th
f - J. Mincks substituted for R. Dunphy in the 9th
g - J. Buenano substituted for R. Durham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Fisher (2, 1st Inning off B. Blevins, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Fulkerson (1, 2nd Inning off B. Blevins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Tipton (2, 9th Inning off C. Tovar, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Tipton 4 , D. Phillips 2 , N. Fisher 2 , G. Locke , J. Fulkerson 3 , R. Dunphy , H. Cummings , D. Murphy , B. Underwood
2-out RBI: L. Tipton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Tipton , G. Locke , R. Dunphy
GIDP: L. Tipton
Sac Bunt: R. Durham
Hit by Pitch: R. Dunphy
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Phillips-Murphy-Dunphy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thomas 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .400 0 3
M. Lockhart RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .256 0 4
   d-H. Disla PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Ballard LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .290 0 3
   b-B. Townsend LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Duersch SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .289 0 3
J. Ellison 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .278 1 3
   F. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Cardenas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   C. Tovar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Corrales C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 1
E. Laub CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237 1 6
R. Reed 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
B. Blevins P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-S. Price 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 36 3 10 2 2 7 18      
a - S. Price substituted for B. Blevins in the 6th
b - B. Townsend substituted for J. Ballard in the 8th
c - T. Cardenas pinch hit for F. Williams in the 8th
d - H. Disla pinch hit for M. Lockhart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duersch (3, 1st Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Cardenas (1, 8th Inning off A. Luce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Thomas (1, 7th Inning off A. Luce, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Thomas 5 , M. Lockhart , J. Ballard 2 , J. Duersch 2 , T. Cardenas 2 , E. Laub , S. Price
2-out RBI: J. Duersch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ellison 2 , E. Corrales , R. Reed
GIDP: E. Laub
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ellison-Duersch-Blevins)
OF assists: 2 (Laub(Phillips at home), Laub(Locke at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood 6.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 85 3.65   
A. Luce W (2-1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 36 3.24   
R. Maisner SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 57
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 26, A. Luce 9, R. Maisner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 10-4, A. Luce 1-2, R. Maisner 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 85-59, A. Luce 36-22, R. Maisner 13-9
WP: A. Luce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blevins 5.2 6 1 1 2 3 0 83 5.23   
F. Williams 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.00   
C. Tovar L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 2 3 3 0 0 1 15 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blevins 54
Batters Faced: B. Blevins 23, F. Williams 9, C. Tovar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blevins 6-6, F. Williams 3-2, C. Tovar 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blevins 83-54, F. Williams 24-16, C. Tovar 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Williams 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Tovar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernie Underwood
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 13947
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