MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/17/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2150 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (67-87) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 12 2
Kansas City Bulls (88-67) 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 8 7 1
Los Angeles 8-5 Losers to Bulls
The Kansas City Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 8-5, at Independence Field. Leading the charge for Kansas City was third baseman Bob Rawlins. He was 1-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Bob Crosby recorded the save, making him 39 for 48. After today's action, Kansas City sits at 88-67; Los Angeles slips to 67-87.

Haskell McLemore, who finished 5th in the NBL in runs with 100 last year, helped out the Kansas City cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the left fielder went 1-3 with a walk, while scoring 2.

"If it's down the middle," said Rawlins, "you might as well hit it."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .267 4 62
L. Allen LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .252 9 26
J. Brookins RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .360 43 118
J. Locricchio 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .237 2 27
M. Perez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .288 3 26
F. Bohley C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 13 47
T. Hester SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .246 11 64
O. Gaskins 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .228 0 5
R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 4
   a-C. Panetta PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 7 56
   J. Hampton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   b-E. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 8 29
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Arkle PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293 11 39
Totals 38 5 12 5 2 6 19      
a - C. Panetta pinch hit for R. McStay in the 3rd
b - E. Hernandez pinch hit for J. Hampton in the 7th
c - C. Arkle pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (40, 4th Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. May (43, 9th Inning off D. Callahan, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Allen (2, 6th Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. May 3 , L. Allen 5 , J. Brookins 3 , J. Locricchio , M. Perez , T. Hester 2 , O. Gaskins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Perez 3 , F. Bohley , T. Hester
GIDP: J. Hampton
Sac Bunt: F. Bohley
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hester (18) , T. Benson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gaskins-Hester-Locricchio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 .342 17 58
H. McLemore LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .251 34 89
C. Taylor 1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .339 41 107
   c-E. Cortez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 4 8
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .271 23 62
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 9 58
B. Shingleton 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 11 52
   a-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 6 33
   b-D. Boggs 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 3 27
M. Alva SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .253 6 36
B. Anderson CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .274 5 60
S. Carter P 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .225 0 10
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 7 8 6 3 14      
a - H. Lahr pinch hit for B. Shingleton in the 6th
b - D. Boggs substituted for H. Lahr in the 7th
c - E. Cortez substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Taylor (8, 2nd Inning off R. McStay, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rawlins (17, 6th Inning off J. Hampton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins 4 , H. McLemore , C. Taylor 4 , M. Alva 2 , S. Carter
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins , H. McLemore , C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , R. Lewis , D. Boggs
GIDP: B. Rawlins
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore (58) , C. Taylor (8)
CS: M. Alva (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Boggs (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Carter-Shingleton-Taylor)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. McStay L (11-11) 2.0 4 5 5 3 1 0 13 50 4.52   
J. Hampton 4.0 2 3 0 3 1 1 16 68 3.75   
T. Benson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 26 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 22
Batters Faced: R. McStay 13, J. Hampton 16, T. Benson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 3-2, J. Hampton 7-2, T. Benson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 50-30, J. Hampton 68-36, T. Benson 26-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Carter W (19-5) 8.1 10 5 4 1 6 0 36 120 2.96   
D. Callahan 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2.44   
B. Crosby SV (39) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 50
Batters Faced: S. Carter 36, D. Callahan 2, B. Crosby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 9-9, D. Callahan 0-0, B. Crosby 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 120-85, D. Callahan 9-6, B. Crosby 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Callahan 3-3 , B. Crosby 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Rawlins
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 26222
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