MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/27/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 266 - TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (8-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Kansas City Bulls (11-8) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3 7 3
Blockbusters Absorb 3-1 Loss at Independence Field
Kansas City Bulls pitcher Tim McDonald whisked his team past the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 3-1. The Bulls raised their record to 11-8.

Kansas City second baseman Dennis Boggs helped the Bulls go up, 2-1, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Boggs hit a run-scoring single off Los Angeles pitcher Larry Mitchell.

"That was a really good outing by Tim," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .375 1 2
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .253 0 4
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 2 10
K. McDaniel LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 0 7
B. May 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 0 7
P. Popeck SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158 0 8
   a-B. Capps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
E. Laub CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091 1 3
S. Oubre C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .056 0 0
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 5 14      
a - B. Capps pinch hit for P. Popeck in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Frederick 3 , J. Brookins , B. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , K. McDaniel
GIDP: H. Katzen , P. Popeck , B. Capps
Sac Bunt: L. Mitchell
Sac Fly: H. Katzen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frederick-Popeck-Katzen)
PB: S. Oubre
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 3 7
B. Anderson CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .205 1 5
C. Taylor 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .317 4 13
   b-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 3
K. Durick RF 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 .397 1 7
H. McLemore LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .312 4 13
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Boggs 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .222 1 6
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 2 4
W. Greenan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .065 0 1
T. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   a-D. Tislow 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 6
Totals 27 3 7 3 4 6 13      
a - D. Tislow substituted for T. McDonald in the 9th
b - H. Lahr substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (2, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Durick (8, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Anderson (2, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins 2 , B. Anderson 2 , C. Taylor 2 , K. Durick 2 , D. Boggs 2
2-out RBI: K. Durick , D. Boggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. McLemore 2
GIDP: D. Boggs
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson
Sac Fly: H. McLemore
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Rawlins (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Durick (2) , D. Boggs 2 (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Alva-Boggs-Taylor, Taylor-Alva-Taylor, Boggs-Alva-Tislow)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (0-3) 7.0 6 2 2 2 6 0 110 1.87   
T. Benson 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 61
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 28, T. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 7-7, T. Benson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 110-72, T. Benson 17-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (4-0) 8.0 5 1 0 1 5 0 97 0.27   
B. Crosby SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 74
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 31, B. Crosby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 11-7, B. Crosby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 97-65, B. Crosby 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 19394
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