MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/27/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 288 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (13-8) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 12 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (12-10) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 4 11 1
Blockbusters Edge Bulls, 4-3
Fans watched the Los Angeles Blockbusters and the Kansas City Bulls fight to the finish.

The Los Angeles Blockbusters defeated the Kansas City Bulls, 4-3, at Blockbuster Stadium. Leading the charge for Los Angeles was shortstop Tom Hester. He was 4 for 4 with 4 singles, while scoring 2 times. Bruce Shone, who signed a 2-year contract worth $140,800 on 02/11/1977, was the winner. He's now 1-0. The loser was Skip Carter. Cardell Franklin earned the save for Los Angeles, his 3rd.

Los Angeles third baseman Bill May contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a splitter to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 21st hit of the season and put the Blockbusters ahead, 4-0.

"I was hoping to make good contact," said Hester. "I wasn't trying to knock the snot out of it."

With the loss, Kansas City falls to 13-8.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Shingleton 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .276 3 14
K. Durick RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .325 4 9
C. Taylor 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .276 2 8
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .321 3 12
E. Cortez LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .444 0 0
E. Barnes C 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 1 3
B. Anderson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 0 6
B. Madaras SS 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .267 1 4
   c-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 0 4
S. Carter P 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .100 0 2
   a-H. McLemore PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .176 3 6
   J. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .421 2 4
   T. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 2 6 2 22      
a - H. McLemore pinch hit for S. Carter in the 6th
b - R. Turner pinch hit for J. Williams in the 7th
c - H. Lahr pinch hit for B. Madaras in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins 2 (8, 5th Inning off B. Shone, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Cortez (1, 7th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Shingleton (3, 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Shingleton 4 , K. Durick 3 , C. Taylor 2 , B. Rawlins 4 , E. Cortez 2 , B. Anderson , B. Madaras 2
2-out RBI: K. Durick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Shingleton 2 , C. Taylor , B. Rawlins , E. Cortez 3 , R. Turner
GIDP: C. Taylor , E. Cortez
Sac Bunt: S. Carter
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Anderson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Cortez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Madaras-Shingleton-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Oubre C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 1
T. Hester SS 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .267 0 4
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .293 2 9
M. Perez CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .378 1 9
J. Locricchio RF, LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
B. May 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .266 1 8
E. Hernandez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
   b-L. Allen LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Norton 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 0 7
B. Shone P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0
   a-D. Taranto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 1 8
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4 0 4 13      
a - D. Taranto pinch hit for B. Shone in the 6th
b - L. Allen substituted for E. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Perez 2 (4, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Carter, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hester 4 , H. Katzen 2 , M. Perez 4 , J. Locricchio , B. May 2
2-out RBI: M. Perez , B. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Locricchio , B. May , B. Shone
GIDP: H. Katzen
Sac Fly: J. Locricchio
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Norton-Hester-Katzen, May-Norton-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Carter L (2-2) 5.0 10 4 4 0 3 0 25 93 3.00   
J. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 6.35   
T. Mitchell 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 20 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 34
Batters Faced: S. Carter 25, J. Williams 3, T. Mitchell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 6-6, J. Williams 2-1, T. Mitchell 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 93-65, J. Williams 15-9, T. Mitchell 20-16
Balk: S. Carter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Shone W (1-0) 6.0 8 2 1 6 2 0 31 107 4.08   
C. Franklin SV (3) 3.0 4 1 1 0 0 1 13 49 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shone 46
Batters Faced: B. Shone 31, C. Franklin 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shone 8-6, C. Franklin 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shone 107-61, C. Franklin 49-32
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Hester
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 17479
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