FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
06/10/1954
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS
GAME ID: 1002 - THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH , 1954 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Stars (27-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
Kansas City Kings (31-23) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 X 4 10 1
Victory Takes Kings to 31-23
Both teams had their opportunities, but in the end, the Kansas City Kings got the win.

Kansas City turned a good effort from starter Mike Thorpe into a win over the Los Angeles Stars at Prairie Park. The Kings won the game, 4-2. Thorpe picked up the win for Kansas City, going 8 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 3-1.

The Kings got a big at-bat from third baseman Bob Lopez. For the game, Lopez was 2-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring triple. His 2nd triple of the season gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead.

"Mike executed his pitches at a high level," said Kansas City manager Glenn Carney.

The second-place Kings have won 4 straight games.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cooper 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 7 22
B. Riggins CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 4 11
M. Holt RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284 4 20
J. Welch LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .272 8 27
E. Holmes SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283 4 17
G. Curtis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .305 1 26
D. Atwood C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .219 1 14
   a-M. Taylor PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .289 1 13
L. Miller 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 1 4
J. Tostado P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .079 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2 3 4 12      
a - M. Taylor pinch hit for D. Atwood in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. Holmes (2, 9th Inning off M. Thorpe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Welch (8, 9th Inning off M. Thorpe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Holt , J. Welch 4 , E. Holmes 4 , L. Miller , J. Tostado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Holt 2
GIDP: J. Welch , G. Curtis
Sac Bunt: N. Cooper , J. Tostado
Sac Fly: M. Taylor
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinton LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .319 4 20
J. Cahill RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 4 14
C. Rogers CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316 6 31
D. Miller C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268 5 33
B. Schmelz 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 2 13
E. Grace SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 4 22
C. Lewis 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .236 3 23
B. Lopez 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 .264 4 10
M. Thorpe P 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .130 0 0
   A. Vaughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4 1 1 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Schmelz (1, 8th Inning off J. Tostado, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Lopez (2, 5th Inning off J. Tostado, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Grace (3, 6th Inning off J. Tostado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lopez (4, 7th Inning off J. Tostado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinton , D. Miller 2 , B. Schmelz 2 , E. Grace 3 , C. Lewis 2 , B. Lopez 7 , M. Thorpe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lewis , M. Thorpe 2
Sac Bunt: E. Grace
Hit by Pitch: B. Schmelz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Grace (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Lewis-Grace-Schmelz, Grace-Lewis-Schmelz)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Tostado L (5-7) 8.0 10 4 4 1 1 1 109 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tostado 46
Batters Faced: J. Tostado 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tostado 8-15
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tostado 109-71
Hit Batsmen: J. Tostado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Thorpe W (3-1) 8.0 6 2 2 3 3 1 119 4.50   
A. Vaughan SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thorpe 62
Batters Faced: M. Thorpe 32, A. Vaughan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thorpe 11-8, A. Vaughan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thorpe 119-74, A. Vaughan 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vaughan 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Thorpe
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 14471
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