MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
06/26/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1007 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (37-34) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (34-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Bulls Prevail, 3-1, Over Los Angeles
In a tight contest between the Kansas City Bulls and the Los Angeles Blockbusters, Tim McDonald was the determining factor. The Kansas City left-hander sparkled in his team's 3-1 win. The 4th-place Bulls have won 4 straight.

Larry Moses, who finished 4th in the ABL in wins above replacement with 6.4 in 1967, had a direct impact on the outcome. Moses contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the first inning to put Kansas City up, 1-0.

"We're playing like we're capable of," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .306 4 19
L. Moses 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .249 4 28
C. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 13 36
E. Cortez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .235 4 14
D. Boggs 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .250 6 20
I. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .256 2 14
M. Alva SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214 4 25
H. Lahr CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .223 2 10
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. McDonald P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 1 5
   a-D. Arrington CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2 1 6 8      
a - D. Arrington substituted for T. McDonald in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador (13, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Lahr (5, 7th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cortez (4, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 2 , L. Moses , E. Cortez 5 , I. Smith , M. Alva , H. Lahr 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor
Sac Bunt: T. McDonald
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 4 21
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 11 46
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .261 7 25
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 4 33
B. May 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .330 5 51
E. Jacques C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .186 2 12
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 2 5
E. Laub CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 7 20
B. Richter SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 1 11
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .054 0 1
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .116 1 2
   D. Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 3 10      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 8th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for E. Jacques in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May 2 (18, 5th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Richter (8, 8th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Brookins (7, 9th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Frederick , J. Brookins 4 , H. Katzen , B. May 4 , B. Richter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , E. Jacques , L. Messenger , E. Laub
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Laub(Alva at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (8-6) 8.2 6 1 1 0 3 1 112 2.45   
B. Crosby SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 71
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 32, B. Crosby 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 13-10, B. Crosby 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 112-70, B. Crosby 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Crosby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (4-5) 8.0 8 3 3 1 5 1 118 3.86   
D. Brewer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 58
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 32, D. Brewer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 12-6, D. Brewer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 118-78, D. Brewer 13-9
WP: D. Fontanez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 14838
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