MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/05/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1540 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (60-48) 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 1 9 14 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (55-57) 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 8 13 1
Turner Slugs Bulls to 9-8 Win
Kansas City third baseman Roger Turner helped his team beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 9-8. Turner went 2 for 4 for the Bulls. The win went to Tim McDonald in relief, making him now 9-8. Larry Messenger took the loss for Los Angeles. Kansas City raised its record to 60-48 with the win.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Dave Lester to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Bulls on top, 9-8. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Kansas City skipper DD Martin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .314 17 49
D. Boggs 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .266 1 11
C. Taylor LF 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .275 20 72
   d-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 3 10
K. Durick RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .276 13 67
D. Tislow 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .304 9 38
   e-E. Rodriguez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 21
R. Turner 3B 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 .500 2 4
M. Alva SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 2 36
   a-D. Lester PR, SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261 5 28
W. Greenan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .368 0 3
   b-D. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 3 22
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Weingartz P 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .135 0 2
   S. Papa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 4
   c-A. Amador PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .355 0 8
Totals 38 9 14 9 5 6 20      
a - D. Lester pinch ran for M. Alva in the 4th
b - D. Conley pinch hit for W. Greenan in the 9th
c - A. Amador pinch hit for T. McDonald in the 9th
d - H. Lahr substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th
e - E. Rodriguez substituted for D. Tislow in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alva (25, 2nd Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Tislow (15, 7th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Durick (22, 9th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Turner 2 (2, 4th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (20, 4th Inning off W. Guilmette, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , D. Boggs , C. Taylor 5 , K. Durick 3 , D. Tislow 3 , R. Turner 8 , M. Alva 2 , D. Lester , W. Greenan , B. Weingartz
2-out RBI: C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , B. Weingartz , A. Amador
GIDP: H. McLemore
Sac Bunt: B. Weingartz
Hit by Pitch: M. Alva
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (8)
CS: H. McLemore (11)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (13) , D. Lester (14)
OF assists: 1 (Durick(Brookins at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .205 1 6
   c-G. Strum PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .377 3 12
   d-T. Hester SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 8
J. Quinlan 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .256 0 14
J. Brookins LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316 22 61
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .355 7 58
A. Covarrubio C 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .236 12 46
B. May 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .289 2 10
   a-E. Laub 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 3 25
N. Parsons CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .209 4 30
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .234 1 21
   b-R. Montoya PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .208 7 24
B. Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 1 2
   W. Guilmette P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   L. Messenger P 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .306 6 15
Totals 40 8 13 8 2 4 22      
a - E. Laub substituted for B. May in the 7th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
c - G. Strum pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 8th
d - T. Hester substituted for G. Strum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Parsons (9, 2nd Inning off B. Weingartz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Quinlan (8, 5th Inning off B. Weingartz, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Messenger (3, 8th Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Covarrubio (12, 4th Inning off B. Weingartz, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Katzen (7, 7th Inning off B. Weingartz, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Strum (3, 8th Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Strum 4 , J. Quinlan 3 , J. Brookins , H. Katzen 5 , A. Covarrubio 4 , B. May , E. Laub , N. Parsons 2 , R. Montoya , L. Messenger 4
2-out RBI: L. Messenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Pakula 2 , H. Katzen , A. Covarrubio , B. May , L. Messenger , W. Guilmette
Sac Bunt: N. Parsons
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins , A. Covarrubio
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Quinlan-Katzen)
OF assists: 2 (Pakula(Weingartz at 3rd base), Pakula(Taylor at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weingartz 6.1 8 5 3 1 3 2 113 3.47   
S. Papa BS (1) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 17 27.00   
T. McDonald W (9-8) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.03   
B. Crosby SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weingartz 43
Batters Faced: B. Weingartz 31, S. Papa 6, T. McDonald 4, B. Crosby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weingartz 8-7, S. Papa 1-2, T. McDonald 1-1, B. Crosby 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weingartz 113-73, S. Papa 17-10, T. McDonald 7-5, B. Crosby 20-14
WP: T. McDonald
Hit Batsmen: B. Weingartz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 3.0 3 3 3 3 4 1 64 3.34   
W. Guilmette 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 43 5.31   
L. Messenger L (0-3) 4.0 7 3 3 1 0 1 59 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 40
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 16, W. Guilmette 11, L. Messenger 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 3-1, W. Guilmette 2-2, L. Messenger 8-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 64-37, W. Guilmette 43-29, L. Messenger 59-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-1 , L. Messenger 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Anderson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Turner
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 20457
Special Notes: Mario Alva and Basil Anderson were ejected in the 4th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.2B Bill May was injured in a collision at a base.
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