MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/07/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1572 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (60-50) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (57-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 4 1
Blockbusters Get Past Kansas City for 2-1 Win
Los Angeles Blockbusters starter Larry Mitchell was in the groove. He led his team to a win over the Kansas City Bulls, 2-1. The winner was Mitchell. He threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball. The loser was Skip Carter. Tom Benson, credited with the save, is now 31 for 38 in save opportunities.

Ramon Montoya had a critical at-bat with one out in the bottom of the eighth for Los Angeles. He came through with a 2-run single to put Los Angeles in front, 2-1.

"Larry made some big pitches when he needed to," said Blockbusters manager John Trausch.

The win elevated the Blockbusters to 57-57.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 3 10
L. Moses 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .248 1 16
C. Taylor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 20 74
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 13 69
E. Cortez LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282 3 33
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302 9 39
   a-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 0 8
D. Lester SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 5 29
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246 1 21
   b-D. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 3 22
S. Carter P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .128 1 3
   T. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 4
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 14      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for D. Tislow in the 9th
b - D. Conley pinch hit for E. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cortez (12, 2nd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lester (8, 7th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cortez 3 , D. Tislow , D. Lester 2 , E. Rodriguez 2 , S. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Moses 2 , S. Carter
GIDP: D. Tislow
Sac Bunt: S. Carter
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tislow-Lester-Taylor, Lester-Rodriguez-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .207 1 6
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .259 1 17
J. Brookins LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .313 22 61
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .352 7 58
B. May 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .299 2 10
N. Parsons CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .207 4 30
   b-E. Laub CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 3 25
E. Jacques C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .163 1 8
P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 1 21
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 4
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .221 9 29
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 2 3 4 10      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 8th
b - E. Laub substituted for N. Parsons in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pakula (6, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. May (4, 8th Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pakula 2 , J. Quinlan , B. May 2 , R. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen
GIDP: J. Quinlan , H. Katzen
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Quinlan-Villamil-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter L (5-9) 7.1 4 2 2 3 4 0 110 3.49   
T. McDonald 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 63
Batters Faced: S. Carter 28, T. McDonald 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 7-10, T. McDonald 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 110-69, T. McDonald 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McDonald 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (13-8) 8.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 101 2.80   
T. Benson SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 67
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 32, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 12-7, T. Benson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 101-76, T. Benson 7-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 19066
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