MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/15/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1677 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (60-61) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 9 1
Kansas City Bulls (65-53) 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 X 8 14 0
Bulls Slap 8-6 Loss on Los Angeles
Kansas City beat Los Angeles in a rain-soaked ballgame.

Behind the hitting of Chris Taylor, the Kansas City Bulls stopped the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 8-6. Taylor was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Bulls. Bob Crosby collected save number 27.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Bulls grabbed the lead when Taylor hit his 20th double of the season. The 2-run double off Larry Shears made it 7-6, Kansas City.

"We ground out the win," said Taylor. "That's all that matters."

The win lifted the Kansas City record to 65-53.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213 1 6
   e-L. Messenger PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 8 17
J. Quinlan 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .254 1 18
J. Brookins LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .320 26 65
H. Katzen 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .351 7 60
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 10 33
   c-T. Hester 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 10
A. Covarrubio C 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .234 13 51
B. May 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .331 3 15
N. Parsons CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .216 4 32
   b-E. Laub PH, CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 3 29
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .228 2 23
R. Medved P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292 0 1
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   d-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 4 14
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-E. Jacques PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 1 8
Totals 32 6 9 6 3 3 11      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 6th
b - E. Laub pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 6th
c - T. Hester substituted for R. Montoya in the 6th
d - G. Strum pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 7th
e - L. Messenger pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 7th
f - E. Jacques pinch hit for L. Shears in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Pakula (1, 3rd Inning off B. Weingartz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Villamil (2, 5th Inning off B. Weingartz, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Messenger (8, 7th Inning off D. Callahan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pakula 3 , L. Messenger 4 , J. Quinlan , J. Brookins , B. May , N. Parsons , E. Laub , P. Villamil 4 , E. Jacques
2-out RBI: E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Villamil 2
GIDP: L. Messenger , J. Brookins
Sac Fly: J. Quinlan , N. Parsons
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (9)
OF assists: 3 (Pakula(Cortez at 2nd base), Laub(Taylor at 3rd base), Laub(Turner at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .321 18 51
D. Lester SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .256 5 31
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .272 22 85
K. Durick RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .282 15 76
E. Cortez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 4 36
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Boggs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 1 11
R. Turner 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333 2 5
W. Greenan C 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .321 0 3
B. Weingartz P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .146 0 2
   a-A. Amador PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .361 1 10
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   S. Papa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Conley PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247 3 22
   T. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 4
   c-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 3 10
Totals 32 8 14 7 3 6 6      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for B. Weingartz in the 5th
b - D. Conley pinch hit for S. Papa in the 7th
c - H. Lahr substituted for T. McDonald in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Turner 2 (2, 5th Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Shears, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Amador (2, 5th Inning off R. Medved, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (20, 7th Inning off L. Shears, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (22, 5th Inning off R. Medved, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , D. Lester , C. Taylor 6 , K. Durick 2 , E. Cortez , D. Boggs , R. Turner 4 , W. Greenan 2 , A. Amador 2 , D. Conley
2-out RBI: , C. Taylor 2 , R. Turner
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Durick 2 (3) , D. Boggs (4) , W. Greenan (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Turner-Boggs-Taylor, Boggs-Lester-Taylor)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved 4.2 7 5 5 2 4 1 77 4.38   
W. Guilmette 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 5.02   
L. Shears L (2-2), BS (2) 2.0 6 3 2 0 2 0 26 6.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 32
Batters Faced: R. Medved 21, W. Guilmette 4, L. Shears 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 5-3, W. Guilmette 1-1, L. Shears 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 77-47, W. Guilmette 19-10, L. Shears 26-19
WP: R. Medved 2 , L. Shears
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weingartz 5.0 4 4 4 2 2 1 66 3.69   
D. Callahan BS (3) 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 1 37 3.94   
S. Papa W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13.50   
T. McDonald H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.04   
B. Crosby SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weingartz 43
Batters Faced: B. Weingartz 20, D. Callahan 9, S. Papa 2, T. McDonald 3, B. Crosby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weingartz 6-6, D. Callahan 3-1, S. Papa 0-2, T. McDonald 0-2, B. Crosby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weingartz 66-41, D. Callahan 37-21, S. Papa 7-3, T. McDonald 11-8, B. Crosby 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Papa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 20234
Special Notes: Rain delay of 47 minutes in the 6th inning.
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