MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/13/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1716 - MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (55-69) 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 9 10 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (55-67) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 11 3
Blockbusters Rally Late to Clip Kansas City
The Kansas City Bulls got a sterling performance from left fielder Chris Taylor, but the Los Angeles Blockbusters still prevailed, 10-9. Taylor was 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. After today's action, Los Angeles sits at 55-67, while Kansas City falls to 55-69.

Terry Pickering was the walk-off hero for Los Angeles. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Blockbusters catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Pickering said. "We did a good job of that today."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .187 2 15
L. Moses 3B 4 2 1 3 0 0 2 .264 8 38
C. Taylor LF 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .360 18 53
K. Durick RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .269 20 61
D. Tislow 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .223 11 35
   a-R. Turner PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 0 3
D. Lester 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .292 10 37
M. Alva SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 .227 5 29
I. Smith C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .275 2 11
T. Mitchell P 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .191 0 2
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 10 8 6 6 18      
a - R. Turner pinch hit for D. Tislow in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lester (14, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Durick (16, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Taylor 2 (14, 7th Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Smith (2, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (18, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Moses (8, 7th Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Moses 4 , C. Taylor 9 , K. Durick 3 , D. Lester 2 , I. Smith 4 , T. Mitchell
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , K. Durick , I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick , M. Alva , I. Smith 2
GIDP: D. Tislow , D. Lester
Sac Bunt: L. Moses
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (14)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Moses (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Lester-Alva-Tislow)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .278 19 58
   d-K. Frederick PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 10 48
N. Parsons CF 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 .261 5 47
E. Ronnebaum LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .247 14 43
   b-S. Pickard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   c-R. Pakula LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 4 18
H. Katzen 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .288 2 39
R. Bias 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .230 1 24
D. Obert 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 4 .203 3 21
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254 5 21
T. Pickering C 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .167 1 14
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 0 3
   K. Morrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 12 43
   L. Messenger P 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .388 8 25
Totals 35 10 11 10 8 4 13      
a - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 7th
b - S. Pickard pinch hit for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th
c - R. Pakula substituted for S. Pickard in the 9th
d - K. Frederick pinch hit for J. Brookins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Obert (6, 2nd Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Pickering (3, 2nd Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Obert (3, 8th Inning off T. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Parsons (5, 9th Inning off D. Solomon, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , K. Frederick , N. Parsons 4 , S. Pickard , H. Katzen , R. Bias 2 , D. Obert 6 , T. Pickering 3
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , D. Obert , T. Pickering
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bias , P. Villamil
GIDP: H. Katzen
Sac Bunt: D. Obert
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (5)
CS: J. Brookins (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (6) , R. Bias (19) , T. Pickering (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bias-Obert-Katzen, Obert-Villamil-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell 7.2 7 5 5 5 3 1 133 4.34   
D. Solomon 0.1 2 4 3 1 0 1 18 4.76   
W. Jones L (1-4) 0.2 2 1 0 2 1 0 20 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 43
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 33, D. Solomon 5, W. Jones 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 12-6, D. Solomon 0-1, W. Jones 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 133-74, D. Solomon 18-8, W. Jones 20-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 6.0 7 6 5 3 4 3 100 3.06   
K. Morrison 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 11 2.86   
L. Messenger W (5-10) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 41 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 37
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 29, K. Morrison 6, L. Messenger 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 8-5, K. Morrison 1-1, L. Messenger 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 100-67, K. Morrison 11-8, L. Messenger 41-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 14350
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