MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/19/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1721 - MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (66-56) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 3
Los Angeles Blockbusters (56-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 1
Kansas City Gets 5-3 Win
The Kansas City Bulls had to overcome a fine effort from Los Angeles pitcher Larry Mitchell to win, 5-3, at Blockbuster Stadium. Mitchell went 7 innings and allowed 4 runs. Kansas City pitcher Skip Carter earned the win, hiking his record to 12-9. Larry Mitchell suffered the loss. Bob Crosby converted his 27th save in 35 tries.

Emilio Cortez hit a 2-run triple off Larry Mitchell in the top of the first, which put the Bulls in front, 2-0. In addition to the triple, Cortez had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 3.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.

With the win, Kansas City has a record of 66-56. Los Angeles falls to 56-68.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265 3 19
A. Amador 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .296 5 33
C. Taylor LF 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 .291 23 72
   c-L. Moses 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 33
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .323 17 46
E. Cortez CF, LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .265 10 33
D. Tislow 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 4 12
H. Cummings C 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 .262 4 23
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Colbourne 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 2 15
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 2 7
   d-H. Lahr LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 15
S. Carter P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 0 1
   a-I. Smith C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 4 22
Totals 32 5 6 5 5 12 12      
a - I. Smith substituted for S. Carter in the 8th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 9th
c - L. Moses substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th
d - H. Lahr substituted for R. Kremer in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. Cortez (2, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Cummings (4, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (23, 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester , C. Taylor 4 , E. Cortez 4 , D. Tislow , H. Cummings 4
2-out RBI: E. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Tislow , R. Colbourne
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Amador (22)
CS: D. Lester 2 (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Colbourne (4) , S. Carter 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .274 6 35
B. Richter 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .216 2 24
J. Brookins RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .282 15 48
   b-E. Ronnebaum PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 12 32
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .321 9 55
B. May 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .303 5 74
N. Parsons CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .254 5 25
E. Jacques C 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .219 4 26
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 3 32
L. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 4
   a-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 0 7
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Zimmerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .145 2 10
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
Totals 36 3 8 2 3 4 24      
a - D. Kennedy pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 7th
b - E. Ronnebaum pinch ran for J. Brookins in the 7th
c - J. Zimmerman pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. McDaniel (9, 7th Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Parsons (8, 8th Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , B. Richter , J. Brookins 2 , N. Parsons 4 , E. Jacques
2-out RBI: K. McDaniel , B. Richter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , B. Richter 2 , J. Brookins , B. May , E. Jacques
Sac Bunt: L. Mitchell 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Richter (3) , H. Katzen (10)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (12)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter W (12-9) 7.0 8 3 2 1 3 0 108 2.81   
B. Crosby SV (27) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 33 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 53
Batters Faced: S. Carter 33, B. Crosby 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 8-10, B. Crosby 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 108-68, B. Crosby 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Crosby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (14-12) 7.0 5 4 4 4 10 1 106 3.07   
W. Guilmette 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 3.72   
J. Hampton 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 57
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 29, W. Guilmette 5, J. Hampton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 4-6, W. Guilmette 1-1, J. Hampton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 106-66, W. Guilmette 16-14, J. Hampton 16-10
Balk: L. Mitchell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 13532
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