MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/06/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1991 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-80) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 9 1
Kansas City Bulls (83-61) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 2
Blockbusters Slip Past Bulls, 6-2
Wet weather did not postpone the Los Angeles-Kansas City ballgame.

The Los Angeles Blockbusters defeated the Kansas City Bulls, 6-2, at Independence Field. Leading the charge for Los Angeles was center fielder Melvin Perez. He was 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The 6th-place Blockbusters hiked their record to 64-80.

Los Angeles took a 3-2 lead on Wayne Baker's 12th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Baker hit in the top of the eighth, left Kansas City pitcher Dennis Greenlee visibly frustrated.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Baker.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .261 11 49
W. Baker LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .220 0 24
K. Frederick 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .307 9 36
M. Perez CF 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .213 5 33
B. Capps RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .274 6 19
S. Oubre C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 2 10
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 1 16
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 2 27
J. Hampton P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .210 0 5
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Taranto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6 1 4 9      
a - D. Taranto pinch hit for B. Kaiser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Baker 2 (12, 1st Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Greenlee, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Perez (5, 8th Inning off D. Greenlee, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 2 , W. Baker 4 , K. Frederick , M. Perez 5 , B. Capps , J. Hampton
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , M. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Capps
GIDP: S. Oubre
Sac Bunt: W. Baker 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Frederick (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 18 63
K. Durick RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .247 21 82
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .354 35 101
B. Anderson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .232 5 32
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .266 14 45
M. Alva SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 10 47
L. Moses 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .100 0 1
I. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 1 13
D. Greenlee P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .145 0 4
   G. Stalling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Durick (27, 8th Inning off J. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Durick (21, 4th Inning off J. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Durick 7 , B. Anderson , M. Alva , D. Greenlee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Tislow , L. Moses
Sac Fly: D. Tislow
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Taylor (12) , B. Anderson (24)
CS: B. Anderson (11)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (20) , L. Moses (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tislow-Alva-Taylor)
OF assists: 1 (Durick(Baker at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hampton W (12-10) 7.1 6 2 2 2 3 1 105 4.52   
B. Kaiser 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.90   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hampton 59
Batters Faced: J. Hampton 30, B. Kaiser 2, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hampton 8-10, B. Kaiser 0-2, T. Benson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hampton 105-64, B. Kaiser 8-6, T. Benson 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kaiser 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Greenlee L (10-10) 7.1 9 6 6 1 3 1 98 3.64   
G. Stalling 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Greenlee 38
Batters Faced: D. Greenlee 31, G. Stalling 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Greenlee 9-8, G. Stalling 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Greenlee 98-65, G. Stalling 23-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melvin Perez
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 22846
Special Notes: Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 4th inning.
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