MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/07/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2013 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Kansas City Bulls (84-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 12 0
Blockbusters Fall to Hardaway and Bulls, 3-0
Independence Field was the site for National Baseball League action featuring the Los Angeles Blockbusters and Kansas City Bulls.

In a low-scoring affair between the Kansas City Bulls and the Los Angeles Blockbusters, pitcher Waldo Hardaway was the difference between victory and defeat. The Kansas City right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-0 Bulls win. Bob Crosby recorded the save, his 37th.

Hardaway allowed no runs on 6 hits over 8.2 innings for the Bulls. He walked 1 and struck out 8.

"Waldo did a good job keeping the game under control," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.

The Bulls, at 84-61, sit in second place in the National Baseball League Western Division.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 11 49
B. May 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .282 4 41
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 5 39
C. Arkle 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .259 7 34
B. Capps LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .273 6 19
W. Baker CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 0 24
   a-E. Schendel CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
R. Gardner RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204 1 16
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 2 27
L. Mitchell P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .162 0 4
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 0 4
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 8 9      
a - E. Schendel substituted for W. Baker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gardner (6, 2nd Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. May 2 , C. Arkle , B. Capps , W. Baker , R. Gardner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Capps , R. Gardner , L. Mitchell
GIDP: A. Covarrubio
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. May (18)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Arkle (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-May-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 18 63
K. Durick RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .248 21 82
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .357 35 101
   b-E. Cortez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 2 16
R. Lewis C 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 8 39
   a-B. Rawlins PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260 16 57
   c-W. Greenan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 1
M. Alva SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 10 47
L. Moses 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .125 0 2
H. Lahr CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .258 2 14
D. Boggs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .243 3 29
W. Hardaway P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .203 0 3
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 35 3 12 3 0 3 20      
a - B. Rawlins pinch hit for R. Lewis in the 8th
b - E. Cortez substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th
c - W. Greenan substituted for B. Rawlins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lahr (6, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Durick , C. Taylor 3 , B. Rawlins , M. Alva 2 , L. Moses , H. Lahr 4 , D. Boggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , K. Durick , R. Lewis , L. Moses 2 , W. Hardaway
GIDP: D. Boggs
Sac Bunt: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Boggs (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moses-Boggs-Taylor)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell 7.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 89 1.95   
C. Franklin L (7-12) 1.0 6 3 3 0 2 0 33 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 66
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 27, C. Franklin 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 9-10, C. Franklin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 89-59, C. Franklin 33-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (12-10) 8.2 6 0 0 1 8 0 118 3.51   
B. Crosby SV (37) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 79
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 32, B. Crosby 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 9-8, B. Crosby 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 118-77, B. Crosby 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Crosby 1-0
WP: W. Hardaway
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Waldo Hardaway
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 22130
Special Notes: LF Wayne Baker was injured on a defensive play.
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