MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/17/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2139 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (88-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 6 8 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (69-85) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 X 8 13 2
Kansas City Beaten, 8-6, by Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Blockbusters trumped the Kansas City Bulls, 8-6, at Blockbuster Stadium. Los Angeles catcher Andy Covarrubio was terrific. He went 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The loss makes Kansas City 88-66.

Los Angeles took advantage of an error in the bottom of the eighth inning. The game was tied, 5-5, when Bobby Capps hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Blockbusters in front, 6-5.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Covarrubio told the Los Angeles Herald.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 18 64
K. Durick RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 22 84
   a-H. Lahr RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .255 2 14
C. Taylor 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .359 35 110
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .262 18 64
D. Tislow 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 14 48
R. Lewis C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .298 8 41
B. Anderson CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .232 5 36
M. Alva SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .241 10 49
W. Hardaway P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107 1 1
Totals 37 6 8 6 3 5 18      
a - H. Lahr substituted for K. Durick in the 2nd
b - R. Turner pinch hit for D. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Anderson (16, 7th Inning off L. Mitchell, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Taylor (9, 9th Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Taylor 4 , R. Lewis , B. Anderson 3 , M. Alva 2 , W. Hardaway
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , B. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Lahr 2 , B. Rawlins , M. Alva
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Anderson 2 (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Tislow-Alva-Taylor, Tislow-Alva-Taylor)
PB: R. Lewis
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .252 12 51
B. Capps RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .271 6 20
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .319 11 39
M. Perez CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .221 5 37
A. Covarrubio C 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .243 5 44
C. Arkle LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .262 8 36
   C. Franklin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 4
R. Gardner 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 .202 1 16
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .237 3 33
L. Mitchell P 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .165 0 5
   a-B. May PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 4 42
   b-S. Oubre LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256 2 13
Totals 34 8 13 8 8 2 23      
a - B. May pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 7th
b - S. Oubre substituted for B. May in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (29, 7th Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Capps , K. Frederick 2 , M. Perez 2 , A. Covarrubio 2 , C. Arkle 2 , P. Villamil , L. Mitchell , B. May 2 , S. Oubre
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , M. Perez 2 , A. Covarrubio , L. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , C. Franklin , C. Arkle , L. Mitchell
GIDP: R. Gardner , P. Villamil
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (17)
CS: M. Perez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gardner (6) , P. Villamil (8)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway 6.2 10 4 4 5 0 0 103 3.63   
D. Fields L (8-4) 1.1 3 4 4 3 2 0 31 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 33
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 32, D. Fields 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 11-6, D. Fields 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 103-65, D. Fields 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Fields 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell 7.0 6 4 3 1 3 0 102 1.94   
C. Franklin W (8-12) 2.0 2 2 1 2 2 0 50 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 53
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 29, C. Franklin 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 10-8, C. Franklin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 102-65, C. Franklin 50-32
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Covarrubio
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 17206
Special Notes: RF Ken Durick was injured while throwing the ball.
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