LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
2nd place | 8-5, .615 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 69 | RA: 59 | PAYROLL: $6,333,027
04/21/1975
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. Frederick .405
J. Brookins .367
H. Katzen .347
E. Ronnebaum .317
A. Covarrubio .257
TEAM LEADERS HR
E. Ronnebaum 3
J. Brookins 2
K. Frederick 1
E. Laub 1
21 tied with 0
TEAM LEADERS RBI
K. Frederick 14
E. Ronnebaum 11
J. Brookins 10
H. Katzen 6
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 3
B. Duprey 3
L. Mitchell 3
T. Benson 1
J. Hampton 1
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Mitchell 1.16
B. Duprey 1.90
R. Weintraub 4.00
R. Medved 4.82
B. Anderson 8.18
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Duprey 16
L. Mitchell 14
R. Weintraub 8
C. Franklin 6
L. Messenger 5
WHO'S HOT?
SS Pedro Villamil .500, 0 HR Last 7 games
P Larry Mitchell 2-0, 0.55 Last 2 games
LF Ernie Ronnebaum .435, 3 HR Last 7 games
WHO'S NOT?
2B Paul Popeck .061, 0 HR Last 11 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 3 3 3 0 0 1.16 0.86 Slightly Tired
Starter L Billy Duprey 3 3 3 0 0 1.90 0.85 Tired
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 3 3 0 2 0 4.00 1.50 Exhausted
Starter R Jon Hampton 2 2 1 1 0 11.12 3.00 Rested
Starter L Basil Anderson 2 2 0 1 0 8.18 2.36 Rested
None specified R Larry Shears 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Tucker Atwood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Andy Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Bob Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Armando Mejia 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Steve Hopgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Tom Ruether 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Specialist L Jimmy Trent 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Cardell Franklin 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 3.00 Rested
Middle Relief R John Bailey 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.75 Rested
Middle Relief R Randy Medved 5 0 0 0 0 4.82 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Messenger 2 0 0 1 0 6.75 1.69 Rested
Closer R Tom Benson 5 0 1 0 4 0.00 1.15 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Andy Covarrubio C 10 35 9 0 2 4 7 9 .257 .372 .286 0.2
34 R Ed Jacques C 7 11 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .083 .000 -0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 R Jim Quinlan SS 8 23 6 0 4 2 1 2 .261 .292 .348 0.1
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 13 42 17 1 14 5 6 5 .405 .451 .595 0.2
25 R Harvey Katzen 1B 13 49 17 0 6 12 7 4 .347 .441 .469 0.6
18 S Bill May 2B 5 18 5 0 4 1 3 1 .278 .409 .278 0.1
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 10 30 12 0 1 6 4 3 .400 .486 .500 0.6
6 R Paul Popeck 2B 12 37 5 0 1 2 0 3 .135 .135 .162 -0.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
46 L Jim Brookins RF 13 49 18 2 10 12 6 8 .367 .421 .633 0.5
9 S Ed Laub CF 10 36 6 1 3 3 3 9 .167 .225 .306 0.0
13 R Rich Pakula RF 9 10 2 0 1 2 2 0 .200 .333 .200 -0.0
32 R Norm Parsons CF 5 15 3 0 2 1 2 2 .200 .294 .200 -0.0
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 10 12 3 0 3 0 2 2 .250 .400 .417 0.0
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF 12 41 13 3 11 12 7 10 .317 .417 .683 0.6
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jim Brookins RF .367 2 10 0
2 R Harvey Katzen 1B .347 0 6 4
3 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .317 3 11 0
4 R Ken Frederick 2B .405 1 14 1
5 R Jim Quinlan SS .261 0 4 1
6 S Bill May 3B .278 0 4 0
7 S Ed Laub CF .167 1 3 1
8 R Andy Covarrubio C .257 0 2 0
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Rich Pakula RF .200 0 1 0
2 R Andy Covarrubio C .257 0 2 0
3 L Jim Brookins LF .367 2 10 0
4 R Ken Frederick 2B .405 1 14 1
5 R Harvey Katzen 1B .347 0 6 4
6 R Jim Quinlan SS .261 0 4 1
7 S Bill May 3B .278 0 4 0
8 R Norm Parsons CF .200 0 2 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
2B Bill May fractured wrist 4 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 4/22
vs SDC
RHP M. Pike
1-0, 7.20
Wed 4/23
vs SDC
LHP E. Payne
0-0, 6.55
Thu 4/24
vs SDC
RHP J. DeWitt
0-1, 8.22
Fri 4/25
vs DEN
RHP B. Langham
1-1, 4.82
Sat 4/26
vs DEN
RHP M. Gresley
0-2, 6.75
LINKS
Roster Ratings
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Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
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Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Chicago Traders 9 3 .750 -
Los Angeles Blockbusters 8 5 .615 1.5
St. Louis Explorers 7 5 .583 2.0
San Diego Captains 6 7 .462 3.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 5 7 .417 4.0
Denver Burros 5 7 .417 4.0
Kansas City Bulls 4 8 .333 5.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 8-5, .615 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 1½ GB
Record at home 2-1, .667 PCT
Record on the road 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in X-inning games 1-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 1-1, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 0-1, .000 PCT
Record versus RHP 8-4, .667 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 8-5, .615 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .273 - 5th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .351 - 5th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .402 - 6th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .754 - 4th in NBL
Runs Scored 69 - 4th in NBL
Hits 123 - 3rd in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 37 - 2nd in NBL
Home Runs 7 - tied for 8th in NBL
Bases On Balls 54 - 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 71 - 11th in NBL
Stolen Bases 7 - 9th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.01 - 8th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.64 - 4th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 4.96 - 12th in NBL
Runs allowed 59 - tied for 7th in NBL
Hits allowed 117 - tied for 8th in NBL
Opponents AVG .265 - 9th in NBL
BABIP .290 - 11th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 10 - tied for 9th in NBL
Bases On Balls 44 - tied for 8th in NBL
Strikeouts 64 - 7th in NBL
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