LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
5th place | 61-63, .492 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 605 | RA: 619 | PAYROLL: $6,376,427
08/18/1975
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Katzen .351
J. Brookins .320
A. Covarrubio .237
   
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Brookins 26
E. Ronnebaum 16
A. Covarrubio 13
K. Frederick 13
R. Montoya 12
TEAM LEADERS RBI
K. Frederick 74
J. Brookins 66
H. Katzen 61
A. Covarrubio 53
E. Ronnebaum 52
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Mitchell 14
B. Duprey 12
R. Weintraub 10
B. Anderson 8
T. Benson 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Mitchell 2.71
B. Anderson 4.05
R. Weintraub 4.22
R. Medved 4.38
B. Duprey 4.59
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 135
B. Duprey 115
R. Weintraub 77
B. Anderson 75
R. Medved 44
WHO'S HOT?
RF Jim Brookins .407, 2 HR Last 8 games
P Larry Mitchell 2-0, 1.50 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Basil Anderson 0-2, 16.71 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 27 27 14 8 0 2.71 1.12 Exhausted
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 25 25 10 10 0 4.22 1.47 Exhausted
Starter L Billy Duprey 26 26 12 10 0 4.59 1.42 Rested
Starter R Randy Medved 39 7 2 4 1 4.38 1.53 Slightly Tired
Starter L Basil Anderson 21 21 8 8 0 4.05 1.44 Tired
None specified R Jon Hampton 18 18 3 8 0 6.65 1.80 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 Armando Mejia 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 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
None specified L Bob Katzer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Specialist L Jimmy Trent 16 0 0 0 0 6.06 1.53 Rested
Middle Relief R Cardell Franklin 25 0 1 4 0 4.41 1.93 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Larry Messenger 19 0 0 3 0 6.56 1.68 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Shears 14 0 3 2 0 5.85 1.65 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Wayne Guilmette 40 0 2 3 0 5.04 1.77 Tired
Closer R Tom Benson 47 0 5 3 33 3.38 1.28 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Andy Covarrubio C 101 337 80 13 53 53 56 74 .237 .355 .377 1.9
34 R Ed Jacques C 68 117 20 1 8 9 13 24 .171 .252 .222 -0.8
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 R Jim Quinlan SS 74 206 52 1 18 23 7 20 .252 .279 .335 -0.3
18 S Bill May 2B 39 130 42 3 16 18 16 12 .323 .401 .423 0.8
25 R Harvey Katzen 1B 120 447 157 7 61 84 48 25 .351 .415 .490 4.5
35 R Tom Hester SS 59 96 22 1 12 12 16 21 .229 .351 .281 -0.5
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 111 327 74 2 23 37 36 37 .226 .306 .297 -0.2
11 L George Strum 1B 27 98 31 6 19 13 8 9 .316 .374 .520 0.8
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
46 L Jim Brookins RF 123 469 150 26 66 100 64 53 .320 .408 .559 4.5
9 S Ed Laub CF 109 271 72 3 30 32 31 35 .266 .342 .380 0.8
13 R Rich Pakula RF 85 187 39 1 6 27 32 42 .209 .326 .273 -0.4
32 R Norm Parsons CF 78 232 50 4 32 24 21 31 .216 .286 .306 -1.2
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 98 186 45 12 37 26 24 30 .242 .341 .489 0.9
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF 82 223 67 16 52 46 44 48 .300 .418 .605 2.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jim Brookins RF .320 26 66 0
2 R Harvey Katzen 2B .351 7 61 13
3 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .300 16 52 0
4 R Tom Hester SS .229 1 12 0
5 S Ed Laub CF .266 3 30 10
6 L George Strum 1B .316 6 19 0
7 S Bill May 3B .323 3 16 1
8 R Andy Covarrubio C .237 13 53 1
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Rich Pakula RF .209 1 6 0
2 R Jim Quinlan 2B .252 1 18 4
3 L Jim Brookins LF .320 26 66 0
4 R Harvey Katzen 1B .351 7 61 13
5 R Andy Covarrubio C .237 13 53 1
6 S Bill May 3B .323 3 16 1
7 R Norm Parsons CF .216 4 32 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .226 2 23 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
2B Bill May sprained elbow DtD, one week Not on IL
LF Ernie Ronnebaum strained rib cage muscles 3 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/19
vs PHI
RHP A. Wohlt
1-3, 3.97
Wed 8/20
vs PHI
RHP G. Kittle
0-2, 6.23
Thu 8/21
vs PHI
RHP J. Ramirez
5-11, 3.38
Fri 8/22
vs PIT
LHP D. Visco
11-6, 4.16
Sat 8/23
vs PIT
RHP G. Steinhauer
7-7, 4.54
LINKS
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Injuries Pitching Stats
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Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Burros 73 50 .593 -
Kansas City Bulls 67 54 .554 5.0
Chicago Traders 66 56 .541 6.5
San Diego Captains 64 58 .525 8.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 61 63 .492 12.5
St. Louis Explorers 59 64 .480 14.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 48 75 .390 25.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 61-63, .492 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 12½ GB
Record at home 32-30, .516 PCT
Record on the road 29-33, .468 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-4, .556 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-21, .447 PCT
Record versus LHP 16-21, .432 PCT
Record versus RHP 45-42, .517 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 10-12, .455 PCT
Record in May 16-11, .593 PCT
Record in June 11-17, .393 PCT
Record in July 15-15, .500 PCT
Record in August 9-8, .529 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .265 - 3rd in NBL
On-Base Percentage .344 - 3rd in NBL
Slugging Percentage .409 - 4th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .752 - 3rd in NBL
Runs Scored 605 - 3rd in NBL
Hits 1128 - 4th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 333 - 4th in NBL
Home Runs 123 - 2nd in NBL
Bases On Balls 487 - 2nd in NBL
Strikeouts 613 - 11th in NBL
Stolen Bases 31 - 12th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.32 - 12th in NBL
Starters' ERA 4.23 - 10th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 4.56 - 12th in NBL
Runs allowed 619 - 13th in NBL
Hits allowed 1212 - 13th in NBL
Opponents AVG .279 - 13th in NBL
BABIP .310 - 14th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 72 - 4th in NBL
Bases On Balls 410 - tied for 5th in NBL
Strikeouts 632 - 3rd in NBL
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