MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/29/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1086 - TUESDAY, JUNE 29TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (33-44) 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 10 14 0
Kansas City Bulls (35-43) 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 7 13 0
Ronnebaum Hits 2 home runs in Blockbusters Win
The timely hitting of Ernie Ronnebaum helped the Los Angeles Blockbusters down the Kansas City Bulls, 10-7. Ronnebaum was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Blockbusters. Mark Evert, the winner, is now 1-3. He struck out 4 and walked 4 over 6.1 innings, while allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. The slumping Bulls have lost 7 straight.

Los Angeles used the hitting of Ken Frederick to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 2-0. For the game, Frederick had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Frederick.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .323 8 26
H. Katzen 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .270 2 23
K. Frederick 1B 5 2 2 3 0 0 5 .264 2 18
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .303 17 53
N. Parsons CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .188 0 8
M. Herron 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .220 2 22
   c-R. Bias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 1 9
L. Craig C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .216 2 18
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 1 17
   d-I. Cleary C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 3 15
P. Villamil SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .198 0 7
M. Evert P 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .364 0 2
   D. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Schindler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 3 12
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 10 14 10 2 8 20      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for L. Craig in the 9th
b - G. Schindler pinch hit for D. Dixon in the 9th
c - R. Bias substituted for M. Herron in the 9th
d - I. Cleary substituted for L. Messenger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (17, 4th Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Frederick (2, 1st Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Gonzalez (8, 2nd Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Ronnebaum 2 (17, 4th Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Eckler, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez 5 , H. Katzen 3 , K. Frederick 5 , E. Ronnebaum 9 , N. Parsons 2 , L. Craig , M. Evert 2
2-out RBI: E. Ronnebaum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , K. Frederick , P. Villamil
Hit by Pitch: M. Herron
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Villamil-Katzen-Frederick, Frederick)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .244 7 16
J. Villalobos 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .262 10 29
R. Kremer 1B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .292 10 37
C. Taylor LF 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .335 11 36
H. Cummings C 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .245 3 19
K. Durick RF 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .198 7 24
R. Turner 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 5 29
   b-R. McCoy PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 4 15
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
A. Thompson SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 .250 0 2
B. Underwood P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 1
   M. Caldera P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   a-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 2 6
   J. Eckler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. McCallson PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .207 0 1
Totals 38 7 13 7 5 6 18      
a - J. Anderson pinch hit for M. Caldera in the 7th
b - R. McCoy pinch hit for R. Turner in the 8th
c - J. McCallson pinch hit for J. Eckler in the 8th
d - H. Lahr pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Kremer (10, 7th Inning off M. Evert, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 2 , J. Villalobos , R. Kremer 6 , H. Cummings 2 , K. Durick 4 , J. McCallson
2-out RBI: J. Villalobos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kremer , A. Thompson
GIDP: A. Thompson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: H. Cummings
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Evert W (1-3) 6.1 9 5 5 4 4 1 109 7.48   
D. Dixon H (1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 42 4.84   
F. Wild SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Evert 35
Batters Faced: M. Evert 30, D. Dixon 9, F. Wild 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Evert 7-6, D. Dixon 3-2, F. Wild 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Evert 109-64, D. Dixon 42-23, F. Wild 19-11
WP: M. Evert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood L (4-4) 3.2 9 7 7 2 1 3 80 5.29   
M. Caldera 3.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 54 3.06   
J. Eckler 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 14 18.00   
S. Eaton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 12
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 22, M. Caldera 15, J. Eckler 5, S. Eaton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 7-3, M. Caldera 4-3, J. Eckler 1-1, S. Eaton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 80-48, M. Caldera 54-36, J. Eckler 14-10, S. Eaton 13-10
Hit Batsmen: M. Caldera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Ronnebaum
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 14188
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