MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/19/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1373 - THURSDAY, JULY 19TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (43-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (43-54) 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 X 5 8 0
Kansas City 5-2 Losers to Blockbusters
The Los Angeles Blockbusters converted a terrific effort from starter Dario Fontanez into a win over the Kansas City Bulls at Blockbuster Stadium. The Blockbusters won the game by a final score of 5-2. The winner was Fontanez. He threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Waldo Hardaway. Los Angeles now sits at 43-54, while Kansas City falls to 43-57.

Harvey Katzen hit a 2-run triple off Waldo Hardaway in the bottom of the fourth, which put the Blockbusters in front, 2-0. Katzen had 2 walks, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 2.

"It's always extra special to win at home," said Fontanez.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .251 10 37
D. Lester 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 8 27
   b-L. Smith PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279 0 6
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .283 8 41
E. Cortez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290 6 27
L. Moses 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 6 29
R. Colbourne RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 9 41
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 16
I. Smith C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Tislow PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 10 28
Totals 32 2 7 2 0 4 7      
a - D. Tislow pinch hit for W. Jones in the 9th
b - L. Smith pinch hit for D. Lester in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lester (10, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 2 , D. Lester 2 , L. Smith , E. Cortez , I. Smith , D. Tislow
2-out RBI: E. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez , L. Moses
GIDP: R. Kremer
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: H. McLemore (13)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lester (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Alva-Lester-Kremer, Kremer-Alva-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .283 15 44
R. Adair C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 5 30
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292 7 38
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .249 13 41
   a-R. Montoya PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 9
   b-O. Gonzalez LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 7 29
H. Katzen 1B 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .304 2 35
N. Parsons CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .269 2 36
R. Bias 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .212 1 20
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .262 4 20
D. Fontanez P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .184 0 3
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 5 2 15      
a - R. Montoya pinch ran for E. Ronnebaum in the 5th
b - O. Gonzalez substituted for R. Montoya in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ronnebaum (9, 5th Inning off W. Hardaway, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Katzen (2, 4th Inning off W. Hardaway, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Gonzalez (7, 7th Inning off W. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Frederick 2 , E. Ronnebaum 2 , O. Gonzalez 4 , H. Katzen 3 , N. Parsons , R. Bias 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Adair , P. Villamil
GIDP: N. Parsons 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Adair-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (5-11) 5.2 7 4 4 4 1 0 99 4.06   
W. Jones 2.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 34 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 36
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 27, W. Jones 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 6-9, W. Jones 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 99-56, W. Jones 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Jones 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (10-8) 8.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 118 3.18   
T. Benson SV (15) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 68
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 28, T. Benson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 10-9, T. Benson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 118-76, T. Benson 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Fontanez
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 14203
Special Notes: LF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases.
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