MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/06/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1537 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (54-58) 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 1
Kansas City Bulls (57-52) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Katzen, Blockbusters March to 6-3 Victory
Good production from first baseman Harvey Katzen helped the Los Angeles Blockbusters topple the Kansas City Bulls, 6-3. Katzen was 1-1 with a home run and 4 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Blockbusters. Tom Benson was credited with the save, his 20th in 24 tries. The loss makes Kansas City 57-52.

Early in the game, Katzen had a 3-run home run for Los Angeles. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Blockbusters on top, 3-0.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Katzen. "And not try to do too much."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .273 15 45
E. Laub CF 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .244 10 36
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .339 12 32
H. Katzen 1B 1 2 1 3 4 0 0 .328 7 50
B. May 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .300 5 67
J. Zimmerman C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .130 1 5
   a-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 4 21
B. Richter 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .220 2 21
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 3 31
L. Messenger P 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .206 3 9
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 6 4 4 11 2 17      
a - E. Jacques substituted for J. Zimmerman in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Katzen (7, 3rd Inning off W. Hardaway, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , E. Ronnebaum , H. Katzen 4 , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: E. Ronnebaum , H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. May , B. Richter , P. Villamil
GIDP: B. May
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (8)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Messenger (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Richter-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 2 13
   a-D. Tislow PR, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .276 3 11
L. Moses 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .248 4 30
C. Taylor LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .280 20 61
K. Durick RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .336 15 40
E. Cortez CF 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .236 8 24
A. Amador 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .304 5 31
M. Alva SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 9 38
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 2 16
W. Hardaway P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 2
   T. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   b-R. Kremer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 2 6
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 7 12      
a - D. Tislow pinch ran for D. Lester in the 3rd
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Tislow (4, 5th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester , D. Tislow 2 , L. Moses , C. Taylor 2 , E. Cortez , A. Amador
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , E. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , H. Cummings
GIDP: C. Taylor
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lester (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Moses-Cummings-Amador)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (9-6) 7.2 7 3 3 4 5 0 116 3.70   
T. Benson SV (20) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 54
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 33, T. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 7-10, T. Benson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 116-70, T. Benson 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (9-8) 4.2 4 5 5 8 1 1 106 2.82   
T. Mitchell 4.1 0 1 1 3 1 0 56 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 29
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 26, T. Mitchell 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 7-5, T. Mitchell 7-5
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 106-51, T. Mitchell 56-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mitchell 1-0
WP: W. Hardaway
Balk: T. Mitchell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harvey Katzen
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 15851
Special Notes: 2B Dave Lester was injured while running the bases.
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