MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/06/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1554 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (60-49) 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 5 12 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (56-57) 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 X 8 15 3
Blockbusters Earn 8-5 Home Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters powered past the Kansas City Bulls, 8-5, at Blockbuster Stadium. Ramon Montoya provided some of the pop. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The winning pitcher was Ralph Weintraub. His record now stands at 10-10. The right-hander went 6.2 innings, allowing 5 runs on 11 hits for the Blockbusters. The Blockbusters improved their record to 56-57 with the win over Kansas City.

Jim Quinlan, who finished 2nd in the ABL in doubles with 36 in 1972, took Kansas City hurler Dennis Greenlee deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 3-run home run put the Blockbusters on top, 6-3. In all, Quinlan had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"Feels good to get the job done," Montoya said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .318 17 49
L. Moses 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .253 1 16
C. Taylor 1B 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .276 20 74
K. Durick RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .277 13 69
M. Alva SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 2 36
   a-D. Tislow PR, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 9 38
D. Lester 2B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .260 5 29
H. Lahr LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 3 10
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 1 21
D. Greenlee P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   P. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Turner PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 2 4
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-D. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 3 22
   T. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 4
Totals 40 5 12 5 0 6 14      
a - D. Tislow pinch ran for M. Alva in the 4th
b - R. Turner pinch hit for P. Thornton in the 7th
c - D. Conley pinch hit for D. Callahan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore (21, 3rd Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Alva (26, 4th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor 2 (19, 5th Inning off R. Weintraub, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Durick (23, 7th Inning off R. Weintraub, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 4 , L. Moses 2 , C. Taylor 4 , K. Durick 3 , M. Alva 2 , D. Lester , E. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , K. Durick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Moses , K. Durick 2 , D. Tislow , H. Lahr
GIDP: L. Moses
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Rodriguez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Lester-Tislow-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF, LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .315 22 61
B. May 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .298 2 10
R. Montoya LF 4 2 2 3 1 0 3 .216 9 27
   b-R. Pakula RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 6
T. Hester 2B 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 .274 0 9
E. Laub CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .275 3 25
G. Strum 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .394 3 12
   c-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 1 8
A. Covarrubio C 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .236 12 47
   d-P. Villamil SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1 21
J. Quinlan SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 5 .259 1 17
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Weintraub P 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 .250 1 4
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Katzen PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354 7 58
Totals 37 8 15 8 6 4 28      
a - H. Katzen pinch hit for L. Shears in the 8th
b - R. Pakula substituted for R. Montoya in the 9th
c - E. Jacques substituted for G. Strum in the 9th
d - P. Villamil substituted for A. Covarrubio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Strum (2, 2nd Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Laub (15, 6th Inning off P. Thornton, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Hester (2, 7th Inning off D. Callahan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Montoya 2 (9, 5th Inning off D. Greenlee, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off P. Thornton, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Quinlan (1, 5th Inning off D. Greenlee, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , B. May 2 , R. Montoya 8 , T. Hester 3 , E. Laub 2 , G. Strum 4 , A. Covarrubio , J. Quinlan 5 , R. Weintraub
2-out RBI: T. Hester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Brookins 2 , E. Laub 3 , R. Weintraub
GIDP: R. Montoya
Sac Bunt: T. Hester
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: J. Quinlan 2 (9) , R. Weintraub (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Strum-Quinlan)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Rodriguez at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Greenlee L (4-6) 4.1 9 6 6 4 2 2 92 4.02   
P. Thornton 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 1 38 3.27   
D. Callahan 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 3.81   
T. McDonald 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Greenlee 19
Batters Faced: D. Greenlee 27, P. Thornton 9, D. Callahan 5, T. McDonald 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Greenlee 6-5, P. Thornton 2-3, D. Callahan 1-1, T. McDonald 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Greenlee 92-54, P. Thornton 38-23, D. Callahan 21-13, T. McDonald 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Thornton 1-0
WP: D. Greenlee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub W (10-10) 6.2 11 5 3 0 5 0 119 4.09   
L. Shears H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 7.07   
T. Benson SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 41
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 31, L. Shears 5, T. Benson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 6-7, L. Shears 2-1, T. Benson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 119-70, L. Shears 15-9, T. Benson 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Shears 1-0
WP: R. Weintraub
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Montoya
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 18718
Special Notes: SS Mario Alva was injured while running the bases.
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