MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/16/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1675 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (64-55) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 6 14 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (55-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Loss to Bulls Extends Los Angeles Losing Streak
Kansas City pitcher Waldo Hardaway did his part in helping his team beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 6-0. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. By defeating Los Angeles, the third-place Bulls improved to 64-55.

Kansas City used the hitting of Ken Durick to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Bulls on top, 3-0. For the game, Durick had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said Hardaway.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 3 15
L. Moses 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 4 32
C. Taylor LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .291 22 70
K. Durick RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .329 17 44
E. Cortez CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 10 31
   a-H. Lahr PR, CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 3 14
A. Amador 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 5 32
M. Alva SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .203 10 41
H. Cummings C 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .265 3 19
W. Hardaway P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 2
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Tislow PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 4 12
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 42 6 14 5 1 5 15      
a - H. Lahr pinch ran for E. Cortez in the 6th
b - D. Tislow pinch hit for D. Greenlee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor 2 (25, 1st Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off R. Medved, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Durick (17, 7th Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Alva (10, 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lester , L. Moses , C. Taylor 5 , K. Durick 5 , E. Cortez 2 , A. Amador , M. Alva 5 , W. Hardaway , D. Tislow
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , K. Durick , M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Durick 2 , H. Lahr , H. Cummings 2 , W. Hardaway
GIDP: L. Moses
Hit by Pitch: M. Alva
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Amador (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lester-Alva-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 6 33
E. Laub CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .244 10 36
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 12 32
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .324 8 52
B. May 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .311 5 73
J. Zimmerman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .134 2 8
B. Richter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 2 22
P. Villamil SS 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .232 3 32
R. Medved P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 15 46
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 8 0 1 6 12      
a - J. Brookins pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Laub 2 , H. Katzen 2 , B. May , P. Villamil 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , E. Laub , J. Zimmerman , B. Richter
GIDP: E. Ronnebaum
Sac Bunt: K. McDaniel , B. May , R. Medved
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Katzen (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (17) , P. Villamil (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Richter-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (10-9) 6.2 8 0 0 1 5 0 97 2.59   
D. Greenlee H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.72   
D. Solomon 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 62
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 27, D. Greenlee 1, D. Solomon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 7-6, D. Greenlee 0-1, D. Solomon 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 97-68, D. Greenlee 5-2, D. Solomon 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Greenlee 1-0
Balk: W. Hardaway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved L (4-7) 6.2 9 2 2 1 4 0 109 4.34   
C. Franklin 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2.73   
W. Guilmette 2.0 4 3 1 0 1 1 39 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 51
Batters Faced: R. Medved 30, C. Franklin 2, W. Guilmette 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 8-7, C. Franklin 1-0, W. Guilmette 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 109-72, C. Franklin 4-2, W. Guilmette 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Franklin 1-1
WP: W. Guilmette
Hit Batsmen: R. Medved
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Waldo Hardaway
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 16041
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