MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/18/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1703 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (65-56) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 5 11 3
Los Angeles Blockbusters (56-67) 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 X 12 10 0
Bulls Absorb 12-5 Loss at Blockbuster Stadium
The Los Angeles Blockbusters downed the Kansas City Bulls, 12-5. The hitting star was right fielder Jim Brookins. Brookins went 3 for 5 with a triple and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Blockbusters. The 5th-place Blockbusters have a record of 56-67.

Ed Jacques had a clutch at-bat with no one out in the bottom of the sixth for the Blockbusters. Coming up with the bases loaded and Los Angeles trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run single.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Los Angeles manager John Trausch.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .266 3 19
L. Moses 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .258 4 33
C. Taylor LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .291 22 71
K. Durick RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .328 17 46
E. Cortez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 10 31
A. Amador 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 5 33
   a-D. Boggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 7 32
   c-R. Kremer 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .226 2 7
M. Alva SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205 10 42
   b-R. Colbourne PH, SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .254 2 15
H. Cummings C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .261 3 21
T. McDonald P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 1 8
   T. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   d-D. Tislow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 12
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Harrison PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5 2 4 17      
a - D. Boggs pinch hit for A. Amador in the 7th
b - R. Colbourne pinch hit for M. Alva in the 7th
c - R. Kremer substituted for D. Boggs in the 7th
d - D. Tislow pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 8th
e - J. Harrison pinch hit for W. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cortez (8, 2nd Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Colbourne (8, 7th Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (26, 8th Inning off R. Weintraub, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Kremer (2, 8th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester 2 , C. Taylor 2 , K. Durick , E. Cortez 2 , A. Amador , R. Kremer 2 , M. Alva , R. Colbourne 3 , J. Harrison
2-out RBI: R. Kremer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , H. Cummings 2
Sac Fly: H. Cummings
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lester 2 (7) , M. Alva (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .275 6 34
E. Laub CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244 10 37
   a-N. Parsons CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .246 5 25
J. Brookins RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 3 .279 15 48
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .325 9 55
B. May 2B 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 .306 5 74
E. Jacques C 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .218 4 26
B. Richter 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .216 2 23
P. Villamil SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .235 3 32
R. Weintraub P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .129 0 2
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 34 12 10 12 5 0 19      
a - N. Parsons substituted for E. Laub in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Richter (14, 6th Inning off T. McDonald, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Brookins (3, 8th Inning off W. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Parsons (5, 8th Inning off W. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , E. Laub , N. Parsons 4 , J. Brookins 5 , H. Katzen , E. Jacques , B. Richter 2 , P. Villamil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Laub , J. Brookins , H. Katzen , B. Richter
Sac Bunt: E. Jacques , R. Weintraub
Sac Fly: E. Jacques
Hit by Pitch: E. Laub
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel 2 (28)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Parsons(Kremer at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald L (12-11) 5.1 7 9 6 4 0 0 106 3.21   
T. Mitchell 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 5.04   
W. Jones 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 28 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 20
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 30, T. Mitchell 6, W. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 7-9, T. Mitchell 2-3, W. Jones 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 106-69, T. Mitchell 23-15, W. Jones 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mitchell 2-2
WP: T. McDonald
Hit Batsmen: T. McDonald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub W (5-4) 7.1 7 5 5 2 3 0 124 3.14   
B. Anderson 1.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 45
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 31, B. Anderson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 9-10, B. Anderson 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 124-80, B. Anderson 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Anderson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brookins
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 15196
Special Notes: CF Ed Laub was injured while throwing the ball.
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