MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/21/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1807 - MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (54-75) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 9 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (63-65) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Bulls Win, 7-1, at Los Angeles
The Kansas City Bulls finished off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-1. Much of the credit belonged to second baseman Dave Lester. Lester was 3 for 5 with 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Bulls. Bob Crosby, the winning pitcher, improved to 9-11. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run, while striking out 4 and walking 6. The win puts the Bulls at 54-75, while the Blockbusters drop to 63-65.

With Kansas City leading 3-1 in the top of the ninth, Lester hit a slider from Tom Benson for a bases-clearing double. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 6-1.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Lester.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .263 3 17
D. Lester 2B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .282 0 5
R. Kremer 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .278 14 45
C. Taylor LF 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 .309 20 60
E. Cortez RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .261 19 54
R. Turner 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .243 4 33
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .168 4 22
H. Cummings C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .248 6 29
B. Crosby P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 3
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 1
   a-K. Hussey PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
   P. Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 32 7 9 7 7 8 16      
a - K. Hussey pinch hit for R. Bargiel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lester 2 (4, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off T. Benson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 2 , D. Lester 5 , R. Kremer , E. Cortez 2 , H. Cummings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lester , C. Taylor , R. Turner , M. Alva
Sac Bunt: B. Crosby
Sac Fly: C. Taylor , R. Turner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Alva (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Lester-Alva-Kremer, Lester-Alva-Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Craig C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 6 34
   d-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 5 26
D. Kennedy 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 1 17
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .303 20 52
H. Katzen 2B 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .270 6 28
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 8 .297 8 55
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 4 61
D. Obert 3B, SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .219 3 23
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .195 1 19
   a-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 20 54
   b-M. Herron SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 19
L. Mitchell P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .160 0 6
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-K. Frederick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 11 51
Totals 31 1 5 1 6 5 22      
a - J. Brookins pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
b - M. Herron substituted for J. Brookins in the 9th
c - K. Frederick pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 9th
d - L. Messenger pinch hit for L. Craig in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Villamil (9, 2nd Inning off B. Crosby, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Craig , E. Ronnebaum , D. Obert 2 , P. Villamil 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Craig , O. Gonzalez 2 , D. Obert
GIDP: O. Gonzalez , J. Brookins
Hit by Pitch: D. Kennedy
Team LOB: 10
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Crosby W (9-11) 7.0 4 1 1 6 4 0 125 3.66   
R. Bargiel H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.17   
P. Geary 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crosby 63
Batters Faced: B. Crosby 32, R. Bargiel 3, P. Geary 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crosby 8-8, R. Bargiel 2-0, P. Geary 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crosby 125-67, R. Bargiel 8-6, P. Geary 13-9
Hit Batsmen: B. Crosby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (12-10) 8.0 7 3 3 3 6 0 121 3.63   
T. Benson 0.1 2 4 4 3 0 0 22 4.15   
J. Wilson 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 59
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 34, T. Benson 5, J. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 11-7, T. Benson 0-0, J. Wilson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 121-73, T. Benson 22-9, J. Wilson 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-0 , J. Wilson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Lester
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 17312
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