MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/23/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1827 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (55-76) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 14 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-66) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 12 0
Bulls Win Squeaker, 6-5, Over Blockbusters
The Kansas City Bulls topped the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 6-5, at Blockbuster Stadium. Kansas City left fielder Chris Taylor was a spark plug for the offense. He was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times. Andy Luce picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 9-6. Fred Wild suffered the loss. The Bulls go to 55-76, putting them last in the National Baseball League Western Division.

Kansas City used a timely hit from Roger Turner to get the win. The third baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the tenth inning to put the Bulls ahead, 6-4. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"These kind of wins can be so good for a club's psyche," Kansas City manager DD Martin said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .240 9 28
D. Lester 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 0 5
   e-J. Rafferty PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 5 16
R. Kremer 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .280 14 45
C. Taylor LF 5 3 4 1 0 1 1 .314 21 61
H. Cummings C 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .251 6 30
R. Turner 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .242 4 35
H. Lahr RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 3 17
M. Alva SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .169 4 22
   a-K. Hussey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 0 0
   b-R. Colbourne SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 4 20
   A. Luce P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
T. Mitchell P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .214 0 6
   c-J. Miller SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 0 2
   d-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 19 54
   f-B. Crankshaw SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 3 17
Totals 43 6 14 6 1 7 18      
a - K. Hussey pinch hit for M. Alva in the 7th
b - R. Colbourne substituted for K. Hussey in the 7th
c - J. Miller substituted for T. Mitchell in the 8th
d - E. Cortez pinch hit for J. Miller in the 9th
e - J. Rafferty pinch hit for D. Lester in the 9th
f - B. Crankshaw substituted for E. Cortez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alva (6, 5th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (19, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Turner (22, 10th Inning off F. Wild, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. McLemore (9, 7th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (21, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 4 , D. Lester , R. Kremer 2 , C. Taylor 8 , H. Cummings 2 , R. Turner 2 , H. Lahr , M. Alva 2 , T. Mitchell
2-out RBI: H. McLemore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lester , R. Turner , H. Lahr , B. Crankshaw
Sac Bunt: H. McLemore
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Messenger P 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 5 26
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Villamil PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 1 19
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Brookins RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .268 20 56
K. Frederick 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .337 11 52
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305 21 54
H. Katzen 2B 5 3 4 1 0 0 2 .283 6 30
N. Parsons CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 4 63
   a-O. Gonzalez PH, CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .299 8 56
D. Obert SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .219 3 24
I. Cleary C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .201 0 10
M. Herron 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 2 19
Totals 40 5 12 4 2 5 17      
a - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
b - P. Villamil pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (21, 1st Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Katzen 2 (19, 2nd Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (8, 10th Inning off A. Luce, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Katzen (6, 6th Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 3 , K. Frederick , E. Ronnebaum 2 , H. Katzen 8 , N. Parsons , O. Gonzalez , D. Obert , M. Herron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Messenger , E. Ronnebaum , D. Obert , I. Cleary 2
Sac Fly: O. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Parsons (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell 7.1 10 4 4 1 4 0 116 2.94   
A. Luce W (9-6), BS (9) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 44 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 45
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 32, A. Luce 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 5-12, A. Luce 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 116-76, A. Luce 44-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Luce 1-1
WP: A. Luce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 7.0 9 4 4 1 5 2 109 2.70   
T. Benson 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.03   
F. Wild L (5-4) 1.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 27 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 47
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 31, T. Benson 7, F. Wild 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 6-10, T. Benson 4-2, F. Wild 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 109-77, T. Benson 20-12, F. Wild 27-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 15356
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