MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/08/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2018 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (63-83) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-80) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 6 10 0
Blockbusters Rally to Eke Out Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters did just enough to nip the Kansas City Bulls, 6-5, in 11 innings. Los Angeles pitcher Larry Messenger, in particular, had a standout performance. The Blockbusters now have a record of 64-80 with the win over Kansas City.

The decisive blow was delivered by Ernie Ronnebaum in the bottom of the 11th when he hit a solo home run off 23-year old left-handed pitcher Jorge Corona to win the game for Los Angeles. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," Ronnebaum said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .255 5 21
R. Kremer 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .270 14 56
R. McCoy RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 7 37
C. Taylor LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333 22 82
R. Turner 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 8 52
H. Alterman 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 6 40
   a-J. Villalobos PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 16 50
   J. Corona P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Smith C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 1
   b-E. Cortez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 4 19
   d-H. Cummings C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 4 41
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .158 3 7
   c-J. Anderson PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .268 3 14
   e-A. Thompson SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 1 7
S. Carter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 1 2
   D. Callahan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Miller P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   f-B. Crankshaw 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 9
Totals 42 5 10 4 2 10 15      
a - J. Villalobos pinch hit for H. Alterman in the 9th
b - E. Cortez pinch hit for I. Smith in the 9th
c - J. Anderson pinch hit for M. Alva in the 9th
d - H. Cummings substituted for E. Cortez in the 9th
e - A. Thompson substituted for J. Anderson in the 9th
f - B. Crankshaw substituted for J. Miller in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lahr (10, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 3 , R. Kremer 2 , C. Taylor 2 , H. Alterman , J. Villalobos , E. Cortez , J. Miller
2-out RBI: H. Lahr , R. Kremer , J. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McCoy , D. Callahan
Sac Bunt: I. Smith
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. McCoy (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Alva-Alterman-Kremer, Alva-Alterman-Kremer, Alva-Alterman-Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 8 41
   f-J. Brookins PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .417 2 10
   i-C. Groce LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 2 21
G. Schindler LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .249 4 19
   g-G. Strum PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .231 0 3
   j-D. Bell 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
E. Ronnebaum RF 4 1 2 1 2 0 2 .301 44 113
R. Bias 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .271 3 25
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 2 13
   c-G. Proctor CF, LF 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 .000 0 1
N. Parsons CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 3 24
   b-H. Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 4
   d-J. Lawrence 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 0 1
I. Cleary C 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .207 5 29
D. Kennedy 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 7
   e-O. Gonzalez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287 14 44
   h-K. Frederick 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 4 38
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 4 24
L. Messenger P 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .323 4 26
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-L. Craig PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 5 36
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   l-B. Miltenberger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
Totals 36 6 10 6 9 5 25      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for R. Bias in the 6th
b - H. Rhodes pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 6th
c - G. Proctor substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th
d - J. Lawrence substituted for H. Rhodes in the 7th
e - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 7th
f - J. Brookins pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 7th
g - G. Strum pinch hit for G. Schindler in the 7th
h - K. Frederick substituted for O. Gonzalez in the 8th
i - C. Groce substituted for J. Brookins in the 8th
j - D. Bell substituted for G. Strum in the 8th
k - L. Craig pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 9th
l - B. Miltenberger pinch hit for T. Benson in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (44, 11th Inning off J. Corona, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , G. Strum , D. Bell , E. Ronnebaum 5 , R. Bias , N. Parsons , I. Cleary , D. Kennedy , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: E. Ronnebaum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lawrence 2 , I. Cleary
GIDP: R. Bias , I. Cleary , P. Villamil
Sac Bunt: C. Groce , P. Villamil
Sac Fly: G. Proctor
Team LOB: 10
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter 3.0 4 1 1 3 0 0 43 4.50   
D. Callahan 3.2 3 4 4 4 1 0 60 9.00   
J. Miller 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 44 6.23   
J. Corona L (1-7) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 42
Batters Faced: S. Carter 14, D. Callahan 17, J. Miller 11, J. Corona 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 4-3, D. Callahan 6-3, J. Miller 3-2, J. Corona 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 43-23, D. Callahan 60-35, J. Miller 44-22, J. Corona 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Callahan 1-0 , J. Miller 2-0 , J. Corona 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 8.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 119 3.56   
F. Wild 0.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 34 8.12   
J. Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.15   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
M. Evert W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 73
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 30, F. Wild 8, J. Wilson 1, T. Benson 3, M. Evert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 8-10, F. Wild 1-0, J. Wilson 0-0, T. Benson 2-1, M. Evert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 119-78, F. Wild 34-19, J. Wilson 3-3, T. Benson 4-4, M. Evert 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wilson 2-0
WP: L. Messenger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 12096
Special Notes: SP Skip Carter was injured while pitching.
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