MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/29/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 294 - THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (8-14) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 16 0
Kansas City Bulls (13-8) 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 X 9 14 0
Cortez Swats 2 Homers, Bulls Top Blockbusters, 9-8
Kansas City right fielder Emilio Cortez had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 9-8. The win leaves Kansas City with a record of 13-8.

Mario Alva hit a run-scoring double off Bill Kaiser in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Bulls in front, 9-8. In addition to the double, Alva had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Bulls manager DD Martin.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Frederick 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .371 1 3
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .238 0 4
J. Brookins RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .253 2 11
K. McDaniel LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .254 0 8
B. May 3B 4 3 3 0 1 1 1 .280 0 7
A. Covarrubio C 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 .246 0 6
P. Popeck SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 .180 0 11
E. Laub CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .122 1 3
C. Franklin P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .300 0 4
   B. Kaiser P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Arkle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 3
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 16 8 1 7 16      
a - C. Arkle pinch hit for B. Kaiser in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May 2 (4, 2nd Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Brookins (5, 7th Inning off D. Callahan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Frederick , H. Katzen , J. Brookins 3 , K. McDaniel 2 , B. May 5 , A. Covarrubio 3 , P. Popeck 2 , E. Laub , C. Franklin
2-out RBI: P. Popeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , P. Popeck , E. Laub 2
Sac Bunt: K. McDaniel
Sac Fly: A. Covarrubio , P. Popeck
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. May (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .275 3 8
B. Anderson CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .234 1 7
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .313 4 13
   c-D. Tislow 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 1 6
H. McLemore LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .338 4 16
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Cortez RF 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .357 2 10
D. Boggs 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 1 6
M. Alva SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .233 3 7
W. Greenan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
S. Carter P 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 2
   a-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 1 7
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Lahr PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
Totals 36 9 14 9 0 1 8      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for S. Carter in the 6th
b - H. Lahr pinch hit for M. Brown in the 8th
c - D. Tislow substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore 2 (5, 2nd Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Kaiser, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (3, 4th Inning off B. Kaiser, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Alva (2, 7th Inning off B. Kaiser, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Rawlins (2, 4th Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Cortez 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins 3 , B. Anderson , C. Taylor 2 , H. McLemore 5 , E. Cortez 8 , D. Boggs , M. Alva 3 , W. Greenan 2 , S. Carter
2-out RBI: H. McLemore , M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , E. Cortez , W. Greenan
Sac Bunt: S. Carter
Sac Fly: B. Anderson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore (9) , D. Boggs (5) , W. Greenan (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greenan-Boggs)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Franklin 3.1 9 7 7 0 1 2 59 6.59   
B. Kaiser L (2-1) 3.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 54 4.22   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Franklin 13
Batters Faced: C. Franklin 19, B. Kaiser 16, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Franklin 5-4, B. Kaiser 4-7, T. Benson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Franklin 59-34, B. Kaiser 54-35, T. Benson 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kaiser 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter 6.0 10 4 4 0 6 0 101 4.38   
D. Callahan 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 16 54.00   
M. Brown W (2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.61   
B. Crosby SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 42
Batters Faced: S. Carter 27, D. Callahan 7, M. Brown 4, B. Crosby 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 2-9, D. Callahan 1-1, M. Brown 3-1, B. Crosby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 101-65, D. Callahan 16-9, M. Brown 10-6, B. Crosby 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brown 1-0
WP: D. Callahan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emilio Cortez
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 20632
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