MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/26/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 297 - THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (9-12) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 1
Kansas City Bulls (11-11) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 3
Kansas City Beaten, 3-2, by Los Angeles
Kansas City got a terrific game from left fielder Chris Taylor. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Los Angeles, 3-2. Taylor went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs. The winner was Los Angeles reliever Cardell Franklin, now 2-0. The loser was Waldo Hardaway. Kansas City falls to 11-11.

Los Angeles used the timely hitting of Ron Bias to seize the win. The third baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We had the right guys up at the right times," said Kansas City manager DD Martin. "We just didn't cash in."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .280 0 2
R. Adair C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 1 9
K. Frederick 2B, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .293 0 5
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .276 8 20
H. Katzen 1B 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .308 0 4
   b-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .462 3 9
   e-C. Ruoff CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
N. Parsons CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 0 4
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 1
   f-T. Pickering 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   g-D. Obert 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
R. Bias 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .230 0 4
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 .227 0 5
L. Messenger P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Pakula PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 2 7
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 6 2 39      
a - R. Pakula pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 7th
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 8th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
d - D. Kennedy pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 8th
e - C. Ruoff substituted for O. Gonzalez in the 8th
f - T. Pickering substituted for R. Montoya in the 8th
g - D. Obert substituted for T. Pickering in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Brookins , K. Frederick 2 , H. Katzen 2 , N. Parsons , R. Bias , L. Messenger 2
2-out RBI: H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickering , P. Villamil 2 , D. Kennedy
GIDP: J. Brookins , P. Villamil
Sac Bunt: R. Adair 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Messenger (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brookins (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .228 0 4
R. Kremer 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .329 1 17
C. Taylor LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .385 7 21
K. Durick RF 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .250 3 11
   a-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   d-L. Moses 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 3 8
D. Tislow 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 3 8
   b-E. Cortez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
   e-R. Colbourne 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 5
F. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 7
D. Lester 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 3 8
   c-H. Lahr PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 0 3
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 0 1
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 0
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-K. Hussey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 1
Totals 37 2 11 2 2 7 19      
a - L. Smith pinch hit for K. Durick in the 8th
b - E. Cortez pinch hit for D. Tislow in the 8th
c - H. Lahr pinch hit for D. Lester in the 8th
d - L. Moses substituted for L. Smith in the 9th
e - R. Colbourne substituted for E. Cortez in the 9th
f - K. Hussey pinch hit for R. Bargiel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Durick 2 (5, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Johnson (1, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (7, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , R. Kremer , C. Taylor 6 , K. Durick 4 , E. Cortez , F. Johnson 2 , D. Lester , K. Hussey
2-out RBI: K. Durick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , L. Moses , D. Tislow 2 , F. Johnson , H. Lahr , W. Hardaway
Sac Bunt: W. Hardaway
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kremer (3) , C. Taylor (1) , D. Lester (5)
Double Plays: 4 (Kremer, Tislow-Lester-Kremer, Lester-Alva-Kremer, Kremer)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Ronnebaum at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 5.1 8 2 2 1 2 1 106 6.55   
J. Hamby 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0.84   
C. Franklin W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.50   
T. Benson SV (3) 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 44 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 45
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 25, J. Hamby 2, C. Franklin 3, T. Benson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 5-9, J. Hamby 0-0, C. Franklin 2-0, T. Benson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 106-70, J. Hamby 7-6, C. Franklin 14-8, T. Benson 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hamby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (1-4) 7.0 8 3 2 5 1 0 101 3.27   
R. Bargiel 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 41 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 47
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 30, R. Bargiel 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 6-9, R. Bargiel 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 101-63, R. Bargiel 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bargiel 1-1
WP: W. Hardaway
Hit Batsmen: R. Bargiel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 14070
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