MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/07/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 397 - FRIDAY, MAY 7TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (15-13) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (12-17) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 1
Bulls Lose By a Run at Los Angeles
Behind a fine performance from Jim Brookins, the Los Angeles Blockbusters knocked off the Kansas City Bulls, 5-4. Brookins was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles for the Blockbusters. The winner was Larry Mitchell, who threw 117 pitches over 5.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 8 hits. The victory makes Los Angeles 12-17.

Larry Mitchell dealt the Bulls a blow in the bottom of the second. Batting with the bases loaded and Los Angeles leading 1-0, Mitchell, who led the NBL in strikeouts with 178 in 1974, hit a 2-2 fastball for a 2-run single.

"It feels good, just a great win all around," Brookins said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .262 3 10
B. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .185 2 8
C. Taylor 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .326 4 15
H. McLemore LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .295 5 18
R. Lewis C 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .154 0 1
E. Cortez RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .302 2 10
D. Boggs 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .261 1 8
   b-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 4
   c-D. Tislow 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 2 11
M. Alva SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .226 3 10
W. Hardaway P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-K. Durick PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .342 2 10
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-L. Moses PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4 6 6 20      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 6th
b - H. Lahr pinch hit for D. Boggs in the 8th
c - D. Tislow substituted for H. Lahr in the 8th
d - L. Moses pinch hit for D. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (5, 7th Inning off L. Shears, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins , C. Taylor 4 , H. McLemore , R. Lewis , E. Cortez , D. Boggs 2 , L. Moses
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins , R. Lewis , D. Boggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lewis 2 , E. Cortez , M. Alva
GIDP: M. Alva
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson
Sac Fly: K. Durick
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Anderson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Rawlins-Boggs-Taylor, Alva-Boggs-Taylor, Tislow-Alva-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .228 0 7
K. Frederick 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .357 3 9
J. Brookins RF, LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .292 3 15
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .289 0 12
   b-B. Capps RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
K. McDaniel LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .272 0 12
   c-S. Oubre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
B. May 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .291 0 9
   d-R. Gardner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Laub CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .174 2 6
P. Popeck SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229 1 15
L. Mitchell P 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .143 0 2
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Baker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 10 5 4 3 18      
a - W. Baker pinch hit for L. Shears in the 7th
b - B. Capps substituted for A. Covarrubio in the 9th
c - S. Oubre substituted for K. McDaniel in the 9th
d - R. Gardner substituted for B. May in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: K. McDaniel (1, 8th Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins (3, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , J. Brookins 6 , K. McDaniel 4 , E. Laub , P. Popeck , L. Mitchell , W. Baker
2-out RBI: J. Brookins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , A. Covarrubio , K. McDaniel , B. May
GIDP: A. Covarrubio 2 , E. Laub
Sac Bunt: L. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel 2 (7)
CS: H. Katzen (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. McDaniel (4)
Double Plays: 2 (May-Frederick-Katzen, Laub-May)
OF assists: 1 (Laub(Taylor at 3rd base))
PB: A. Covarrubio
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (0-3) 5.0 8 5 5 3 2 1 92 2.43   
D. Fields 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 34 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 30
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 23, D. Fields 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 5-5, D. Fields 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 92-51, D. Fields 34-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (1-4) 5.2 8 4 4 4 4 0 117 3.60   
L. Shears H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.29   
T. Benson SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 27 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 37
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 28, L. Shears 4, T. Benson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 8-4, L. Shears 2-1, T. Benson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 117-68, L. Shears 9-5, T. Benson 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Shears 1-0
Balk: L. Mitchell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brookins
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 17845
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