MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/05/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 409 - SATURDAY, MAY 5TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (14-17) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (13-16) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 8 1
Los Angeles Gets Riveting Walk-Off Win
Kansas City got a valiant performance from pitcher Tom Mitchell, but it wasn't enough to beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters. Los Angeles won the game, 5-4. Mitchell threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. With the loss, Kansas City sinks to 14-17.

The Blockbusters got a clutch hit from shortstop Pedro Villamil. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Blockbusters.

"Big win," said Villamil.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .241 1 11
K. Durick RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .250 5 15
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .360 9 31
   b-K. Hussey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 1
   e-L. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
L. Moses 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .229 3 9
   c-H. Lahr LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 4
D. Tislow 1B, 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .222 3 10
F. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .284 2 9
   f-R. Kremer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 1 20
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Lester 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 4 13
   d-M. Alva SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
R. Colbourne SS, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .368 1 9
T. Mitchell P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-E. Cortez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 1 5
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-H. Cummings C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 5 2 23      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 9th
b - K. Hussey substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th
c - H. Lahr substituted for L. Moses in the 9th
d - M. Alva substituted for D. Lester in the 9th
e - L. Smith pinch hit for K. Hussey in the 10th
f - R. Kremer pinch hit for F. Johnson in the 10th
g - H. Cummings substituted for A. Luce in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore (6, 1st Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Moses (3, 1st Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Tislow (2, 3rd Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (7, 5th Inning off B. Duprey, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Durick (6, 5th Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 2 , K. Durick 3 , C. Taylor 2 , L. Moses 2 , H. Lahr , D. Tislow 3 , R. Colbourne , T. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McLemore , F. Johnson 2 , D. Lester , M. Alva
GIDP: H. McLemore , K. Durick , D. Lester
Sac Bunt: T. Mitchell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Colbourne 2 (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Colbourne-Lester-Tislow, Moses-Tislow)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Katzen at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .270 2 9
R. Adair C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .261 1 9
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266 0 6
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .280 0 4
O. Gonzalez LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .350 3 10
N. Parsons CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 0 7
   b-E. Ronnebaum PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 8 21
   e-C. Ruoff CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 1
R. Bias 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .229 0 5
   c-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .227 1 2
   f-P. Villamil 3B, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230 1 9
D. Obert SS, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .186 0 4
B. Duprey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .118 0 2
   a-R. Pakula PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   K. Morrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 1
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5 7 4 17      
a - R. Pakula pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 7th
b - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 9th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for R. Bias in the 9th
d - R. Montoya pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 9th
e - C. Ruoff substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 10th
f - P. Villamil substituted for L. Messenger in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (10, 9th Inning off A. Luce, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Messenger (1, 9th Inning off A. Luce, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 2 , H. Katzen 2 , N. Parsons , R. Bias , L. Messenger 4 , P. Villamil , R. Pakula
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , P. Villamil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Adair 3 , N. Parsons
GIDP: D. Obert
Sac Bunt: B. Duprey
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bias (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Obert-Frederick-Katzen, Bias-Frederick-Katzen, Frederick-Obert-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell 8.0 4 1 0 4 2 0 115 3.75   
A. Luce BS (1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 1 40 9.64   
R. Bargiel L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 70
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 31, A. Luce 7, R. Bargiel 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 14-5, A. Luce 0-1, R. Bargiel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 115-68, A. Luce 40-23, R. Bargiel 17-10
WP: R. Bargiel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey 7.0 9 4 3 1 1 0 101 3.62   
K. Morrison 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 23 4.50   
T. Benson W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 45
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 31, K. Morrison 7, T. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 9-10, K. Morrison 2-2, T. Benson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 101-66, K. Morrison 23-10, T. Benson 19-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Mitchell
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 17564
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