MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/08/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 411 - SATURDAY, MAY 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (15-14) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 12 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (13-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 6 10 1
Blockbusters Deal Bulls 6-5 Loss
The Los Angeles Blockbusters had to overcome a fine effort from Kansas City pitcher Tim McDonald to win, 6-5, in 12 innings at Blockbuster Stadium. McDonald went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs. The win went to Billy Duprey in relief, making him now 1-0. Dave Fields took the loss for Kansas City. With the win, Los Angeles lifts its record to 13-17.

The two teams entertained the Blockbuster Stadium crowd with some good baseball.

"Our team showed some spunk," said Katzen.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 .262 4 11
B. Anderson CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .214 2 8
C. Taylor 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .319 4 16
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Adams LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 4
K. Durick RF 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .321 2 10
R. Lewis C 5 0 3 1 1 0 2 .278 0 2
E. Cortez LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .281 2 10
   b-D. Tislow 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .343 2 11
D. Boggs 2B 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 .267 1 8
M. Alva SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .231 3 11
T. McDonald P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .211 0 2
   a-H. McLemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 5 18
   M. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Lahr LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .175 0 4
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 5 12 5 5 5 26      
a - H. McLemore pinch hit for T. McDonald in the 8th
b - D. Tislow substituted for E. Cortez in the 9th
c - H. Lahr substituted for M. Brown in the 9th
d - R. Adams substituted for B. Crosby in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Rawlins (4, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins 4 , B. Anderson 3 , C. Taylor , R. Lewis 3 , D. Boggs 2 , M. Alva , T. McDonald
2-out RBI: R. Lewis , T. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rawlins , K. Durick , E. Cortez , D. Boggs , H. McLemore
GIDP: R. Lewis
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson , T. McDonald
Sac Fly: M. Alva
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Anderson (3)
CS: B. Anderson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Alva-Boggs-Taylor, Alva-Tislow, Alva-Boggs-Tislow)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Frederick 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .358 3 9
H. Katzen 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .235 2 9
J. Brookins RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 3 15
K. McDaniel LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268 1 13
B. May 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .280 0 9
P. Popeck SS 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .256 1 15
E. Laub CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .176 2 8
S. Oubre C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .074 0 1
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Arkle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 4 7
   B. Duprey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Baker PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
J. Hampton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
   a-A. Covarrubio C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 12
Totals 40 6 10 5 4 3 10      
a - A. Covarrubio substituted for J. Hampton in the 8th
b - C. Arkle pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th
c - W. Baker pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Baker (2, 12th Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Laub (2, 7th Inning off T. McDonald, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Katzen 2 (2, 8th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. McDaniel (1, 9th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Frederick 2 , H. Katzen 8 , K. McDaniel 4 , P. Popeck 3 , E. Laub 3 , W. Baker 2
2-out RBI: , H. Katzen 2 , E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Oubre , C. Arkle
GIDP: K. Frederick , H. Katzen
Sac Bunt: A. Covarrubio
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Popeck (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Popeck (7)
Double Plays: 1 (May-Frederick-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald 7.0 5 2 0 1 2 0 85 0.57   
M. Brown BS (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 3.12   
B. Crosby BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17 3.60   
D. Fields L (2-1), BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 44 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 64
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 26, M. Brown 4, B. Crosby 5, D. Fields 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 9-8, M. Brown 2-1, B. Crosby 0-2, D. Fields 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 85-55, M. Brown 16-10, B. Crosby 17-6, D. Fields 44-24
WP: D. Fields
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hampton 7.0 8 3 3 3 1 0 103 4.14   
T. Benson 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 1 33 3.57   
B. Duprey W (1-0) 3.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 39 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hampton 47
Batters Faced: J. Hampton 31, T. Benson 10, B. Duprey 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hampton 12-7, T. Benson 2-2, B. Duprey 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hampton 103-60, T. Benson 33-18, B. Duprey 39-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim McDonald
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 17897
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