MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/16/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 531 - TUESDAY, MAY 16TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (15-23) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 6 11 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (17-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Blockbusters Lose to Bulls, 6-1
Kansas City and Los Angeles got after it at Blockbuster Stadium.

The Kansas City Bulls got a strong performance from pitcher Skip Carter, who stymied the Los Angeles offense en route to a win, 6-1, at Blockbuster Stadium. Carter got the win, improving to 4-3. He gave up 5 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. He allowed 1 run.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Carter hit a run-scoring single off Los Angeles hurler Larry Mitchell. It was the 3rd hit of the season for Carter and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"Skip made some big pitches when he needed to," said Bulls manager DD Martin.

Kansas City has now won 3 in a row.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 1 4
K. Schilling 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .167 0 0
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 1 9
C. Taylor LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .277 4 13
H. Cummings C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .230 1 8
R. Turner 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .238 3 12
K. Durick RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .308 1 6
A. Thompson SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .158 0 2
S. Carter P 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .176 0 2
   a-H. McLemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 1 7
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6 1 8 8      
a - H. McLemore pinch hit for S. Carter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Durick (4, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Turner (7, 6th Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Schilling , C. Taylor 2 , H. Cummings , R. Turner 3 , K. Durick 3 , A. Thompson , S. Carter 2
2-out RBI: R. Turner , K. Durick , A. Thompson , S. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr
GIDP: H. Cummings , R. Turner
Sac Fly: A. Thompson
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 4 16
G. Schindler LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 0 4
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 3 13
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 1 8
N. Parsons CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .203 0 17
M. Herron 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .317 1 11
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 0 4
I. Cleary C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .152 0 3
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 3
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 1 4
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 2 8      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Parsons (6, 4th Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Cleary (1, 7th Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , O. Gonzalez , N. Parsons 3 , M. Herron , I. Cleary 2
2-out RBI: I. Cleary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Villamil 2 , R. Montoya
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Villamil-Frederick-Katzen, Villamil-Frederick-Katzen)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter W (4-3) 8.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 113 3.64   
D. Solomon 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 69
Batters Faced: S. Carter 30, D. Solomon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 11-11, D. Solomon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 113-69, D. Solomon 16-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (6-3) 5.2 9 6 6 0 5 0 87 3.19   
J. Hamby 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.24   
B. Anderson 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 32
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 25, J. Hamby 6, B. Anderson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 7-4, J. Hamby 2-1, B. Anderson 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 87-61, J. Hamby 23-14, B. Anderson 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hamby 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Skip Carter
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 15502
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