MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/17/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 545 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (15-24) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (18-22) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 7 1
Blockbusters Earn Late 4-3 Win
Lee Craig left his imprint on the 4-3 Los Angeles win against the Kansas City Bulls. Craig was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Tom Benson snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Andy Luce suffered the loss. Los Angeles is now 18-22, Kansas City 15-24.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Los Angeles trailing 3-2, Craig hit a fastball from Andy Luce for a 2-run single. In the blink of an eye, the Blockbusters had a walk-off win.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," Craig said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .231 1 7
E. Cortez RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .270 5 13
R. Kremer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .278 1 9
C. Taylor LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .286 4 14
   b-H. Lahr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 1 4
B. Crankshaw 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .298 1 8
R. Turner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .230 3 12
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .173 2 8
I. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .173 0 2
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Crosby P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 3
   a-H. Cummings C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 8
Totals 35 3 10 2 3 4 22      
a - H. Cummings substituted for B. Crosby in the 8th
b - H. Lahr substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Cortez (5, 1st Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , E. Cortez 6 , R. Kremer , C. Taylor 2 , B. Crankshaw 2 , I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kremer , R. Turner , M. Alva
GIDP: C. Taylor , B. Crankshaw
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Crankshaw-Alva-Kremer, Crankshaw-Alva-Kremer, Alva-Crankshaw-Kremer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 0 7
   b-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 1 8
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265 3 13
K. Frederick 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .203 1 8
H. Katzen 2B 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .329 4 16
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .197 0 17
J. Brookins RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .291 3 9
L. Craig C 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .267 3 16
D. Obert SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .138 0 1
L. Messenger P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 3 8
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077 1 4
   c-D. Kennedy 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
Totals 28 4 7 4 5 6 11      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 8th
b - G. Strum pinch hit for R. Bias in the 8th
c - D. Kennedy substituted for R. Montoya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (6, 2nd Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins (3, 5th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Craig (3, 8th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bias , O. Gonzalez , J. Brookins 6 , L. Craig 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , L. Craig
GIDP: K. Frederick , N. Parsons , L. Messenger
Hit by Pitch: H. Katzen
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Obert (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Parsons (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Bias-Katzen-Frederick, Bias-Katzen-Frederick)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Crosby 7.0 6 2 2 1 5 2 92 3.59   
A. Luce L (2-1), BS (1) 1.1 1 2 2 4 1 0 34 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crosby 61
Batters Faced: B. Crosby 25, A. Luce 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crosby 9-3, A. Luce 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crosby 92-59, A. Luce 34-17
WP: A. Luce
Hit Batsmen: B. Crosby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 7.0 9 3 2 3 3 1 108 3.13   
J. Hamby 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.89   
T. Benson W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 49
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 31, J. Hamby 4, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 9-7, J. Hamby 0-2, T. Benson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 108-70, J. Hamby 12-7, T. Benson 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lee Craig
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 16814
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