MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
05/28/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 690 - SUNDAY, MAY 28TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (21-30) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 14 2
Kansas City Bulls (21-28) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 16 1
Bulls Defeat Blockbusters, 6-5
Bulls fans were sent into a frenzy with a walk-off win.

Emilio Cortez was instrumental in his team's 6-5 triumph over the Los Angeles Blockbusters. The right fielder was 4-6 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Kansas City Bulls. The 6th-place Bulls now sit at 21-28.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 13th. With two out, Cortez hit a curveball from Basil Anderson for a run-scoring single. The Bulls, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"This game tested our mettle," said Cortez.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 6 0 2 1 0 0 4 .299 0 8
O. Gonzalez LF, RF 7 0 1 0 0 0 7 .247 4 14
J. Brookins RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .270 3 11
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 1 9
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .313 4 20
   f-P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 6
N. Parsons CF 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 .231 0 24
D. Kennedy 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254 0 6
   c-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 4 13
   d-K. Frederick 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 2 11
L. Craig C 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 .261 3 19
D. Obert SS, 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .152 0 3
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071 0 2
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .150 2 7
   b-M. Herron PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 17
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Schindler PH, LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .205 1 8
Totals 49 5 14 5 4 6 31      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 7th
b - M. Herron pinch ran for R. Montoya in the 7th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 8th
d - K. Frederick substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th
e - G. Schindler pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 9th
f - P. Villamil substituted for H. Katzen in the 9th
g - G. Strum pinch hit for T. Benson in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (12, 4th Inning off B. Crosby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bias 2 , O. Gonzalez , J. Brookins , H. Katzen 3 , N. Parsons , D. Kennedy , L. Craig , D. Obert 2 , R. Montoya , G. Schindler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , J. Brookins 2 , G. Strum , D. Obert
GIDP: D. Fontanez
Sac Bunt: R. Bias , D. Obert 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Katzen (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (3) , D. Fontanez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Obert-Villamil-Frederick)
PB: L. Craig
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 6 1 2 0 1 0 1 .242 1 4
E. Cortez RF 6 2 4 3 0 0 1 .282 6 16
C. Taylor LF 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 .304 7 23
R. Colbourne 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 .182 0 9
R. Kremer 1B 6 0 1 0 0 3 2 .255 2 13
H. Cummings C 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 .254 3 14
A. Thompson SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 1 4
   a-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 3 9
   c-B. Crankshaw 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 1 10
K. Schilling 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .217 0 1
   b-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 1
   d-J. Miller SS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
B. Crosby P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .120 0 3
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 14
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-H. McLemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 8
   P. Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-J. Villalobos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .056 0 0
Totals 52 6 16 5 3 5 23      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 8th
b - L. Smith pinch hit for K. Schilling in the 8th
c - B. Crankshaw substituted for K. Durick in the 9th
d - J. Miller substituted for L. Smith in the 9th
e - R. Turner pinch hit for A. Luce in the 9th
f - H. McLemore pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 11th
g - J. Villalobos pinch hit for P. Geary in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cortez (1, 3rd Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Thompson (1, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Cummings (3, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Cortez (6, 9th Inning off F. Wild, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 2 , E. Cortez 8 , C. Taylor 2 , R. Colbourne 2 , R. Kremer , H. Cummings 5 , A. Thompson 2 , K. Schilling , J. Miller
2-out RBI: E. Cortez , C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Colbourne , R. Kremer , K. Schilling , L. Smith , B. Crosby , J. Villalobos
GIDP: C. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: E. Cortez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Lahr (2) , R. Colbourne (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Colbourne (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Schilling-Kremer)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 1 109 3.69   
W. Guilmette H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.91   
F. Wild BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 11 6.48   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.60   
B. Anderson L (0-2) 2.2 3 2 0 2 1 0 59 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 51
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 27, W. Guilmette 8, F. Wild 5, T. Benson 3, B. Anderson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 6-8, W. Guilmette 1-5, F. Wild 1-1, T. Benson 0-3, B. Anderson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 109-67, W. Guilmette 17-11, F. Wild 11-8, T. Benson 5-3, B. Anderson 59-37
Hit Batsmen: B. Anderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Crosby 7.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 103 3.22   
A. Luce 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 37 1.96   
D. Solomon 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 35 2.40   
P. Geary W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crosby 51
Batters Faced: B. Crosby 30, A. Luce 9, D. Solomon 9, P. Geary 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crosby 10-7, A. Luce 3-0, D. Solomon 4-1, P. Geary 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crosby 103-62, A. Luce 37-25, D. Solomon 35-23, P. Geary 18-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emilio Cortez
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 16737
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