MLB
KANSAS CITY BULLS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/17/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Dave Lester 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Pitching: LHP Bret Weingartz
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Lahr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Armando Amador to second
Batting: RHB Mario Alva 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Armando Amador scores
Hal Lahr to third
Batting: RHB Hank Cummings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Bret Weingartz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Mario Alva scores
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.0 MPH), Distance : 430 ft
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Chris Taylor to second
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Lahr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mario Alva 0-0: Ball
Chris Taylor is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Mario Alva 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Cummings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bret Weingartz 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dave Lester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Larry Moses to third
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Ball
Chris Taylor is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Larry Moses scores
Emilio Cortez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Armando Amador to second
Batting: LHB Hal Lahr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at home, 3-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Armando Amador to third
Batting: RHB Mario Alva 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 61.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Hank Cummings 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bret Weingartz 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 38.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Dave Lester 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Hank Cummings to second
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Hank Cummings to third
Dave Lester to second
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jon Hampton 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Jon Hampton to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 53.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Lahr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mario Alva 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Norm Parsons to third
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Hank Cummings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bret Weingartz 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lester 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Dave Lester to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Bret Weingartz
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Dusty Solomon
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Jim Brookins to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Bill May to second
Pitching: RHP Bob Crosby
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Bill May to third
Norm Parsons to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Runner at 2nd Ed Laub:
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Ed Laub to third
Ed Jacques to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Ed Laub scores
Ed Jacques to third
Pedro Villamil to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Los Angeles 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now in LF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Now in CF: Ed Laub
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Emilio Cortez to second
Batting: LHB Hal Lahr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Emilio Cortez to third
Armando Amador to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Rod Kremer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Armando Amador to third
Hal Lahr to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-3-2
Hal Lahr to third
Rod Kremer to second
Batting: RHB Hank Cummings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Tislow 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lester 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Hal Lahr scores
Rod Kremer scores
Hank Cummings to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Pitching: RHP John Bailey
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 9 - Los Angeles 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : RHP Bob Crosby
Pitching: RHP Dennis Greenlee
Now at 2B: Dave Tislow
Now at SS: Dave Lester
Now in LF: Hal Lahr
Now in CF: Joe Harrison
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 9 - Los Angeles 6
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