MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ KANSAS CITY BULLS
05/27/1972
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Skip Carter
Pitching: LHP Skip Carter
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
George Schindler is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Haskell McLemore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Emilio Cortez to third
Batting: RHB Randy Colbourne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: LHB Rod Kremer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Skip Carter
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Herron 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Roger Turner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: SINGLE (Popup, 4MD, EV 49.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivey Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Al Thompson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Batter strikes out.
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Skip Carter
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Skip Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Haskell McLemore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt - Flyout to 15! F1
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Skip Carter
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Oscar Gonzalez to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Oscar Gonzalez to third
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: RHB Mike Herron 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Oscar Gonzalez scores
Ken Frederick to third
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ken Frederick scores
Norm Parsons to third
Mike Herron to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Norm Parsons scores
Mike Herron to third
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Colbourne 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rod Kremer 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Turner 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Rod Kremer to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Roger Turner to second
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Skip Carter
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt for hit to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
George Schindler to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Ivey Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Skip Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Haskell McLemore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : LHP Skip Carter
Batting: RHB Mike Herron 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mike Herron to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Lee Craig to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Mike Herron scores
Lee Craig to third
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at home, 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pedro Villamil scores
Larry Messenger to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Pitching: RHP Lewis Smith
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 90.6 MPH), Distance : 332 ft
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 8 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Colbourne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Emilio Cortez to second
Batting: LHB Rod Kremer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Emilio Cortez to third
Batting: RHB Roger Turner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 8 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : RHP Lewis Smith
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Herron 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Norm Parsons to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Lee Craig to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 9 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now at SS: David Obert
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivey Smith 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lewis Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: RHB Haskell McLemore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Lewis Smith steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 9 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : RHP Lewis Smith
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
George Schindler to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 112.5 MPH)
George Schindler to third
Ken Frederick to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Mike Herron 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 100.0 MPH)
Ken Frederick scores
Norm Parsons to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bobby Crankshaw 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bobby Crankshaw to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: LHB Rod Kremer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jim Miller scores
Batting: RHB Roger Turner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Rod Kremer to second
Batting: RHB Ivey Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Kansas City Bulls : RHP Lewis Smith
Now at 2B: Bobby Crankshaw
Now in LF: Hal Lahr
Batting: LHB David Obert 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Hamby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Bulls batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: LHB Lewis Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Haskell McLemore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 2nd Ken Durick:
Batting: LHB Emilio Cortez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ken Durick to third
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bobby Crankshaw 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ken Durick scores
Batting: LHB Hal Lahr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bobby Crankshaw to second
Batting: LHB Rod Kremer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Kansas City 4
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