LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
5th place | 8-11, .421 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 64 | RA: 66 | PAYROLL: $4,040,807
04/26/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. Frederick .355
B. May .268
H. Katzen .264
K. McDaniel .262
J. Brookins .250
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Brookins 2
K. Frederick 1
E. Laub 1
C. Arkle 0
21 more tied with 0
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Brookins 10
M. Perez 8
P. Popeck 8
B. May 7
K. McDaniel 7
TEAM LEADERS W
3 tied with 2
C. Franklin 2
J. Hampton 2
B. Kaiser 2
2 tied with 1
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Mitchell 1.69
F. Lopez 2.25
J. Hampton 3.33
T. Benson 4.11
C. Franklin 4.88
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 23
K. Morrison 16
F. Lopez 15
C. Franklin 10
J. Hampton 8
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
CF Melvin Perez .100, 0 HR Last 7 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 4 4 0 2 0 1.69 0.86 Rested
Starter R Jon Hampton 4 4 2 0 0 3.33 1.36 Rested
Starter R Cardell Franklin 4 4 2 1 0 4.88 1.54 Slightly Tired
Starter R Fernando Lopez 4 4 1 2 0 2.25 1.21 Exhausted
Starter R Ken Morrison 3 3 1 2 0 5.06 1.45 Tired
None specified L Armando Mejia 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Andy Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Bob Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L John Phelps 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Kenny Volt 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Tucker Atwood 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Shears 5 0 0 0 0 2.16 1.08 Rested
Middle Relief R Randy Medved 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.67 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Kaiser 5 0 2 0 0 3.86 2.14 Rested
Stopper R Tom Benson 10 0 0 4 3 4.11 1.76 Rested
Closer L Billy Duprey 5 0 0 0 3 2.08 1.85 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Andy Covarrubio C 14 53 12 0 4 3 3 12 .226 .268 .283 -0.0
19 R Steve Oubre C 10 15 1 0 0 1 2 3 .067 .222 .067 -0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 18 76 27 1 2 12 5 5 .355 .390 .434 0.4
18 S Bill May 2B 18 71 19 0 7 7 4 6 .268 .307 .324 0.2
25 R Harvey Katzen 1B 17 72 19 0 3 11 5 5 .264 .321 .319 0.0
6 R Paul Popeck 2B 17 54 9 0 8 3 4 4 .167 .217 .185 -0.7
9 L Ray Gardner 3B 10 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .125 .000 -0.1
30 R Champ Arkle 3B 14 29 5 0 1 0 4 4 .172 .265 .241 -0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
46 L Jim Brookins RF 19 72 18 2 10 7 8 8 .250 .333 .389 -0.3
24 R Kermit McDaniel LF 19 61 16 0 7 10 12 5 .262 .392 .279 0.0
11 S Ed Laub CF 11 29 3 1 3 2 2 3 .103 .182 .241 -0.2
23 R Melvin Perez CF 17 51 12 0 8 4 4 8 .235 .291 .255 -0.1
50 L Bobby Capps RF 7 10 2 0 0 1 0 2 .200 .273 .200 -0.1
10 R Wayne Baker LF 10 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Harvey Katzen 1B .264 0 3 2
2 R Ken Frederick 2B .355 1 2 0
3 L Jim Brookins RF .250 2 10 0
4 S Ed Laub CF .103 1 3 0
5 R Kermit McDaniel LF .262 0 7 4
6 S Bill May 3B .268 0 7 2
7 R Andy Covarrubio C .226 0 4 0
8 R Paul Popeck SS .167 0 8 0
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ken Frederick 2B .355 1 2 0
2 R Harvey Katzen 1B .264 0 3 2
3 L Jim Brookins RF .250 2 10 0
4 R Kermit McDaniel LF .262 0 7 4
5 R Melvin Perez CF .235 0 8 1
6 S Bill May 3B .268 0 7 2
7 R Andy Covarrubio C .226 0 4 0
8 R Paul Popeck SS .167 0 8 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
CF Melvin Perez strained elbow 5 weeks Not on IL
SS Pedro Villamil fractured thumb 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 4/27
@ KCB
LHP T. McDonald
3-0, 0.36
Wed 4/28
@ KCB
RHP P. Nunez
1-2, 5.12
Thu 4/29
@ KCB
LHP S. Carter
2-2, 4.06
Fri 4/30
vs CLE
RHP L. Messenger
1-1, 1.27
Sat 5/1
vs CLE
RHP R. Tomlinson
2-1, 2.77
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Chicago Traders 13 6 .684 -
Denver Burros 11 7 .611 1.5
Kansas City Bulls 10 8 .556 2.5
St. Louis Explorers 10 9 .526 3.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 8 11 .421 5.0
San Diego Captains 7 12 .368 6.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 4 14 .222 8.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 8-11, .421 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 5 GB
Record at home 2-7, .222 PCT
Record on the road 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in X-inning games 1-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 3-2, .600 PCT
Record versus LHP 5-5, .500 PCT
Record versus RHP 3-6, .333 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 8-11, .421 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .235 - 10th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .298 - 10th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .293 - 14th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .592 - 14th in NBL
Runs Scored 64 - 11th in NBL
Hits 152 - 9th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 28 - 13th in NBL
Home Runs 4 - 13th in NBL
Bases On Balls 55 - 7th in NBL
Strikeouts 72 - tied for 1st in NBL
Stolen Bases 9 - 11th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.14 - 7th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.33 - 9th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 2.62 - 5th in NBL
Runs allowed 66 - 6th in NBL
Hits allowed 174 - 12th in NBL
Opponents AVG .269 - 12th in NBL
BABIP .303 - 12th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 6 - tied for 2nd in NBL
Bases On Balls 56 - tied for 10th in NBL
Strikeouts 90 - 6th in NBL
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