LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
4th place | 60-61, .496 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 543 | RA: 489 | PAYROLL: $4,471,964
08/14/1972
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. Frederick .337
O. Gonzalez .301
J. Brookins .278
N. Parsons .256
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Brookins 20
E. Ronnebaum 19
K. Frederick 10
O. Gonzalez 8
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
N. Parsons 58
J. Brookins 53
O. Gonzalez 51
E. Ronnebaum 50
K. Frederick 46
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Messenger 12
L. Mitchell 11
B. Duprey 10
D. Fontanez 8
R. Weintraub 7
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Messenger 2.62
R. Weintraub 3.29
D. Fontanez 3.54
L. Mitchell 3.59
B. Duprey 3.89
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 139
B. Duprey 125
D. Fontanez 119
L. Messenger 101
R. Weintraub 73
WHO'S HOT?
P Larry Messenger 3-1, 1.22 Last 5 games
RF Jim Brookins .429, 2 HR Last 5 games
P Ralph Weintraub 1-1, 0.56 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
LF Ramon Montoya .087, 0 HR Last 21 games
RF George Schindler .067, 0 HR Last 22 games
P Wayne Guilmette 1 SV, 8.04 Last 11 games
2B David Obert .065, 0 HR Last 8 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 26 26 11 9 0 3.59 1.26 Tired
Starter R Larry Messenger 26 26 12 9 0 2.62 1.31 Exhausted
Starter R Dario Fontanez 25 25 8 9 0 3.54 1.39 Slightly Tired
Starter L Billy Duprey 24 24 10 12 0 3.89 1.40 Exhausted
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 18 18 7 7 0 3.29 1.46 Rested
Specialist L Basil Anderson 31 1 0 2 2 2.37 1.16 Rested
Middle Relief R Jerry Wilson 15 1 1 1 0 2.45 1.32 Exhausted
Middle Relief R Wayne Guilmette 38 0 1 1 3 4.47 1.44 Rested
Setup R Tom Benson 45 0 4 5 3 3.64 1.43 Tired
Closer R Fred Wild 32 0 5 3 12 5.40 1.57 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Ian Cleary C 49 147 31 0 10 8 5 29 .211 .234 .252 -0.3
35 R Lee Craig C 92 282 59 6 33 32 52 63 .209 .333 .294 1.8
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 76 179 35 1 19 21 11 25 .196 .258 .268 1.4
2 R Mike Herron 3B 57 110 31 2 19 18 5 17 .282 .305 .445 0.8
25 R Harvey Katzen 2B 83 326 89 6 26 41 24 32 .273 .325 .405 -0.2
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 64 145 39 1 16 19 24 32 .269 .373 .359 0.8
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 99 350 118 10 46 55 23 36 .337 .380 .500 3.7
11 L George Strum 1B 55 92 20 2 14 11 5 15 .217 .262 .337 0.1
24 L David Obert 2B 101 302 67 3 23 34 54 45 .222 .339 .308 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 70 64 11 3 13 6 11 11 .172 .289 .328 0.2
6 R George Schindler RF 54 107 18 1 10 13 14 29 .168 .262 .243 -0.8
32 R Norm Parsons CF 118 426 109 3 58 48 40 56 .256 .322 .326 -0.7
10 L Oscar Gonzalez RF 115 409 123 8 51 69 47 35 .301 .373 .438 3.2
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF 71 240 73 19 50 50 47 53 .304 .417 .604 3.4
46 L Jim Brookins RF 109 367 102 20 53 54 37 79 .278 .351 .507 3.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L David Obert 3B .222 3 23 1
2 L Jim Brookins RF .278 20 53 0
3 R Ken Frederick 1B .337 10 46 0
4 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .304 19 50 1
5 R Harvey Katzen 2B .273 6 26 3
6 R Norm Parsons CF .256 3 58 0
7 R Lee Craig C .209 6 33 1
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .196 1 19 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Harvey Katzen 1B .273 6 26 3
2 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .304 19 50 1
3 L Jim Brookins RF .278 20 53 0
4 R Ken Frederick 2B .337 10 46 0
5 R Norm Parsons CF .256 3 58 0
6 R Lee Craig C .209 6 33 1
7 R Mike Herron 3B .282 2 19 3
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .196 1 19 0
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UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/15
@ WAS
RHP T. McAteer
7-11, 4.42
Wed 8/16
@ WAS
LHP O. Contreras
5-8, 4.35
Thu 8/17
@ WAS
RHP D. Rodriquez
5-9, 4.34
Fri 8/18
@ PIT
RHP D. Witt
7-6, 3.43
Sat 8/19
@ PIT
RHP J. Zaruba
12-7, 2.15
LINKS
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Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Diego Captains 77 45 .631 -
Denver Burros 70 52 .574 7.0
Chicago Traders 64 57 .529 12.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 60 61 .496 16.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 55 68 .447 22.5
St. Louis Explorers 53 70 .431 24.5
Kansas City Bulls 50 72 .410 27.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 60-61, .496 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 16½ GB
Record at home 30-31, .492 PCT
Record on the road 30-30, .500 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-7, .533 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-23, .425 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-9, .550 PCT
Record versus RHP 49-52, .485 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 11-14, .440 PCT
Record in May 12-17, .414 PCT
Record in June 15-12, .556 PCT
Record in July 17-9, .654 PCT
Record in August 5-9, .357 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .255 - 7th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .327 - 5th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .378 - 4th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .705 - 4th in NBL
Runs Scored 543 - 3rd in NBL
Hits 1088 - 5th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 315 - 3rd in NBL
Home Runs 92 - 6th in NBL
Bases On Balls 449 - 4th in NBL
Strikeouts 696 - 10th in NBL
Stolen Bases 13 - 14th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.51 - 7th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.34 - 4th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 4.07 - 13th in NBL
Runs allowed 489 - 8th in NBL
Hits allowed 1173 - 14th in NBL
Opponents AVG .273 - 14th in NBL
BABIP .314 - 14th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 62 - 2nd in NBL
Bases On Balls 344 - 4th in NBL
Strikeouts 734 - 1st in NBL
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