LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
6th place | 50-60, .455 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 446 | RA: 517 | PAYROLL: $5,518,939
07/31/1973
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Katzen .300
K. Frederick .298
J. Brookins .279
N. Parsons .265
R. Adair .242
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Brookins 17
E. Ronnebaum 13
O. Gonzalez 12
K. Frederick 7
L. Messenger 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Brookins 49
O. Gonzalez 43
K. Frederick 42
E. Ronnebaum 41
2 tied with 39
TEAM LEADERS W
D. Fontanez 11
B. Duprey 8
W. Guilmette 7
J. Hamby 6
R. Weintraub 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Fontanez 3.13
W. Guilmette 3.49
B. Duprey 4.11
R. Weintraub 5.61
L. Messenger 6.71
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Duprey 89
D. Fontanez 84
W. Guilmette 75
R. Weintraub 66
L. Messenger 63
WHO'S HOT?
P Wayne Guilmette 2-1, 0.82 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Larry Messenger 2-9, 7.23 Last 16 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 27 16 6 8 0 5.61 1.61 Slightly Tired
Starter L Billy Duprey 24 24 8 12 0 4.11 1.47 Exhausted
Starter R Dario Fontanez 23 23 11 9 0 3.13 1.28 Tired
Starter R Larry Messenger 21 21 3 10 0 6.71 1.61 Tired
Starter R Wayne Guilmette 19 18 7 9 0 3.49 1.37 Exhausted
None specified R Jon Hampton 15 1 1 1 0 6.23 1.85 Rested
None specified R Gary Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Larry Shears 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Bobby Newman 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 R Andy Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Specialist L Basil Anderson 19 0 0 1 1 1.38 1.23 Rested
Middle Relief R Cardell Franklin 30 0 4 0 1 4.13 1.46 Rested
Middle Relief R Joe Hamby 41 0 6 2 1 4.18 1.54 Rested
Middle Relief R Ken Morrison 32 0 0 1 0 2.86 1.45 Rested
Closer R Tom Benson 31 0 3 2 18 3.98 1.60 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
19 R Terry Pickering C 37 93 14 1 11 5 5 16 .151 .192 .204 -0.4
52 S Roger Adair C 88 335 81 6 34 44 35 40 .242 .311 .331 0.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 107 416 124 7 42 53 42 53 .298 .364 .394 1.4
5 R Ron Bias 3B 101 330 74 1 23 23 29 57 .224 .287 .261 -0.6
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 52 110 28 2 11 13 11 25 .255 .322 .382 0.2
24 L David Obert SS 97 202 42 2 17 18 28 27 .208 .302 .257 -0.4
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 90 238 61 5 21 34 14 28 .256 .298 .374 1.4
25 R Harvey Katzen 1B 99 313 94 2 39 33 31 25 .300 .362 .387 1.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 41 41 10 2 9 3 2 5 .244 .279 .439 0.2
18 R Rich Pakula RF 68 129 37 4 18 18 17 24 .287 .370 .434 0.2
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF 85 217 54 13 41 44 52 49 .249 .393 .488 0.9
10 L Oscar Gonzalez RF 97 205 62 12 43 29 13 19 .302 .344 .527 1.8
32 R Norm Parsons CF 106 351 93 3 39 25 33 48 .265 .331 .368 -0.4
46 L Jim Brookins RF 109 426 119 17 49 70 46 61 .279 .356 .467 2.8
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jim Brookins RF .279 17 49 0
2 S Roger Adair C .242 6 34 0
3 R Ken Frederick 2B .298 7 42 1
4 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .249 13 41 1
5 R Harvey Katzen 1B .300 2 39 4
6 R Norm Parsons CF .265 3 39 0
7 R Ron Bias 3B .224 1 23 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .256 5 21 0
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Rich Pakula RF .287 4 18 0
2 S Roger Adair C .242 6 34 0
3 L Jim Brookins LF .279 17 49 0
4 R Ken Frederick 2B .298 7 42 1
5 R Harvey Katzen 1B .300 2 39 4
6 R Norm Parsons CF .265 3 39 0
7 R Ron Bias 3B .224 1 23 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .256 5 21 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
3B Ron Bias tendinitis (knee) one week Not on IL
SS Pedro Villamil back tightness DtD, 5 days Not on IL
LF Ernie Ronnebaum strained calf unknown Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Wed 8/1
@ KCB
LHP B. Weingartz
3-0, 2.16
Thu 8/2
@ KCB
LHP S. Carter
11-7, 2.61
Fri 8/3
vs STL
RHP D. Lott
6-8, 3.59
Sat 8/4
vs STL
RHP M. Clark
7-6, 3.72
Sun 8/5
vs STL
RHP B. Underwood
9-9, 3.06
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
Denver Burros 69 40 .633 -
San Diego Captains 60 48 .556 8.5
St. Louis Explorers 58 51 .532 11.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 56 54 .509 13.5
Chicago Traders 53 57 .482 16.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 50 60 .455 19.5
Kansas City Bulls 48 63 .432 22.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 50-60, .455 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 19½ GB
Record at home 28-23, .549 PCT
Record on the road 22-37, .373 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in one-run games 18-13, .581 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-13, .458 PCT
Record versus RHP 39-47, .453 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 10-15, .400 PCT
Record in May 11-16, .407 PCT
Record in June 16-14, .533 PCT
Record in July 13-15, .464 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .257 - 8th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .325 - 7th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .374 - 10th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .699 - 10th in NBL
Runs Scored 446 - 10th in NBL
Hits 961 - 8th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 255 - 10th in NBL
Home Runs 85 - 10th in NBL
Bases On Balls 372 - 6th in NBL
Strikeouts 547 - 7th in NBL
Stolen Bases 7 - 13th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.34 - 12th in NBL
Starters' ERA 4.46 - 13th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.99 - 8th in NBL
Runs allowed 517 - 11th in NBL
Hits allowed 1079 - 13th in NBL
Opponents AVG .283 - 13th in NBL
BABIP .309 - 13th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 94 - 5th in NBL
Bases On Balls 345 - 7th in NBL
Strikeouts 555 - 5th in NBL
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