LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
5th place | 68-81, .456 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 562 | RA: 614 | PAYROLL: $3,381,377
09/13/1971
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
E. Ronnebaum .306
O. Gonzalez .283
H. Katzen .266
K. Frederick .263
M. Herron .243
TEAM LEADERS HR
E. Ronnebaum 46
O. Gonzalez 14
H. Katzen 8
I. Cleary 5
2 more tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
E. Ronnebaum 117
O. Gonzalez 44
H. Katzen 42
M. Herron 41
2 tied with 39
TEAM LEADERS W
W. Guilmette 14
B. Duprey 13
D. Fontanez 13
J. Hamby 9
L. Messenger 9
TEAM LEADERS ERA
W. Guilmette 3.13
B. Duprey 3.20
J. Hamby 3.48
L. Messenger 3.56
D. Fontanez 4.21
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Fontanez 137
B. Duprey 136
W. Guilmette 126
L. Messenger 116
J. Hamby 101
WHO'S HOT?
RF Ernie Ronnebaum .520, 6 HR Last 7 games
RF Jim Brookins .524, 2 HR Last 11 games
P Larry Messenger 2-0, 0.86 Last 4 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Fred Wild 5 SV, 12.60 Last 14 games
RF Harry Rhodes .115, 0 HR Last 27 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Dario Fontanez 31 31 13 14 0 4.21 1.35 Exhausted
Starter R Larry Messenger 30 30 9 12 0 3.56 1.41 Rested
Starter L Billy Duprey 30 30 13 9 0 3.20 1.33 Slightly Tired
Starter R Wayne Guilmette 29 29 14 10 0 3.13 1.16 Tired
Starter R Joe Hamby 28 19 9 8 0 3.48 1.29 Exhausted
Starter R Larry Mitchell 1 1 0 1 0 40.50 7.50 Exhausted
Specialist L Basil Anderson 18 2 0 2 0 2.23 1.21 Tired
Middle Relief R Jerry Wilson 38 2 3 5 2 3.15 1.52 Rested
Middle Relief R Tom Benson 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Jerry Pederson 29 0 1 6 0 2.98 1.61 Tired
Middle Relief R Mark Evert 19 5 3 4 0 7.50 1.79 Rested
Middle Relief R Dennis Dixon 26 0 0 1 1 3.24 1.22 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Ross 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Chuck Hentschel 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 Rested
Closer R Fred Wild 41 0 3 9 20 7.93 2.02 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
23 R Lee Craig C 81 224 47 5 39 16 42 51 .210 .337 .295 1.4
7 R Ian Cleary C 91 289 62 5 32 19 22 46 .215 .272 .304 0.3
31 R Bo Miltenberger C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 148 453 86 4 24 41 25 61 .190 .234 .256 2.0
25 R Harvey Katzen 2B 147 583 155 8 42 77 34 66 .266 .307 .383 0.5
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 40 104 29 1 7 9 11 20 .279 .345 .337 0.1
27 R Gene Proctor 1B 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
11 L George Strum 1B 15 26 6 0 3 0 0 4 .231 .231 .231 -0.2
5 R Ron Bias 3B 104 191 53 3 25 19 27 32 .277 .362 .340 0.8
18 R Dennis Bell 1B 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 138 490 129 4 39 64 40 86 .263 .319 .349 1.0
35 R Joe Lawrence 3B 7 14 3 0 4 1 3 1 .214 .389 .214 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum RF 144 504 154 46 117 94 93 100 .306 .416 .643 6.7
32 R Norm Parsons CF 88 307 64 3 28 28 36 33 .208 .292 .267 -1.0
10 L Oscar Gonzalez RF 141 512 145 14 44 73 65 53 .283 .368 .426 2.2
46 L Jim Brookins RF 20 36 15 2 10 9 3 8 .417 .462 .667 0.5
28 L Harry Rhodes RF 33 32 4 0 4 1 3 3 .125 .200 .188 -0.3
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 57 50 17 2 13 5 4 5 .340 .411 .560 0.7
14 R Clinton Groce CF 60 208 52 2 21 11 15 28 .250 .299 .322 -1.6
6 R George Schindler RF 77 176 45 4 19 22 23 31 .256 .340 .364 0.4
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Oscar Gonzalez RF .283 14 44 2
2 R Harvey Katzen 2B .266 8 42 9
3 R Ken Frederick 1B .263 4 39 0
4 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .306 46 117 5
5 R Norm Parsons CF .208 3 28 0
6 R Ian Cleary C .215 5 32 0
7 R Ron Bias 3B .277 3 25 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .190 4 24 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Harvey Katzen 2B .266 8 42 9
2 R George Schindler LF .256 4 19 4
3 L Ernie Ronnebaum RF .306 46 117 5
4 R Ken Frederick 1B .263 4 39 0
5 R Norm Parsons CF .208 3 28 0
6 R Ian Cleary C .215 5 32 0
7 R Ron Bias 3B .277 3 25 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .190 4 24 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dario Fontanez back spasms DtD, 3 days Not on IL
3B Mike Herron undisclosed injury 3 months 51 day(s) left (60-day IL)
RF Ernie Ronnebaum sprained ankle 2 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 9/13
@ SDC
LHP D. Fields
12-7, 2.68
Tue 9/14
@ SDC
RHP L. Pates
7-13, 3.67
Wed 9/15
@ SDC
RHP R. Heath
16-7, 2.48
Fri 9/17
@ KCB
RHP P. Geary
2-8, 5.28
Sat 9/18
@ KCB
LHP M. Caldera
4-2, 3.16
LINKS
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Injuries Pitching Stats
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Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Burros 87 63 .580 -
San Diego Captains 85 65 .567 2.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 78 71 .523 8.5
Chicago Traders 77 72 .517 9.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 68 81 .456 18.5
St. Louis Explorers 66 83 .443 20.5
Kansas City Bulls 65 85 .433 22.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 68-81, .456 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 18½ GB
Record at home 38-40, .487 PCT
Record on the road 30-41, .423 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-12, .368 PCT
Record in one-run games 23-30, .434 PCT
Record versus LHP 14-15, .483 PCT
Record versus RHP 54-66, .450 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 12-11, .522 PCT
Record in May 7-20, .259 PCT
Record in June 15-13, .536 PCT
Record in July 13-16, .448 PCT
Record in August 14-16, .467 PCT
Record in September 7-5, .583 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .243 - 12th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .311 - 9th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .359 - 12th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .670 - 11th in NBL
Runs Scored 562 - 11th in NBL
Hits 1243 - 12th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 347 - 9th in NBL
Home Runs 113 - 7th in NBL
Bases On Balls 488 - 6th in NBL
Strikeouts 793 - 9th in NBL
Stolen Bases 36 - 12th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.72 - 8th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.62 - 7th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 4.16 - 12th in NBL
Runs allowed 614 - 9th in NBL
Hits allowed 1355 - 10th in NBL
Opponents AVG .263 - 11th in NBL
BABIP .291 - 12th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 93 - 3rd in NBL
Bases On Balls 486 - tied for 9th in NBL
Strikeouts 781 - 7th in NBL
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