LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
4th place | 78-84, .481 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 709 | RA: 657 | PAYROLL: $4,574,764
10/15/1972
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. Frederick .332
O. Gonzalez .303
J. Brookins .274
N. Parsons .251
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
E. Ronnebaum 25
J. Brookins 23
K. Frederick 14
O. Gonzalez 10
L. Craig 9
TEAM LEADERS RBI
N. Parsons 75
O. Gonzalez 69
E. Ronnebaum 66
J. Brookins 64
K. Frederick 64
TEAM LEADERS W
B. Duprey 16
L. Messenger 13
L. Mitchell 12
D. Fontanez 11
R. Weintraub 9
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Messenger 2.76
B. Duprey 3.37
R. Weintraub 3.52
D. Fontanez 3.54
L. Mitchell 3.68
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 173
B. Duprey 161
D. Fontanez 158
L. Messenger 133
R. Weintraub 99
WHO'S HOT?
2B Ken Frederick .387, 2 HR Last 11 games
P Billy Duprey 3-0, 1.00 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
RF George Schindler .081, 0 HR Last 29 games
1B George Strum .083, 0 HR Last 30 games
CF Clinton Groce .043, 0 HR Last 7 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 34 34 12 12 0 3.68 1.28 Rested
Starter R Larry Messenger 34 34 13 14 0 2.76 1.36 Rested
Starter R Dario Fontanez 33 33 11 14 0 3.54 1.40 Rested
Starter L Billy Duprey 31 31 16 13 0 3.37 1.34 Rested
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 25 25 9 10 0 3.52 1.50 Rested
Starter R Larry Shears 1 1 0 0 0 6.75 2.06 Rested
Specialist L Basil Anderson 40 1 0 2 2 2.44 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Joe Hamby 26 1 1 4 1 5.12 1.75 Rested
Middle Relief R Jerry Wilson 26 1 2 2 1 3.55 1.53 Rested
Middle Relief R Mark Evert 14 0 1 0 1 1.17 1.04 Rested
Middle Relief R Wayne Guilmette 52 1 4 2 3 5.38 1.48 Rested
Setup R Tom Benson 59 0 4 6 6 4.20 1.47 Rested
Closer R Fred Wild 41 0 5 5 17 4.84 1.52 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Ian Cleary C 62 185 40 1 14 12 8 40 .216 .246 .276 -0.2
45 L Earl Yates C 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
35 R Lee Craig C 125 395 81 9 45 39 66 92 .205 .321 .304 2.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 117 295 62 5 34 33 16 41 .210 .260 .319 2.6
2 R Mike Herron 3B 85 172 44 2 24 21 8 27 .256 .284 .360 0.3
25 R Harvey Katzen 2B 122 457 136 6 40 65 36 43 .298 .349 .416 1.2
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 74 177 49 1 21 27 28 35 .277 .379 .356 1.0
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 139 476 158 14 64 72 38 51 .332 .382 .504 5.4
11 L George Strum 1B 70 105 21 2 14 11 6 17 .200 .248 .314 -0.1
24 L David Obert 2B 140 404 86 3 33 43 64 63 .213 .318 .287 -0.5
5 R Ron Bias 3B 99 339 97 2 27 39 38 50 .286 .357 .363 2.9
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 92 101 21 3 20 11 14 18 .208 .305 .337 0.4
6 R George Schindler RF 61 114 19 1 10 13 14 33 .167 .256 .237 -0.9
32 R Norm Parsons CF 156 557 140 5 75 56 47 74 .251 .311 .325 -1.2
10 L Oscar Gonzalez RF 146 478 145 10 69 76 51 41 .303 .371 .433 3.7
46 L Jim Brookins RF 148 508 139 23 64 82 55 99 .274 .350 .469 4.3
14 R Clinton Groce CF 13 46 8 1 4 4 2 10 .174 .208 .283 -0.6
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Lee Craig C .205 9 45 1
2 L Jim Brookins RF .274 23 64 0
3 R Ken Frederick 1B .332 14 64 0
4 L Oscar Gonzalez LF .303 10 69 1
5 R Harvey Katzen 2B .298 6 40 7
6 R Norm Parsons CF .251 5 75 0
7 L David Obert 3B .213 3 33 1
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .210 5 34 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Harvey Katzen 1B .298 6 40 7
2 -
3 L Jim Brookins RF .274 23 64 0
4 R Ken Frederick 2B .332 14 64 0
5 R Norm Parsons CF .251 5 75 0
6 R Lee Craig C .205 9 45 1
7 R Mike Herron 3B .256 2 24 8
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .210 5 34 0
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Burros 101 61 .623 -
San Diego Captains 97 65 .599 4.0
Chicago Traders 81 81 .500 20.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 78 84 .481 23.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 76 86 .469 25.0
Kansas City Bulls 70 92 .432 31.0
St. Louis Explorers 69 93 .426 32.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 78-84, .481 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 23 GB
Record at home 37-44, .457 PCT
Record on the road 41-40, .506 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-10, .474 PCT
Record in one-run games 20-31, .392 PCT
Record versus LHP 18-13, .581 PCT
Record versus RHP 60-71, .458 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 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 10-20, .333 PCT
Record in September 13-12, .520 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .252 - 8th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .323 - 5th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .371 - 5th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .694 - 6th in NBL
Runs Scored 709 - 2nd in NBL
Hits 1432 - tied for 3rd in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 402 - 3rd in NBL
Home Runs 119 - 6th in NBL
Bases On Balls 586 - 4th in NBL
Strikeouts 933 - tied for 10th in NBL
Stolen Bases 22 - 14th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.58 - 9th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.39 - 6th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 4.23 - 14th in NBL
Runs allowed 657 - 8th in NBL
Hits allowed 1572 - 14th in NBL
Opponents AVG .275 - 14th in NBL
BABIP .315 - 14th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 81 - 2nd in NBL
Bases On Balls 479 - 6th in NBL
Strikeouts 969 - 1st in NBL
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