LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
5th place | 52-54, .491 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 474 | RA: 458 | PAYROLL: $5,613,944
07/31/1974
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Katzen .326
B. May .305
K. Frederick .302
K. McDaniel .279
J. Brookins .276
TEAM LEADERS HR
K. Frederick 16
J. Brookins 15
E. Ronnebaum 11
E. Laub 10
H. Katzen 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. May 65
K. Frederick 62
H. Katzen 44
J. Brookins 42
E. Laub 35
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Mitchell 12
L. Messenger 8
D. Fontanez 7
B. Anderson 6
3 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Mitchell 3.15
L. Messenger 3.65
J. Hampton 4.30
R. Medved 4.48
D. Fontanez 4.59
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 125
D. Fontanez 94
L. Messenger 60
J. Hamby 43
R. Medved 39
WHO'S HOT?
LF Ernie Ronnebaum .318, 4 HR Last 8 games
P Ralph Weintraub 0-0, 1.40 Last 3 games
P Larry Mitchell 2-0, 1.15 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Dario Fontanez 0-0, 12.38 Last 2 games
C Ed Jacques .087, 0 HR Last 11 games
SS Bobby Richter .107, 0 HR Last 8 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 24 24 12 10 0 3.15 1.29 Exhausted
Starter R Dario Fontanez 23 23 7 6 0 4.59 1.46 Exhausted
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 10 10 4 2 0 2.14 1.31 Slightly Tired
Starter R Randy Medved 15 15 4 5 0 4.48 1.39 Tired
Starter R Larry Messenger 17 17 8 6 0 3.65 1.31 Rested
None specified R Joe Hamby 20 10 2 8 0 5.47 1.67 Rested
None specified R Larry Shears 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 Tucker Atwood 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 R Steve Hopgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Specialist L Basil Anderson 26 0 6 1 1 3.00 1.36 Rested
Middle Relief R Dooley Brewer 15 0 0 4 0 2.75 1.53 Rested
Middle Relief R Cardell Franklin 16 0 0 0 3 2.28 1.18 Rested
Middle Relief R Wayne Guilmette 22 0 1 3 1 3.15 1.51 Rested
Middle Relief R Jon Hampton 30 6 4 4 1 4.30 1.52 Exhausted
Middle Relief R John Bailey 17 1 1 3 1 4.05 1.62 Rested
Closer R Tom Benson 31 0 3 2 19 3.68 1.28 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 L John Zimmerman C 10 29 5 1 4 3 2 4 .172 .219 .345 0.0
34 R Ed Jacques C 60 202 42 4 21 20 15 47 .208 .268 .292 0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 103 364 110 16 62 52 52 38 .302 .389 .486 2.9
25 R Harvey Katzen 1B 100 322 105 6 44 61 35 21 .326 .391 .497 3.3
18 S Bill May 2B 105 380 116 5 65 42 35 37 .305 .361 .432 2.6
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 88 231 49 3 30 18 21 35 .212 .275 .299 0.4
23 R Bobby Richter SS 61 179 37 2 21 12 12 34 .207 .250 .296 -0.8
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 53 115 24 0 6 11 12 16 .209 .281 .287 -0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
46 L Jim Brookins RF 100 344 95 15 42 56 50 43 .276 .372 .459 2.5
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF 45 97 32 11 27 26 27 15 .330 .476 .742 1.3
11 S Ed Laub CF 86 273 69 10 35 39 28 27 .253 .327 .421 0.4
32 R Norm Parsons CF 72 203 50 3 19 18 17 20 .246 .311 .340 0.3
24 R Kermit McDaniel LF 96 308 86 5 31 48 47 34 .279 .375 .373 1.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jim Brookins RF .276 15 42 1
2 S Ed Laub CF .253 10 35 8
3 R Ken Frederick 2B .302 16 62 1
4 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .330 11 27 0
5 R Harvey Katzen 1B .326 6 44 7
6 S Bill May 3B .305 5 65 7
7 L John Zimmerman C .172 1 4 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .212 3 30 1
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Kermit McDaniel LF .279 5 31 25
2 R Ken Frederick 2B .302 16 62 1
3 L Jim Brookins RF .276 15 42 1
4 R Harvey Katzen 1B .326 6 44 7
5 S Bill May 3B .305 5 65 7
6 R Norm Parsons CF .246 3 19 0
7 R Bobby Richter SS .207 2 21 2
8 R Ed Jacques C .208 4 21 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Billy Duprey torn tendon (elbow) 7 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 8/1
@ DEN
RHP B. Langham
7-9, 3.61
Fri 8/2
@ MIL
RHP O. Aldredge
3-13, 5.17
Sat 8/3
@ MIL
RHP A. Campbell
2-3, 1.38
Sun 8/4
@ MIL
RHP K. Williams
2-16, 4.40
Sun 8/4
@ MIL
RHP D. Valenti
7-11, 3.93
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
San Diego Captains 63 43 .594 -
St. Louis Explorers 60 46 .566 3.0
Kansas City Bulls 55 49 .529 7.0
Chicago Traders 56 51 .523 7.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 52 54 .491 11.0
Denver Burros 45 60 .429 17.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 30 74 .288 32.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 52-54, .491 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 11 GB
Record at home 28-24, .538 PCT
Record on the road 24-30, .444 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 16-17, .485 PCT
Record versus LHP 14-21, .400 PCT
Record versus RHP 38-33, .535 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 11-10, .524 PCT
Record in May 12-18, .400 PCT
Record in June 14-12, .538 PCT
Record in July 15-14, .517 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 10th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 5th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .388 - 4th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .717 - 3rd in NBL
Runs Scored 474 - 2nd in NBL
Hits 949 - 6th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 268 - 3rd in NBL
Home Runs 90 - 3rd in NBL
Bases On Balls 390 - 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 497 - 8th in NBL
Stolen Bases 52 - 10th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.81 - 9th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.91 - 9th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.49 - 8th in NBL
Runs allowed 458 - 11th in NBL
Hits allowed 1059 - 13th in NBL
Opponents AVG .285 - 13th in NBL
BABIP .316 - 14th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 56 - 3rd in NBL
Bases On Balls 281 - 1st in NBL
Strikeouts 530 - 3rd in NBL
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