LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
6th place | 66-93, .415 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 1-9
R: 689 | RA: 717 | PAYROLL: $5,697,344
09/27/1974
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Katzen .308
J. Brookins .299
B. May .297
K. McDaniel .273
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
E. Ronnebaum 22
J. Brookins 21
K. Frederick 16
H. Katzen 12
E. Laub 10
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. May 90
J. Brookins 77
H. Katzen 74
K. Frederick 62
E. Ronnebaum 51
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Mitchell 15
L. Messenger 12
D. Fontanez 11
B. Anderson 6
R. Medved 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Mitchell 3.08
J. Hampton 3.66
D. Fontanez 4.00
L. Messenger 4.07
R. Medved 4.13
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 178
D. Fontanez 135
L. Messenger 87
R. Medved 80
R. Weintraub 72
WHO'S HOT?
RF Jim Brookins .391, 2 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Larry Messenger 0-1, 7.36 Last 2 games
P Tom Benson 7 SV, 11.02 Last 18 games
1B Harvey Katzen .111, 0 HR Last 9 games
P Dooley Brewer 0-2, 8.04 Last 11 games
SS Pedro Villamil .125, 0 HR Last 7 games
P John Bailey 1 SV, 7.17 Last 15 games
SS Bobby Richter .094, 0 HR Last 10 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Shears 5 4 0 3 0 5.46 1.36 Tired
Starter R Dario Fontanez 34 34 11 12 0 4.00 1.34 Slightly Tired
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 21 21 5 10 0 4.33 1.47 Rested
Starter R Randy Medved 26 26 6 13 0 4.13 1.32 Exhausted
Starter R Larry Messenger 26 26 12 8 0 4.07 1.39 Rested
None specified R Larry Mitchell 31 31 15 13 0 3.08 1.23 Rested
None specified R Tucker Atwood 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 Mark Kissel 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 L Armando Mejia 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
None specified R Tom Ruether 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Specialist L Basil Anderson 38 0 6 1 1 3.21 1.40 Rested
Middle Relief R Dooley Brewer 23 0 0 5 0 5.59 1.69 Rested
Middle Relief R Cardell Franklin 25 0 0 1 3 3.34 1.42 Rested
Middle Relief R Wayne Guilmette 40 0 1 3 1 3.30 1.40 Rested
Middle Relief R Joe Hamby 26 10 2 9 0 5.34 1.65 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Jon Hampton 47 6 4 5 1 3.66 1.41 Rested
Middle Relief R John Bailey 29 1 1 5 1 4.83 1.71 Rested
Closer R Tom Benson 43 0 3 5 24 4.89 1.61 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 L John Zimmerman C 42 125 25 2 16 14 15 18 .200 .289 .280 0.2
34 R Ed Jacques C 87 278 60 4 28 31 23 59 .216 .278 .291 0.5
19 R Terry Pickering C 25 62 12 0 0 7 1 8 .194 .206 .194 -0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
25 R Harvey Katzen 1B 150 516 159 12 74 90 52 42 .308 .371 .473 4.7
18 S Bill May 2B 157 566 168 7 90 61 53 51 .297 .354 .412 2.9
12 R Onie Gaskins 2B 11 33 10 0 7 3 1 8 .303 .314 .333 -0.1
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 135 380 87 3 36 35 37 56 .229 .299 .308 1.6
23 R Bobby Richter SS 109 351 74 2 27 25 20 65 .211 .251 .279 -1.9
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 84 175 40 1 11 19 22 27 .229 .312 .320 -0.2
4 L George Strum 1B 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
46 L Jim Brookins RF 151 538 161 21 77 83 68 71 .299 .383 .483 4.6
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF 93 226 68 22 51 50 52 39 .301 .434 .677 3.0
32 R Norm Parsons CF 118 368 85 5 33 28 35 41 .231 .300 .326 -0.1
35 L Diego Mateo LF 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 75 108 25 5 10 16 17 15 .231 .336 .426 0.4
24 R Kermit McDaniel LF 140 439 120 6 42 63 64 51 .273 .366 .369 1.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jim Brookins RF .299 21 77 1
2 R Norm Parsons CF .231 5 33 1
3 R Harvey Katzen 1B .308 12 74 15
4 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .301 22 51 0
5 R Pedro Villamil SS .229 3 36 1
6 S Bill May 2B .297 7 90 8
7 L John Zimmerman C .200 2 16 0
8 R Bobby Richter 3B .211 2 27 3
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Kermit McDaniel LF .273 6 42 35
2 R Harvey Katzen 2B .308 12 74 15
3 L Jim Brookins RF .299 21 77 1
4 R Duane Kennedy 1B .229 1 11 0
5 S Bill May 3B .297 7 90 8
6 R Norm Parsons CF .231 5 33 1
7 R Bobby Richter SS .211 2 27 3
8 R Terry Pickering C .194 0 0 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
2B Bill May back stiffness DtD, unknown Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Fri 9/27
vs CHI
LHP S. Crawford
17-11, 2.26
Sat 9/28
vs CHI
RHP L. Cox
17-9, 3.24
Sun 9/29
vs CHI
RHP J. Mojica
15-12, 2.43
LINKS
Roster Ratings
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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 91 68 .572 -
St. Louis Explorers 90 69 .566 1.0
Chicago Traders 86 73 .541 5.0
Kansas City Bulls 81 78 .509 10.0
Denver Burros 79 80 .497 12.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 66 93 .415 25.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 56 103 .352 35.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 66-93, .415 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 25 GB
Record at home 36-42, .462 PCT
Record on the road 30-51, .370 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-12, .294 PCT
Record in one-run games 18-30, .375 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-30, .400 PCT
Record versus RHP 46-63, .422 PCT
Record last 10 games 1-9, .100 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
Record in August 8-21, .276 PCT
Record in September 6-18, .250 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 8th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 3rd in NBL
Slugging Percentage .384 - 4th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .712 - 3rd in NBL
Runs Scored 689 - 4th in NBL
Hits 1424 - 5th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 402 - 4th in NBL
Home Runs 123 - 4th in NBL
Bases On Balls 576 - 5th in NBL
Strikeouts 775 - 9th in NBL
Stolen Bases 74 - 10th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.02 - 12th in NBL
Starters' ERA 4.03 - 10th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.97 - 11th in NBL
Runs allowed 717 - 12th in NBL
Hits allowed 1573 - 12th in NBL
Opponents AVG .283 - 12th in NBL
BABIP .313 - 14th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 94 - tied for 3rd in NBL
Bases On Balls 423 - 1st in NBL
Strikeouts 800 - 2nd in NBL
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