LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
5th place | 28-31, .475 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 267 | RA: 258 | PAYROLL: $5,503,944
06/10/1974
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. Frederick .340
B. May .335
H. Katzen .300
K. McDaniel .277
J. Brookins .253
TEAM LEADERS HR
K. Frederick 9
E. Ronnebaum 7
E. Laub 6
J. Brookins 5
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. May 43
K. Frederick 37
H. Katzen 25
K. McDaniel 20
E. Ronnebaum 20
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 6
B. Anderson 6
L. Mitchell 6
R. Weintraub 4
J. Hampton 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
R. Weintraub 2.29
D. Fontanez 4.07
L. Mitchell 4.08
L. Messenger 4.11
R. Medved 4.93
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 68
D. Fontanez 57
R. Weintraub 29
L. Messenger 26
J. Hamby 25
WHO'S HOT?
LF Ernie Ronnebaum .378, 4 HR Last 15 games
P Larry Mitchell 2-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 13 13 6 6 0 4.08 1.33 Slightly Tired
Starter R Dario Fontanez 12 12 2 4 0 4.07 1.40 Rested
Starter R Joe Hamby 13 3 1 4 0 5.30 1.60 Exhausted
Starter R Randy Medved 6 6 2 2 0 4.93 1.25 Rested
Starter R Larry Messenger 10 10 2 5 0 4.11 1.33 Tired
None specified R Ralph Weintraub 8 8 4 2 0 2.29 1.39 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 Andy Cole 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 Steve Hopgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Specialist L Basil Anderson 15 0 6 1 1 3.23 1.30 Rested
Middle Relief R Dooley Brewer 9 0 0 2 0 1.93 1.61 Rested
Middle Relief R Cardell Franklin 8 0 0 0 0 3.09 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Wayne Guilmette 11 0 1 1 0 3.80 1.69 Rested
Middle Relief R Jon Hampton 14 6 3 2 0 4.96 1.57 Rested
Middle Relief R John Bailey 5 1 0 1 0 4.40 1.67 Rested
Closer R Tom Benson 14 0 1 1 10 1.17 0.98 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Gary Austin C 38 114 34 1 9 10 5 27 .298 .328 .368 0.2
34 R Ed Jacques C 23 78 14 2 10 8 8 19 .179 .256 .269 -0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
16 R Ken Frederick 2B 56 203 69 9 37 33 26 20 .340 .413 .547 2.0
25 R Harvey Katzen 1B 57 180 54 3 25 37 21 10 .300 .368 .467 1.7
18 S Bill May 2B 59 209 70 4 43 26 19 18 .335 .387 .483 2.0
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 51 140 28 1 15 11 10 19 .200 .250 .264 -0.4
23 R Bobby Richter SS 23 64 16 1 9 5 7 15 .250 .319 .375 0.4
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 27 52 10 0 0 4 7 9 .192 .288 .308 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
46 L Jim Brookins RF 57 198 50 5 17 28 26 22 .253 .343 .374 0.6
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF 37 75 25 7 20 19 23 13 .333 .490 .707 1.1
11 S Ed Laub CF 44 127 33 6 18 21 17 11 .260 .352 .457 0.2
32 R Norm Parsons CF 44 124 35 2 13 12 11 14 .282 .353 .387 0.3
24 R Kermit McDaniel LF 54 173 48 4 20 30 23 19 .277 .362 .393 1.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jim Brookins RF .253 5 17 1
2 S Ed Laub CF .260 6 18 4
3 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .333 7 20 0
4 R Ken Frederick 2B .340 9 37 0
5 R Harvey Katzen 1B .300 3 25 6
6 S Bill May 3B .335 4 43 3
7 R Pedro Villamil SS .200 1 15 0
8 L Gary Austin C .298 1 9 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Kermit McDaniel LF .277 4 20 16
2 R Ken Frederick 2B .340 9 37 0
3 L Jim Brookins RF .253 5 17 1
4 R Harvey Katzen 1B .300 3 25 6
5 S Bill May 3B .335 4 43 3
6 R Norm Parsons CF .282 2 13 0
7 R Bobby Richter SS .250 1 9 0
8 R Ed Jacques C .179 2 10 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Ralph Weintraub strained hamstring one week Not on IL
P Billy Duprey torn tendon (elbow) 3 months On IL, eligible for return
LF Ernie Ronnebaum strained abdominal muscle 4 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 6/11
@ SDC
RHP R. Heath
7-0, 2.83
Wed 6/12
@ SDC
RHP J. DeWitt
5-6, 4.32
Thu 6/13
@ SDC
LHP E. Payne
7-2, 2.35
Fri 6/14
@ WAS
RHP M. Campbell
4-5, 3.90
Sat 6/15
@ WAS
LHP A. Fonseca
3-9, 5.71
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 39 21 .650 -
Chicago Traders 35 25 .583 4.0
St. Louis Explorers 31 27 .534 7.0
Kansas City Bulls 29 28 .509 8.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 28 31 .475 10.5
Denver Burros 22 36 .379 16.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 18 40 .310 20.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 28-31, .475 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 10½ GB
Record at home 18-11, .621 PCT
Record on the road 10-20, .333 PCT
Record in X-inning games 1-1, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 8-8, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 8-10, .444 PCT
Record versus RHP 20-21, .488 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April 11-10, .524 PCT
Record in May 12-18, .400 PCT
Record in June 5-3, .625 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .264 - 6th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .336 - 5th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .397 - 4th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .734 - 4th in NBL
Runs Scored 267 - 4th in NBL
Hits 530 - tied for 5th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 150 - 3rd in NBL
Home Runs 49 - 4th in NBL
Bases On Balls 217 - 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 261 - 6th in NBL
Stolen Bases 30 - 10th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.94 - 8th in NBL
Starters' ERA 4.05 - 11th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.56 - 5th in NBL
Runs allowed 258 - 11th in NBL
Hits allowed 558 - 12th in NBL
Opponents AVG .280 - 11th in NBL
BABIP .310 - 13th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 31 - 2nd in NBL
Bases On Balls 163 - tied for 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 289 - 4th in NBL
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