LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
6th place | 8-11, .421 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 79 | RA: 74 | PAYROLL: $4,471,964
04/24/1972
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Katzen .333
E. Ronnebaum .314
R. Bias .224
N. Parsons .174
P. Villamil .123
TEAM LEADERS HR
H. Katzen 4
E. Ronnebaum 3
O. Gonzalez 2
L. Messenger 2
3 tied with 1
TEAM LEADERS RBI
H. Katzen 11
N. Parsons 10
G. Strum 8
L. Craig 7
E. Ronnebaum 7
TEAM LEADERS W
3 tied with 2
B. Duprey 2
L. Messenger 2
L. Mitchell 2
2 tied with 1
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Fontanez 2.93
R. Weintraub 3.32
B. Duprey 3.64
L. Mitchell 3.68
L. Messenger 3.86
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Mitchell 27
D. Fontanez 23
B. Duprey 21
L. Messenger 17
3 tied with 9
WHO'S HOT?
2B Harvey Katzen .425, 2 HR Last 10 games
WHO'S NOT?
3B Ron Bias .107, 0 HR Last 8 games
C Ian Cleary .100, 0 HR Last 7 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Mitchell 4 4 2 2 0 3.68 1.23 Slightly Tired
Starter R Larry Messenger 4 4 2 2 0 3.86 1.22 Rested
Starter R Dario Fontanez 4 4 1 1 0 2.93 1.30 Tired
Starter L Billy Duprey 4 4 2 2 0 3.64 1.31 Exhausted
Starter R Ralph Weintraub 3 3 0 2 0 3.32 1.43 Exhausted
Starter R Wayne Guilmette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Specialist L Basil Anderson 6 0 0 1 0 1.23 1.23 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Tom Benson 9 0 0 0 0 4.82 1.50 Tired
Middle Relief R Mark Evert 9 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.84 Slightly Tired
Closer R Fred Wild 4 0 1 1 0 20.25 4.25 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Ian Cleary C 10 30 3 0 1 0 1 7 .100 .129 .100 -0.2
35 R Lee Craig C 10 33 11 0 7 5 8 9 .333 .463 .394 0.7
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 R Pedro Villamil SS 18 57 7 0 1 5 3 7 .123 .180 .158 0.0
25 R Harvey Katzen 2B 19 78 26 4 11 13 4 8 .333 .366 .577 0.4
13 R Duane Kennedy 1B 13 26 4 0 0 4 5 7 .154 .290 .192 -0.2
24 L David Obert 2B 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
11 L George Strum 1B 14 50 11 1 8 6 4 9 .220 .298 .320 0.1
5 R Ron Bias 3B 18 58 13 0 1 6 6 10 .224 .297 .328 0.2
2 R Mike Herron 3B 9 26 9 0 6 5 0 2 .346 .310 .538 0.4
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
29 L Ernie Ronnebaum RF 18 51 16 3 7 10 20 6 .314 .507 .608 1.1
32 R Norm Parsons CF 19 69 12 0 10 8 9 9 .174 .269 .203 -0.4
10 L Oscar Gonzalez RF 15 38 11 2 6 8 7 3 .289 .391 .526 0.5
46 L Jim Brookins RF 14 33 7 1 3 4 1 6 .212 .257 .364 0.2
92 L Ramon Montoya LF 12 9 1 1 4 1 3 3 .111 .333 .444 0.1
6 R George Schindler RF 11 25 4 0 0 1 3 8 .160 .250 .160 -0.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Oscar Gonzalez RF .289 2 6 0
2 R Harvey Katzen 2B .333 4 11 0
3 L Ernie Ronnebaum LF .314 3 7 0
4 R Norm Parsons CF .174 0 10 0
5 L George Strum 1B .220 1 8 0
6 R Ron Bias 3B .224 0 1 0
7 R Lee Craig C .333 0 7 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .123 0 1 0
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Harvey Katzen 2B .333 4 11 0
2 R George Schindler LF .160 0 0 0
3 R Duane Kennedy 1B .154 0 0 0
4 L Ernie Ronnebaum RF .314 3 7 0
5 R Norm Parsons CF .174 0 10 0
6 R Mike Herron 3B .346 0 6 1
7 R Ian Cleary C .100 0 1 0
8 R Pedro Villamil SS .123 0 1 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
RF Oscar Gonzalez sore back DtD, 2 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 4/25
@ MIL
RHP J. Munoz
2-2, 1.55
Wed 4/26
@ MIL
RHP A. Keilman
1-2, 5.31
Thu 4/27
@ MIL
RHP A. Campbell
1-3, 2.93
Fri 4/28
vs CIN
RHP J. Clabaugh
1-2, 4.34
Sat 4/29
vs CIN
RHP C. Montgomery
4-0, 3.03
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
Denver Burros 13 6 .684 -
San Diego Captains 10 8 .556 2.5
Kansas City Bulls 9 10 .474 4.0
St. Louis Explorers 9 10 .474 4.0
Chicago Traders 8 10 .444 4.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 8 11 .421 5.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 7 11 .389 5.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 8-11, .421 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 5 GB
Record at home 4-5, .444 PCT
Record on the road 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in X-inning games 1-1, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 2-2, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 1-4, .200 PCT
Record versus RHP 7-7, .500 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 8-11, .421 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .218 - 13th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .301 - 10th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .342 - 10th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .643 - 9th in NBL
Runs Scored 79 - tied for 4th in NBL
Hits 142 - 11th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 48 - tied for 5th in NBL
Home Runs 14 - tied for 4th in NBL
Bases On Balls 76 - 3rd in NBL
Strikeouts 120 - 12th in NBL
Stolen Bases 1 - tied for 13th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.64 - 11th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.49 - 7th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 4.31 - 12th in NBL
Runs allowed 74 - tied for 10th in NBL
Hits allowed 168 - 12th in NBL
Opponents AVG .257 - 12th in NBL
BABIP .299 - 14th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 10 - tied for 5th in NBL
Bases On Balls 64 - 13th in NBL
Strikeouts 121 - 3rd in NBL
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