MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/04/1970
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1146 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (32-51) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 5 1
Chicago Traders (51-33) 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 12 15 1
Benson Stars as Traders Top Blockbusters, 12-5
Behind the hitting of Jimmy Benson, the Chicago Traders stopped the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 12-5. Benson was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Traders. Bobby Peters earned the win for Chicago. He lasted 8 innings, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 6-6. The Blockbusters, at 32-51, have lost 4 straight games.

With Chicago leading 3-0 in the bottom of the second, Benson hit a fastball from Mark Evert for a grand slam home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Traders ahead, 7-0.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Benson.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walton SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .262 0 25
G. Schindler RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .258 1 7
J. Lawrence 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .190 3 13
J. McCarthy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319 3 18
O. Gonzalez LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .310 13 37
J. Horrigan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 8 45
C. Groce CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 2 14
D. Hamlyn C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .163 2 7
M. Evert P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 3
   J. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 0
   F. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Herron PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 10 33
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 5 4 2 6 8      
a - M. Herron pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. Walton (3, 8th Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Gonzalez (13, 4th Inning off B. Peters, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Walton 3 , G. Schindler , J. Lawrence , O. Gonzalez 4 , D. Hamlyn
2-out RBI: O. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Walton , D. Hamlyn
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Groce (2)
Double Plays: 1 (McCarthy-Walton-Horrigan)
OF assists: 1 (Schindler(Benson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .263 3 31
F. Precourt CF 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .283 6 23
J. Benson RF 5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .295 14 49
J. Sledd 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .291 5 40
E. Jacques C 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .286 3 11
B. Richter SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 .261 4 28
W. McCord LF 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 .153 5 8
D. White 3B 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .135 2 8
B. Peters P 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 .182 0 2
   a-B. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 9
   J. Storey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 36 12 15 12 4 5 21      
a - B. Watson pinch hit for B. Peters in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benson 2 (14, 1st Inning off M. Evert, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off F. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) , D. White (1, 3rd Inning off J. Wilson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Benson (14, 2nd Inning off M. Evert, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 2 , F. Precourt 2 , J. Benson 8 , J. Sledd 3 , E. Jacques , B. Richter 3 , D. White 2
2-out RBI: J. Benson , J. Sledd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fuentes , E. Jacques , B. Richter 2
GIDP: W. McCord
Sac Fly: B. Peters
Hit by Pitch: W. McCord
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. White (4)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Evert L (5-6) 2.0 6 9 9 3 1 1 46 5.02   
J. Wilson 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 47 5.66   
F. Williams 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 6.91   
W. Guilmette 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.40   
F. Wild 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 20 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Evert 2
Batters Faced: M. Evert 15, J. Wilson 12, F. Williams 6, W. Guilmette 2, F. Wild 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Evert 0-4, J. Wilson 0-6, F. Williams 2-0, W. Guilmette 2-0, F. Wild 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Evert 46-24, J. Wilson 47-29, F. Williams 20-14, W. Guilmette 3-2, F. Wild 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wilson 2-2 , W. Guilmette 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Evert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters W (6-6) 8.0 5 5 5 0 5 1 92 3.04   
J. Storey 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 57
Batters Faced: B. Peters 30, J. Storey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 9-10, J. Storey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 92-59, J. Storey 24-12
WP: B. Peters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Benson
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 23265
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