MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/04/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1177 - MONDAY, JULY 4TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (53-32) 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 8 13 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (34-51) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 10 0
Chicago Wins, Topping Los Angeles, 8-4
The Chicago Traders beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 8-4, at Blockbuster Stadium. Chicago center fielder Fran Precourt had an outstanding performance. He was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs. The Chicago winning streak has reached 4 games.

Chicago used the hitting of Ron Byrd to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Traders on top, 4-0. For the game, Byrd had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Byrd told the Chicago Bulletin.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .319 9 28
J. Sledd 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .267 4 32
   c-M. White 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 0 8
R. Fuentes 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .279 4 32
K. Frederick 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .385 16 55
T. Rathbone LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .273 5 26
   b-W. McCord LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 3 12
E. White C 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .295 15 45
R. Byrd RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .274 4 28
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 0 20
L. Cox P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 7 24
   D. Setlak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 16
   V. Marcell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 7 3 2 15      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for D. Setlak in the 8th
b - W. McCord substituted for T. Rathbone in the 9th
c - M. White substituted for J. Sledd in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Byrd (4, 2nd Inning off K. Morrison, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Rathbone (5, 7th Inning off G. Forgette, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 2 , J. Sledd 3 , R. Fuentes 2 , K. Frederick , T. Rathbone 4 , E. White , R. Byrd 5 , L. Cox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd
GIDP: R. Fuentes , K. Frederick
Sac Fly: F. Precourt
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Precourt 2 (28)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Sledd-Fuentes-Frederick)
OF assists: 1 (Precourt(May at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Norton CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .289 3 31
B. May 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .259 1 35
J. Brookins RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .372 26 70
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .280 8 41
C. Panetta LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .276 3 29
F. Bohley C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .274 11 32
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 4 25
T. Hester SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .257 7 32
K. Morrison P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .162 0 10
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   a-L. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 5 9
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Locricchio PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 1 7
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 7 4 22      
a - L. Allen pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 7th
b - J. Locricchio pinch hit for T. Benson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Hester (7, 8th Inning off V. Marcell, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Katzen (8, 9th Inning off V. Marcell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Norton , J. Brookins , H. Katzen 5 , C. Panetta 2 , F. Bohley , T. Hester 4 , K. Morrison , J. Locricchio
2-out RBI: H. Katzen , C. Panetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , C. Panetta , F. Bohley , T. Hester
GIDP: D. Taranto
Hit by Pitch: D. Taranto
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Norton (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (May-Taranto-Katzen, May-Taranto-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Precourt at home))
PB: F. Bohley
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Cox W (12-4) 6.1 7 2 2 3 3 0 28 94 2.47   
D. Setlak 0.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 23 2.70   
V. Marcell 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 11 27 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 51
Batters Faced: L. Cox 28, D. Setlak 5, V. Marcell 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 4-10, D. Setlak 1-0, V. Marcell 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 94-57, D. Setlak 23-9, V. Marcell 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Setlak 1-1
Hit Batsmen: V. Marcell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Morrison L (3-12) 4.1 8 5 4 2 0 1 21 70 6.31   
G. Forgette 2.2 4 3 3 1 2 1 13 54 4.04   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 5.14   
J. Hampton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Morrison 27
Batters Faced: K. Morrison 21, G. Forgette 13, T. Benson 3, J. Hampton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Morrison 4-7, G. Forgette 2-4, T. Benson 3-0, J. Hampton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Morrison 70-46, G. Forgette 54-32, T. Benson 16-9, J. Hampton 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Forgette 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fran Precourt
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 13531
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