MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
07/13/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 1286 - FRIDAY, JULY 13TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (41-50) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 12 1
Milwaukee Dairymen (46-45) 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 13 0
Blockbusters Jolt Dairymen, 8-6, with Late Rally
Los Angeles and Milwaukee duked it out and the Blockbusters came out victorious.

The Los Angeles Blockbusters topped the Milwaukee Dairymen, 8-6, in National Baseball League action at Milwaukee Municipal Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Los Angeles center fielder and Chicago, Illinois, native Larry Messenger. Ralph Weintraub got the win, improving to 5-6. He worked 8.2 innings, giving up 6 runs on 13 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 3.

In the top of the eighth, the Blockbusters grabbed the lead when Messenger hit his 4th double of the season. The 2-run double off Arnie Keilman made it 5-4, Los Angeles.

"No time for flexing," said Messenger. "It's always one game at a time."

The loss makes Milwaukee 46-45.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .287 15 43
N. Parsons CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .265 2 33
   a-E. Ronnebaum PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 13 39
   c-P. Villamil 3B, SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 4 20
K. Frederick 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .294 7 37
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .308 2 32
O. Gonzalez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .309 5 26
R. Bias 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 1 19
   b-L. Messenger PH, CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .311 6 16
D. Obert SS, 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .212 2 16
T. Pickering C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .158 1 8
R. Weintraub P 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .138 1 4
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8 3 5 17      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch ran for N. Parsons in the 8th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for R. Bias in the 8th
c - P. Villamil substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (22, 3rd Inning off D. Guerra, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (14, 3rd Inning off D. Guerra, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Messenger (4, 8th Inning off A. Keilman, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Villamil (4, 9th Inning off A. Keilman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 2 , P. Villamil 4 , K. Frederick 3 , H. Katzen 2 , R. Bias , L. Messenger 2 , D. Obert , T. Pickering 2 , R. Weintraub
2-out RBI: K. Frederick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , K. Frederick , H. Katzen
GIDP: K. Frederick , D. Obert
Sac Bunt: R. Weintraub
Sac Fly: R. Weintraub
Hit by Pitch: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Bias-Frederick-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Bryce at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .299 5 40
L. Hughes LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .284 5 33
   d-A. Vazquez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 3 11
R. Bryce 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .334 4 46
L. Morford 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .293 7 46
R. Galvan C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .284 2 41
   A. Keilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Hollenbeck PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 2 16
C. Bragg SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .294 1 30
R. DeCou RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .249 5 29
G. Branan 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .367 1 17
   b-T. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 1 8
   c-C. Arkle 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 12 44
D. Guerra P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 1 5
   a-D. Adams C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .377 3 14
Totals 37 6 13 6 3 3 21      
a - D. Adams substituted for D. Guerra in the 8th
b - T. Davis pinch hit for G. Branan in the 8th
c - C. Arkle substituted for T. Davis in the 9th
d - A. Vazquez pinch hit for L. Hughes in the 9th
e - T. Hollenbeck pinch hit for A. Keilman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Morales (22, 1st Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bragg (19, 6th Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Vazquez (5, 9th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Morales 3 , L. Hughes , A. Vazquez 2 , R. Bryce 2 , R. Galvan , T. Hollenbeck , C. Bragg 3 , R. DeCou 2 , G. Branan
2-out RBI: R. Galvan , T. Hollenbeck , C. Bragg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Morford , R. DeCou , D. Adams
GIDP: L. Morford
Sac Bunt: D. Guerra
Sac Fly: L. Hughes
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Branan-Bryce-Morford, Bragg-Bryce-Morford)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub W (5-6) 8.2 13 6 5 3 3 0 120 5.71   
T. Benson SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 36
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 41, T. Benson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 13-9, T. Benson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 120-70, T. Benson 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Guerra L (8-8) 7.0 8 5 5 3 4 0 103 4.76   
A. Keilman BS (7) 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 40 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Guerra 42
Batters Faced: D. Guerra 31, A. Keilman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Guerra 7-8, A. Keilman 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Guerra 103-64, A. Keilman 40-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Keilman 2-2
WP: A. Keilman
Hit Batsmen: D. Guerra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 18886
Special Notes: CF Norm Parsons was injured being hit by a pitch.
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