MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/17/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1287 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (45-48) 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 7 11 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (44-49) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Los Angeles Beats Brooklyn, 7-1
Harvey Katzen impressed in the 7-1 Los Angeles win over Brooklyn. Katzen, who is a two-time All-Star, was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Ralph Weintraub. He's now 7-9. He went 7.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits for the Blockbusters. With the win over Brooklyn, the Blockbusters improved to 45-48.

With Los Angeles leading 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Katzen hit a 2-run single off Brooklyn hurler Dave Gaultney. It was the 128th hit of the season for Katzen and put his team ahead, 4-1.

Said losing manager John Meeker: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .208 0 5
J. Quinlan 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .252 0 13
J. Brookins LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .310 15 49
H. Katzen 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .361 6 49
A. Covarrubio C 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .235 9 39
B. May 3B 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .265 0 7
N. Parsons CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202 4 27
P. Villamil SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .235 1 14
R. Weintraub P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 1 4
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7 4 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Parsons (6, 6th Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Katzen (21, 7th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 1 out) , B. May (2, 7th Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Villamil (10, 8th Inning off B. Curry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Covarrubio (9, 4th Inning off D. Gaultney, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pakula , J. Quinlan , J. Brookins , H. Katzen 5 , A. Covarrubio 4 , B. May 2 , N. Parsons 2 , P. Villamil 2
2-out RBI: R. Pakula , H. Katzen , A. Covarrubio , B. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Quinlan , A. Covarrubio , N. Parsons
Sac Bunt: R. Weintraub
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (May-Quinlan-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .253 0 20
L. Winter 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .187 3 15
J. Cooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .368 7 44
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 14 56
W. Fields 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .200 3 17
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .258 7 39
T. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228 4 33
R. Pace C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 2 17
D. Gaultney P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .179 0 2
   D. Conway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 4 13
   B. Curry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Calise PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 5 16
Totals 33 1 8 1 4 6 18      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for D. Conway in the 7th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for B. Curry in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: G. Landrum (2, 6th Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks , L. Winter 2 , G. Landrum 4 , D. Gaultney , M. Bennett , D. Calise
2-out RBI: G. Landrum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , O. Gonzalez , T. Pena , D. Gaultney
GIDP: J. Cooper
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Eubanks (16)
CS: L. Winter (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Winter-Pena)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub W (7-9) 7.2 7 1 1 4 5 0 115 4.58   
C. Franklin 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 62
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 32, C. Franklin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 13-3, C. Franklin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 115-73, C. Franklin 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Franklin 1-0
WP: R. Weintraub
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gaultney L (5-6) 5.1 5 5 3 3 4 1 105 4.17   
D. Conway 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 40 5.23   
B. Curry 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 5.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gaultney 43
Batters Faced: D. Gaultney 25, D. Conway 9, B. Curry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gaultney 8-4, D. Conway 3-1, B. Curry 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gaultney 105-67, D. Conway 40-26, B. Curry 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Conway 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harvey Katzen
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 12320
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