MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/16/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1297 - FRIDAY, JULY 16TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (42-50) 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 8 11 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (45-49) 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 1
Blockbusters Down Bluebirds, 8-6
The Los Angeles Blockbusters withstood an impressive performance by Brooklyn first baseman John Seidler to defeat the Bluebirds, 8-6, at Flatbush Park. Seidler went 5-5 with 2 home runs, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Fred Wild closed it out for Los Angeles, earning his 15th save. Los Angeles is 6th in the National Baseball League Western Division with a record of 42-50.

Los Angeles needed the clutch hitting of Ken Frederick to notch the win. The first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 8-6. For the game, Frederick had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

In postgame comments, Frederick said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez CF 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 .304 10 29
H. Katzen 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .266 4 30
K. Frederick 1B 5 2 2 2 1 0 2 .271 4 26
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 2 3 4 1 0 0 .301 24 66
J. Brookins RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .333 0 1
I. Cleary C 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .219 4 18
M. Herron 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 3 25
   d-R. Bias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 11
P. Villamil SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .205 2 15
W. Guilmette P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .082 0 0
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .378 3 20
   D. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Parsons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 10
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Schindler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 3 15
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 8 11 8 3 7 16      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for M. Evert in the 7th
b - N. Parsons pinch hit for D. Dixon in the 9th
c - G. Schindler pinch hit for J. Pederson in the 11th
d - R. Bias substituted for M. Herron in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (19, 11th Inning off K. Wade, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum 2 (24, 1st Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Cleary (4, 2nd Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Messenger (3, 7th Inning off D. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Frederick (4, 11th Inning off K. Wade, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez 2 , H. Katzen 2 , K. Frederick 5 , E. Ronnebaum 9 , I. Cleary 5 , L. Messenger 4
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , E. Ronnebaum 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Brookins 2 , P. Villamil , W. Guilmette
Hit by Pitch: M. Herron 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Herron (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Katzen-Villamil-Frederick, Villamil-Katzen-Frederick)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF, RF 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .297 4 20
M. LeDuc RF, 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .206 1 8
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 6 31
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .309 4 33
J. Seidler 1B 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .220 9 30
D. Calise CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .259 6 30
T. Brackbill 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   c-D. Tislow 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 9 41
G. Fenton SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 0 13
   b-G. Landrum PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .326 6 24
E. Blain C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .184 0 20
   d-D. Fogarty PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 2 31
   e-J. Mara C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 11
D. Conway P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .050 0 1
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Anderson 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 1 9
Totals 38 6 13 6 5 2 19      
a - B. Anderson substituted for F. D'Amico in the 8th
b - G. Landrum pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 8th
c - D. Tislow substituted for B. Hill in the 10th
d - D. Fogarty pinch hit for E. Blain in the 10th
e - J. Mara substituted for D. Fogarty in the 11th
f - J. Cooper pinch hit for K. Wade in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins (21, 3rd Inning off W. Guilmette, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Seidler (5, 7th Inning off D. Dixon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Seidler 2 (9, 2nd Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , B. Rawlins 2 , J. Seidler 12 , D. Calise 2 , T. Brackbill , G. Fenton , E. Blain
2-out RBI: B. Rawlins , J. Seidler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , T. Brackbill , D. Fogarty , D. Conway
GIDP: D. Tislow , G. Fenton
Sac Bunt: M. LeDuc , G. Fenton , D. Conway 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. McDaniel (6) , M. LeDuc (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rawlins (16)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Guilmette 4.2 8 6 6 3 0 2 70 3.14   
M. Evert 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 6.82   
D. Dixon 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.32   
J. Pederson W (1-3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 2.89   
F. Wild SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Guilmette 21
Batters Faced: W. Guilmette 22, M. Evert 6, D. Dixon 8, J. Pederson 8, F. Wild 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Guilmette 7-4, M. Evert 2-2, D. Dixon 1-4, J. Pederson 4-0, F. Wild 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Guilmette 70-38, M. Evert 23-13, D. Dixon 20-12, J. Pederson 32-23, F. Wild 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Evert 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Conway 6.2 9 6 6 2 6 4 127 3.56   
F. D'Amico 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.15   
B. Hill 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 1.96   
K. Wade L (0-2) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 19 9.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Conway 36
Batters Faced: D. Conway 31, F. D'Amico 1, B. Hill 9, K. Wade 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Conway 5-8, F. D'Amico 0-0, B. Hill 2-6, K. Wade 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Conway 127-78, F. D'Amico 5-3, B. Hill 29-15, K. Wade 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wade 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Conway , K. Wade
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Seidler
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 17386
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