MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/18/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1301 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (45-49) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (45-49) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 5 9 2
Brooklyn Sends Los Angeles Packing with 5-3 Loss
The Brooklyn Bluebirds picked up a win at Flatbush Park, knocking off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-3. Starting pitcher Ron Haney was a big reason why. Brooklyn, at 45-49, sits in 4th place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.

Brooklyn took a 4-3 lead on Don Calise's 2nd triple of the season. The run-scoring triple, which Calise hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Los Angeles pitcher Wayne Guilmette visibly frustrated.

"We ground out the win," said Calise. "That's all that matters."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 1 6
   d-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 6 20
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 0 13
J. Brookins LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 15 49
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .359 6 49
B. May 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 0 7
N. Parsons CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 27
   a-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 13 43
   e-E. Laub CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 20
E. Jacques C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 6
P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 14
   b-L. Messenger PH, RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 6 13
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 1 2
   c-A. Covarrubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 9 39
   f-T. Hester SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 3
Totals 31 3 5 3 0 3 5      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
c - A. Covarrubio pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 8th
d - R. Montoya pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 8th
e - E. Laub substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th
f - T. Hester substituted for A. Covarrubio in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Pakula (1, 1st Inning off R. Haney, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Messenger (6, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pakula 4 , J. Quinlan , J. Brookins , H. Katzen , L. Messenger 4
GIDP: J. Brookins , H. Katzen , B. May
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (12)
PB: E. Jacques
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .256 0 21
L. Winter 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .187 3 15
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .370 7 44
G. Landrum LF 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .292 14 57
W. Fields 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .189 3 17
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
O. Gonzalez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .256 7 39
R. Pace C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .215 2 18
G. Fenton SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .257 1 4
   b-D. Calise PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260 5 17
   c-B. Anderson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
R. Haney P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .213 2 5
   a-T. Pena 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 4 34
Totals 33 5 9 5 5 5 20      
a - T. Pena substituted for R. Haney in the 8th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 8th
c - B. Anderson substituted for D. Calise in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Winter (1, 3rd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Calise (2, 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Eubanks 2 , L. Winter 3 , J. Cooper 2 , R. Pace , D. Calise 3 , R. Haney , T. Pena
2-out RBI: R. Eubanks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Winter , O. Gonzalez 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Cooper (9)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Winter (18) , O. Gonzalez (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Fenton-Winter-Gonzalez, Winter-Fenton-Gonzalez, Anderson-Winter-Gonzalez)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 7.0 7 3 3 4 5 0 115 2.98   
W. Guilmette L (1-3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 22 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 52
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 32, W. Guilmette 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 4-11, W. Guilmette 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 115-73, W. Guilmette 22-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Haney 7.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 78 4.23   
B. Hill W (7-2), BS (4) 2.0 2 2 1 0 1 1 20 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Haney 69
Batters Faced: R. Haney 23, B. Hill 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Haney 11-6, B. Hill 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Haney 78-48, B. Hill 20-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Haney
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 16678
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