MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/18/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1326 - SUNDAY, JULY 18TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (42-52) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
New York Knickerbockers (52-42) 0 3 0 0 1 2 5 0 X 11 15 1
Knickerbockers Flatten Blockbusters, 11-2
Riding the 4-hit performance of the 24-year old second baseman Steve Wright, the New York Knickerbockers stopped the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 11-2, in 9 innings. Chris Hull, the winner, improved to 5-7. He held the Blockbusters to 2 runs on 5 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 4. New York sits in second place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division at 52-42.

Starting Pitcher Chris Hull made an impact for New York, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Larry Messenger in the bottom of the second. For the contest, Hull threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball.

"Nothing to write home about," Los Angeles manager John Trausch said, when asked afterward about the game.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .300 10 29
H. Katzen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 4 30
K. Frederick 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267 4 27
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .304 24 66
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .158 0 11
I. Cleary C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 4 18
M. Herron 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 3 25
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 2 15
   b-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
L. Messenger P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .365 3 20
   D. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .379 0 6
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Schindler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 3 15
Totals 33 2 6 2 4 5 16      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Dixon in the 7th
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 9th
c - G. Schindler pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick (19, 1st Inning off C. Hull, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez , K. Frederick 2 , E. Ronnebaum 2 , P. Villamil , G. Schindler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Cleary , M. Herron , L. Messenger
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ronnebaum (3) , M. Herron (15)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Herron-Katzen-Frederick)
PB: I. Cleary
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman CF 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .282 24 55
D. Lamons SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .283 5 27
B. Underwood LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270 16 58
S. Wright 2B 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 .272 16 49
C. Fee C 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .234 14 42
D. Mateo 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .275 5 19
R. Zink 3B 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 .299 10 43
C. Hull P 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .343 1 14
   D. Abril P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1
R. Palmer RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .240 3 22
Totals 39 11 15 10 5 6 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Hull (6, 2nd Inning off L. Messenger, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Zink (14, 7th Inning off J. Pederson, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Hull (2, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Freeman 4 , B. Underwood , S. Wright 4 , D. Mateo , R. Zink 3 , C. Hull 5 , R. Palmer
2-out RBI: S. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , B. Underwood 2 , C. Fee , C. Hull
GIDP: D. Lamons
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Wright (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mateo (1)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger L (7-9) 5.1 9 6 5 2 5 0 104 3.64   
D. Dixon 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.21   
J. Pederson 0.1 3 5 3 2 1 0 33 3.81   
B. Anderson 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 0.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 31
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 26, D. Dixon 4, J. Pederson 7, B. Anderson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 5-5, D. Dixon 1-1, J. Pederson 0-0, B. Anderson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 104-63, D. Dixon 7-6, J. Pederson 33-17, B. Anderson 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dixon 1-1 , B. Anderson 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull W (5-7) 8.0 5 2 2 4 5 0 135 2.84   
D. Abril 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 65
Batters Faced: C. Hull 33, D. Abril 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 10-9, D. Abril 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 135-76, D. Abril 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wright
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 18418
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