MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/20/1972
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1377 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (49-48) 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 9 13 1
New York Knickerbockers (51-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 9 3
Knickerbockers Suffer 9-4 Home Defeat
The Los Angeles Blockbusters downed the New York Knickerbockers, 9-4. The hitting star was center fielder Oscar Gonzalez. Gonzalez went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Blockbusters. Dario Fontanez picked up the win, improving his season record to 8-7. He struck out 3 in 8 innings. The win for the Blockbusters lifted their record to 49-48.

Early in the game, right fielder Jim Brookins had a solo home run for Los Angeles. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Blockbusters on top, 1-0.

Los Angeles manager John Trausch commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 6 0 1 2 0 2 2 .287 2 27
J. Brookins RF 6 1 1 1 0 2 2 .278 15 42
K. Frederick 1B 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .335 9 39
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 .284 15 36
O. Gonzalez CF 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .294 6 36
N. Parsons 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 5 .262 1 49
D. Obert SS 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .234 2 14
I. Cleary C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .190 0 7
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 4 19
   c-L. Craig C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 4 27
D. Fontanez P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .089 0 4
   b-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 3 11
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 7 6 10 22      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for I. Cleary in the 9th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 9th
c - L. Craig substituted for L. Messenger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Obert 2 (11, 6th Inning off D. Torre, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Frederick (16, 7th Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Gonzalez 2 (20, 7th Inning off D. Torre, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Carpenter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins (15, 1st Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bias , J. Brookins 4 , K. Frederick 3 , O. Gonzalez 6 , N. Parsons , D. Obert 5 , L. Messenger
2-out RBI: R. Bias , O. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bias , J. Brookins , N. Parsons 2 , I. Cleary , D. Fontanez
Sac Fly: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Messenger (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ronnebaum (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Obert-Parsons-Frederick, Bias-Parsons-Frederick)
PB: I. Cleary
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Freeman RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .218 25 64
S. Wright 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301 13 55
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .247 7 49
S. Hudson CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .264 4 16
D. Mateo LF 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 .257 5 30
R. Zink 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .204 6 27
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .202 3 18
D. DeHaan SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 10
D. Torre P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 1 5
   T. Carpenter P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 1
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   a-P. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 0 7
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 4 12      
a - P. Barrera pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mateo (9, 8th Inning off D. Fontanez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Freeman , S. Wright 2 , F. Chavez , S. Hudson , D. Mateo 4 , D. Torre
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , D. Mateo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , R. Zink
GIDP: A. Covarrubio 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hudson (1) , D. Mateo (2) , T. Carpenter (1)
PB: A. Covarrubio
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (8-7) 8.0 9 4 4 2 3 0 106 3.49   
F. Wild 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 49
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 33, F. Wild 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 11-8, F. Wild 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 106-70, F. Wild 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Torre L (9-4) 6.2 10 7 4 4 5 1 108 3.15   
T. Carpenter 1.2 3 2 2 2 4 0 38 3.88   
J. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torre 33
Batters Faced: D. Torre 34, T. Carpenter 11, J. Hernandez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torre 8-7, T. Carpenter 0-1, J. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torre 108-61, T. Carpenter 38-23, J. Hernandez 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Carpenter 3-2 , J. Hernandez 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Gonzalez
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 18323
Tuesday, June 3rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104