MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
07/23/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1387 - FRIDAY, JULY 23RD , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (43-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1
Washington Eagles (43-59) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 1
Blockbusters Fall Short, 2-1, at Washington
The Washington Eagles and Los Angeles Blockbusters played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

Los Angeles pitcher Larry Messenger gave the Eagles all they could handle, but in the end, Washington left Monument Field with a win, 2-1. Messenger allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 8 innings. Richie Kingery recorded the save for Washington, his 4th of the season.

With two out in the bottom of the third, Mike Lockhart put Washington in front, 2-0, with a run-scoring single. The Eagles went on to win the ballgame.

"There are no moral victories," said losing manager John Trausch.

The Washington win streak is now 3 games.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .296 10 29
H. Katzen 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .269 4 30
K. Frederick 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265 4 27
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .355 0 6
   b-R. Bias 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 12
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .298 24 67
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .162 1 14
I. Cleary C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .221 4 18
M. Herron 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 3 27
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 2 16
L. Messenger P 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .352 4 21
Totals 36 1 9 1 3 3 20      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 7th
b - R. Bias substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gonzalez (15, 9th Inning off R. Kingery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Katzen (3, 1st Inning off R. Juarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Messenger (4, 7th Inning off R. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez 2 , H. Katzen 5 , I. Cleary 2 , M. Herron 2 , L. Messenger 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Frederick 2 , E. Ronnebaum 2 , N. Parsons , P. Villamil 2 , L. Messenger
Sac Bunt: P. Villamil
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ronnebaum (2)
PB: I. Cleary
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Soroka 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 0 2
G. Long SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 9 40
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .308 14 40
V. Marshall 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 0 4
   b-L. McGee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .191 0 4
   c-J. Ellison 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 4 24
H. Disla RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .272 7 28
R. Keiser 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 5
D. Arrington CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .176 0 2
G. Kill C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .197 4 21
R. Juarez P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .068 0 1
   D. Rodriquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Wools PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 3 21
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2 5 2 16      
a - L. Wools pinch hit for D. Rodriquez in the 7th
b - L. McGee pinch hit for V. Marshall in the 8th
c - J. Ellison substituted for L. McGee in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Disla (7, 2nd Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 2 , H. Disla 4 , D. Arrington , R. Juarez
2-out RBI: M. Lockhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart , V. Marshall , H. Disla , R. Juarez
Sac Bunt: P. Soroka
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Arrington (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (23)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger L (7-10) 8.0 5 2 2 5 2 1 102 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 61
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 7-15
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 102-60
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Juarez W (6-6) 6.1 8 1 1 2 3 1 99 3.35   
D. Rodriquez H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4.14   
R. Kingery SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Juarez 54
Batters Faced: R. Juarez 29, D. Rodriquez 3, R. Kingery 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Juarez 10-6, D. Rodriquez 1-1, R. Kingery 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Juarez 99-62, D. Rodriquez 9-3, R. Kingery 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rodriquez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 15337
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