MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/28/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1475 - FRIDAY, JULY 28TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (45-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (53-51) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Mitchell Lays Hammer Down in 3-1 Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters rode a solid performance from 21-year-old starting pitcher Larry Mitchell to a win, beating the St. Louis Explorers, 3-1, at Blockbuster Stadium. The Blockbusters bumped their record to 53-51 with this latest triumph.

Mitchell was in the zone all game. He frustrated St. Louis hitters while giving the Blockbusters 8.1 innings of quality work. Mitchell threw 116 pitches, allowing 5 hits and getting 12 punchouts.

"Larry gave us everything he had," said Los Angeles manager John Trausch.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .255 3 17
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .302 8 38
T. Adams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .297 10 41
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .282 6 51
C. Panetta LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 3 49
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 1 16
T. Guinn SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 1 22
C. Wright C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 1 10
D. Lott P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .163 1 2
   R. DeJoseph P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-F. Najera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 18
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 12 6      
a - F. Najera pinch hit for R. DeJoseph in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Tudor 2 , F. Martinez , T. Adams , K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Panetta
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Obert 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .247 3 18
J. Brookins RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 16 44
K. Frederick 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .326 10 43
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .293 18 45
O. Gonzalez CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .290 6 37
N. Parsons 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .260 1 50
I. Cleary C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .180 0 7
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Villamil SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .194 0 12
L. Mitchell P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .164 0 6
   a-L. Craig C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 5 29
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 9 14      
a - L. Craig substituted for L. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Obert (12, 2nd Inning off D. Lott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Obert (3, 4th Inning off D. Lott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Obert 6 , K. Frederick , O. Gonzalez 2 , P. Villamil 2
2-out RBI: D. Obert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , I. Cleary
Sac Fly: E. Ronnebaum
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins
Team LOB: 7
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott L (11-5) 7.1 7 3 3 2 9 1 120 2.71   
R. DeJoseph 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 59
Batters Faced: D. Lott 32, R. DeJoseph 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 4-9, R. DeJoseph 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 120-71, R. DeJoseph 5-3
Hit Batsmen: D. Lott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (11-7) 8.1 5 1 1 0 12 0 116 3.51   
F. Wild SV (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 81
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 30, F. Wild 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 7-6, F. Wild 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 116-85, F. Wild 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 19295
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