MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/01/1970
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1507 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (47-61) 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 8 11 1
St. Louis Explorers (43-65) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Los Angeles Beats St. Louis, 8-2
Larry Messenger, who is tied for 2nd in the NBL in quality starts with 17, propelled his team to victory over the St. Louis Explorers. The final score was 8-2, Los Angeles. Messenger yielded 2 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 0, and struck out 2. His record improves to 9-10. The Blockbusters, at 47-61, sit in 5th place in the National Baseball League Western Division.

Los Angeles used the timely hitting of Chuck Walton to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 5-2. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Messenger. "I think we showed that here."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 18 45
M. Herron SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 11 37
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .290 32 72
J. Horrigan 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .233 10 54
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .320 8 60
C. Walton CF 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .268 0 36
J. Lawrence 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .197 5 19
D. Hamlyn C 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .179 2 10
L. Messenger P 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .327 4 13
Totals 37 8 11 8 6 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hamlyn (3, 2nd Inning off L. Caines, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Messenger (2, 8th Inning off P. Schuler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lawrence (5, 7th Inning off H. Estes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez , M. Herron , J. Horrigan , H. Katzen 2 , C. Walton , J. Lawrence 5 , D. Hamlyn 3 , L. Messenger 2
2-out RBI: J. Horrigan , H. Katzen , C. Walton , J. Lawrence , D. Hamlyn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , D. Hamlyn , L. Messenger 2
GIDP: E. Ronnebaum
Sac Bunt: C. Walton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Horrigan (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Herron-Katzen-Horrigan, Lawrence-Katzen-Horrigan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 2 19
A. Voeller 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 2 46
C. Panetta LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .336 8 47
F. Warnock RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .233 23 60
F. Martinez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 9 48
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 4 27
J. O'Neil C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 6 31
T. Guinn SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 3 19
S. Benjamin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   L. Caines P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   P. Schuler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   a-L. Tipton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2 11
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2 0 2 6      
a - L. Tipton pinch hit for P. Schuler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Guinn (6, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Warnock (23, 4th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett , C. Panetta , F. Warnock 4 , F. Martinez , J. O'Neil , T. Guinn 2
2-out RBI: F. Warnock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett
GIDP: C. Panetta , F. Warnock
Sac Bunt: A. Voeller , M. Clark
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Guinn (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Panetta (5) , T. Guinn (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Guinn-Voeller)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (9-10) 9.0 6 2 0 0 2 1 96 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 73
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 96-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Benjamin 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.08   
L. Caines 4.1 3 2 0 2 3 0 65 3.46   
M. Clark L (4-3) 2.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 42 2.75   
H. Estes 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 23 9.45   
P. Schuler 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 4.98   
R. Goolsby 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Benjamin 41
Batters Faced: S. Benjamin 2, L. Caines 18, M. Clark 10, H. Estes 4, P. Schuler 7, R. Goolsby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Benjamin 1-0, L. Caines 4-5, M. Clark 4-1, H. Estes 0-0, P. Schuler 1-1, R. Goolsby 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Benjamin 7-4, L. Caines 65-42, M. Clark 42-20, H. Estes 23-12, P. Schuler 23-17, R. Goolsby 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Caines 1-0 , M. Clark 1-0 , H. Estes 1-1
WP: H. Estes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 17122
Special Notes: SP Scot Benjamin was injured while pitching.
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