MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
08/04/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 1513 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (52-58) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1
Milwaukee Dairymen (33-75) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 X 7 12 0
Down to Defeat Goes Los Angeles, 7-1
Good production from left fielder Larry Morford helped the Milwaukee Dairymen topple the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-1. Morford went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Dairymen. Los Angeles has now lost 4 straight.

Tug Hollenbeck hit a run-scoring double off Dario Fontanez in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Dairymen in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Hollenbeck had 2 singles, while going 3 for 4.

"The fans pay the tickets and help us do what we do, so we like to put on a show for them," Morford told the Milwaukee Daily.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .272 15 44
K. McDaniel LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 6 33
   a-E. Ronnebaum PR, LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .349 12 31
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .327 6 46
B. May 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 5 67
J. Zimmerman C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 1 5
N. Parsons CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 3 19
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 3 9
   c-E. Laub CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 10 36
B. Richter 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .219 2 21
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .210 3 30
D. Fontanez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .089 0 2
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 0 6
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 7 14      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch ran for K. McDaniel in the 3rd
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
c - E. Laub substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th
d - D. Kennedy pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (12, 6th Inning off K. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , K. McDaniel 2 , E. Ronnebaum 4 , H. Katzen , N. Parsons , B. Richter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , H. Katzen , B. May , L. Messenger
GIDP: P. Villamil
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (26)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Richter (10)
Double Plays: 2 (May-Richter-Katzen, Villamil-Richter-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bryce 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .281 2 27
B. Franklin SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .263 0 6
L. Morford LF 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .284 14 60
D. Adams C 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .248 3 25
T. Hollenbeck 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .247 2 13
R. DeCou RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .165 1 7
B. Malstrom CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .360 1 15
B. Gunn 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .179 0 1
K. Williams P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 1 3
   T. Rockliffe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-G. Branan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 0 11
   D. Grissinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 7 3 3 18      
a - G. Branan pinch hit for T. Rockliffe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gunn (1, 3rd Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hollenbeck (6, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Bryce (23, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Morford (14, 7th Inning off D. Fontanez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bryce 3 , B. Franklin , L. Morford 5 , D. Adams , T. Hollenbeck 4 , R. DeCou , B. Gunn 3
2-out RBI: R. Bryce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Franklin , L. Morford , B. Gunn
GIDP: D. Adams , B. Malstrom
Sac Bunt: B. Franklin
Sac Fly: B. Malstrom
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Franklin-Bryce-Hollenbeck)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (7-7) 6.1 10 6 5 2 2 1 86 4.69   
T. Benson 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 33 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 31
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 30, T. Benson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 10-5, T. Benson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 86-56, T. Benson 33-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Williams W (3-16) 7.2 8 1 1 2 7 1 113 4.24   
T. Rockliffe 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.72   
D. Grissinger 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Williams 64
Batters Faced: K. Williams 32, T. Rockliffe 1, D. Grissinger 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Williams 7-8, T. Rockliffe 0-1, D. Grissinger 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Williams 113-72, T. Rockliffe 4-2, D. Grissinger 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rockliffe 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Morford
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 14116
Special Notes: LF Kermit McDaniel was injured while running the bases.
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