MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
07/31/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 1524 - MONDAY, JULY 31ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (55-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 0
Milwaukee Dairymen (51-58) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Dairymen Prevail, 5-3, Over Los Angeles
The Milwaukee Dairymen defeated the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-3, in part because of center fielder Guillermo Morales. Morales went 4-4 with 2 doubles and 2 singles, while scoring 3 for the Dairymen. Danny Guerra, the winning pitcher, is now 7-10. He went 8.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, while fanning 9 and walking 3. Dan Valenti notched his 4th save in 7 chances.

The Dairymen had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 5-3, Milwaukee, with one out. Los Angeles, with a runner on 1st, was mounting a threat. Ramon Montoya dug in at the plate, but on a 2-2 fastball, he struck out.

The 5th-place Dairymen now sit at 51-58.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Kennedy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .284 1 12
M. Herron 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .270 2 19
K. Frederick 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .331 10 44
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .288 18 45
O. Gonzalez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .302 8 45
N. Parsons CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 1 51
L. Craig C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 5 29
   c-J. Brookins PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 17 48
P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 1 16
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256 4 24
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 3 11
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 4
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Obert PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 3 20
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 9 15      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 7th
b - D. Obert pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 7th
c - J. Brookins pinch hit for L. Craig in the 9th
d - R. Montoya pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Herron , K. Frederick , O. Gonzalez 2 , J. Brookins , L. Messenger
2-out RBI: L. Messenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , D. Obert
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Herron-Frederick-Kennedy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales CF 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 .376 5 43
R. Bryce 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .254 1 28
G. Austin 1B, 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .275 6 42
L. Morford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .270 6 49
   b-M. Wheeler 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 6
C. Arkle 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .216 5 27
   a-T. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 4 17
   c-T. Hollenbeck LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 0
R. Galvan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 4 46
L. Hughes RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214 4 25
   D. Valenti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Bragg SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .266 2 39
D. Guerra P 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .213 0 8
   d-A. Vazquez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 3 9
Totals 30 5 9 4 1 5 18      
a - T. Davis pinch hit for C. Arkle in the 8th
b - M. Wheeler substituted for L. Morford in the 9th
c - T. Hollenbeck substituted for T. Davis in the 9th
d - A. Vazquez substituted for D. Guerra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Morales 2 (35, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bragg (15, 5th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Morales 6 , G. Austin 2 , L. Hughes , C. Bragg 2 , D. Guerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Morford , R. Galvan 2
GIDP: C. Bragg
Sac Fly: G. Austin , C. Arkle
Hit by Pitch: R. Bryce
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Morales (21)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (8-8) 5.0 8 5 5 1 5 0 85 3.57   
J. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.51   
W. Guilmette 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 35
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 25, J. Wilson 2, W. Guilmette 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 2-8, J. Wilson 1-1, W. Guilmette 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 85-52, J. Wilson 5-5, W. Guilmette 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wilson 1-0
WP: D. Fontanez
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Guerra W (7-10) 8.2 6 3 3 3 9 0 132 3.73   
D. Valenti SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Guerra 66
Batters Faced: D. Guerra 35, D. Valenti 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Guerra 12-5, D. Valenti 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Guerra 132-75, D. Valenti 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Valenti 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Guillermo Morales
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 16288
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