MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/06/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1598 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (47-67) 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 1 10 12 1
Chicago Traders (67-49) 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 8 14 1
Brookins Pounds 2 Homers in 10-8 Blockbusters Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters beat the Chicago Traders, 10-8, at Union Field. Los Angeles right fielder Jim Brookins had the hot bat. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 4 runs and drove in 3. The save was credited to Cardell Franklin, his 8th. The win makes Los Angeles 47-67.

An inflection point occurred with two out in the top of the sixth. That's when Blockbusters shortstop Tom Hester hit a cutter from Skip Crawford for a 2-run single. Just like that, Los Angeles was up, 6-5.

"We got the victory," said Brookins. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Allen LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .287 8 18
M. Perez CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .291 3 24
J. Brookins RF 3 4 2 3 2 1 0 .383 38 99
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295 10 59
C. Arkle 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .290 6 24
F. Bohley C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 11 36
T. Hester SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .245 8 42
O. Gaskins 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .188 0 2
F. Lopez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 6
   G. Forgette P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .056 0 0
   a-C. Panetta PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 4 41
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-E. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 7 20
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 10 12 10 2 6 11      
a - C. Panetta pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 6th
b - E. Hernandez pinch hit for P. Carter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Perez (12, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Katzen (21, 6th Inning off S. Crawford, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Allen (1, 6th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins 2 (38, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off V. Hensley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Allen 4 , M. Perez 3 , J. Brookins 8 , H. Katzen 2 , C. Arkle , F. Bohley , T. Hester , O. Gaskins , C. Panetta
2-out RBI: L. Allen , T. Hester , O. Gaskins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Perez , T. Hester
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: O. Gaskins (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .305 9 36
J. Sledd 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .287 4 42
R. Fuentes 2B 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .277 6 43
K. Frederick 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .368 21 74
T. Rathbone LF 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .278 9 40
E. White C 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .303 17 63
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Mays PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 4 29
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 4 19
R. Byrd RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 5 37
M. White SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .296 1 13
S. Crawford P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 2 10
   a-T. Moore C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 1 9
Totals 39 8 14 8 1 1 14      
a - T. Moore substituted for S. Crawford in the 6th
b - K. Mays pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 7th
c - J. Seidler pinch hit for V. Hensley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick 2 (43, 1st Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Fuentes 2 (30, 3rd Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. White (4, 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Fuentes (6, 7th Inning off P. Carter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 2 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes 8 , K. Frederick 4 , T. Rathbone 2 , M. White 4 , S. Crawford
2-out RBI: , F. Precourt 2 , J. Sledd , T. Rathbone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Precourt 2 , E. White 2 , K. Mays
Sac Bunt: S. Crawford
Sac Fly: K. Frederick
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fuentes (14) , T. Rathbone 2 (31)
CS: J. Sledd (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Byrd (3)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
F. Lopez 3.2 7 5 3 1 1 0 20 79 4.90   
G. Forgette W (6-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 4.53   
P. Carter H (3) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 9 29 5.46   
C. Franklin SV (8) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 9 35 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 29
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 20, G. Forgette 4, P. Carter 9, C. Franklin 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 2-8, G. Forgette 2-1, P. Carter 5-1, C. Franklin 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 79-52, G. Forgette 10-7, P. Carter 29-18, C. Franklin 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Forgette 2-0
Balk: G. Forgette
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Crawford L (11-7) 5.2 7 7 7 1 3 1 25 83 3.01   
J. Calhoun 1.1 4 2 2 1 2 0 9 35 4.42   
R. Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 1.86   
V. Hensley 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 14 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 29
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 25, J. Calhoun 9, R. Gonzalez 3, V. Hensley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 8-6, J. Calhoun 1-1, R. Gonzalez 0-2, V. Hensley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 83-53, J. Calhoun 35-21, R. Gonzalez 11-7, V. Hensley 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brookins
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 24079
Special Notes: RP Rafael Gonzalez was injured while pitching.
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