MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/11/1970
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1639 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (45-72) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 8 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (50-68) 3 0 3 0 0 6 0 4 X 16 12 0
Blockbusters Stomp Explorers, 16-3
The Los Angeles Blockbusters had no problem beating the St. Louis Explorers, 16-3, at Blockbuster Stadium. Ernie Ronnebaum, who finished 3rd in the NBL in runs with 110 last year, led the onslaught. He went 3 for 6 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 and driving in 4 for Los Angeles. Larry Messenger, who is tied for 2nd in the NBL in quality starts with 18, was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. Los Angeles has a record of 50-68, placing them 5th in the National Baseball League Western Division.

Early in the game, Ronnebaum had a 3-run home run for Los Angeles. It was his 36th home run of the season and put the Blockbusters on top, 3-0.

"We lit up the scoreboard," 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
T. Pickett CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 2 20
A. Voeller 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 2 46
C. Panetta LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .335 11 53
F. Warnock RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 23 62
D. Fox 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .250 1 6
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 4 30
T. Guinn SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .220 3 20
J. O'Neil C 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .203 6 32
S. Benjamin P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   L. Caines P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 0 0
   M. Clark P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   H. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Pickett (26, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Panetta (34, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Fox (1, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 2 , C. Panetta 2 , D. Fox 3 , D. Bieler , T. Guinn 2 , S. Benjamin
2-out RBI: D. Fox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett , F. Warnock , D. Bieler , L. Caines
GIDP: T. Pickett
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett (19)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Voeller 2 (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 .302 20 51
C. Walton CF 6 2 2 1 0 1 3 .270 0 42
E. Ronnebaum LF 6 3 3 4 0 0 2 .310 36 81
J. Horrigan 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .230 11 59
H. Katzen 2B 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .322 10 64
J. Lawrence SS 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .183 5 21
R. Bias 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 2
D. Hamlyn C 3 1 0 1 2 0 3 .173 2 13
L. Messenger P 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .295 4 13
   a-G. Schindler PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .285 5 19
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 37 16 12 15 10 1 22      
a - G. Schindler pinch hit for L. Messenger in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Horrigan (3, 3rd Inning off S. Benjamin, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Bias (1, 6th Inning off L. Caines, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (36, 1st Inning off S. Benjamin, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Katzen (10, 3rd Inning off S. Benjamin, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Schindler (5, 8th Inning off H. Estes, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez , C. Walton 2 , E. Ronnebaum 6 , J. Horrigan 4 , H. Katzen 5 , R. Bias 3 , G. Schindler 4
2-out RBI: J. Horrigan , H. Katzen , D. Hamlyn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Messenger
Sac Fly: J. Lawrence
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lawrence-Horrigan, Bias-Katzen-Horrigan)
OF assists: 1 (Walton(Fox at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Benjamin L (0-4) 3.2 5 6 6 2 0 2 62 3.62   
L. Caines 1.1 4 6 6 3 1 0 51 4.04   
M. Clark 2.0 2 2 2 4 0 0 42 3.32   
H. Estes 1.0 1 2 1 1 0 1 17 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Benjamin 23
Batters Faced: S. Benjamin 19, L. Caines 11, M. Clark 12, H. Estes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Benjamin 5-6, L. Caines 1-2, M. Clark 3-3, H. Estes 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Benjamin 62-35, L. Caines 51-25, M. Clark 42-18, H. Estes 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Caines 1-0 , M. Clark 3-3 , H. Estes 2-2
Balk: L. Caines
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (10-10) 8.0 8 3 3 2 7 0 112 3.48   
J. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 59
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 31, J. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 10-4, J. Wilson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 112-66, J. Wilson 15-8
WP: L. Messenger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Ronnebaum
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 13709
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