MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/16/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1741 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (61-62) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 11 0
Washington Eagles (59-66) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 0
Big Day for Ronnebaum as Blockbusters Down Eagles, 6-4
The Los Angeles Blockbusters topped the Washington Eagles, 6-4, at Monument Field. Los Angeles left fielder Ernie Ronnebaum was a spark plug for the offense. He was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 3 times. The winning pitcher was Larry Mitchell. He's now 12-9. He went 7.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits for the Blockbusters. Fred Wild got the save, his 13th in 19 chances.

Los Angeles used the hitting of Ken Frederick to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 3-2. For the game, Frederick had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

Said Los Angeles manager John Trausch: "At the end of the day, these guys have to perform between the lines, and I think they did."

At 61-62, the Blockbusters claim 4th place in the National Baseball League Western Division.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .269 6 26
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 3 4 1 0 1 0 .309 20 51
J. Brookins RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .275 20 54
   b-O. Gonzalez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 8 51
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 3 4 0 1 0 .338 11 50
N. Parsons CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .258 4 59
L. Craig C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .205 6 33
M. Herron 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 2 19
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 1 19
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Mitchell P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 6
   a-D. Obert SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 3 23
Totals 35 6 11 6 4 7 14      
a - D. Obert substituted for L. Mitchell in the 8th
b - O. Gonzalez substituted for J. Brookins in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (20, 4th Inning off O. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Parsons (4, 8th Inning off D. McCoy, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (11, 8th Inning off D. McCoy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ronnebaum 7 , K. Frederick 6 , N. Parsons 5 , P. Villamil , L. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Herron
GIDP: L. Craig , P. Villamil , L. Mitchell
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frederick-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 3 18
G. Long SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .276 15 61
M. Lockhart RF 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .293 21 67
J. Duersch 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .273 10 63
V. Marshall 1B 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 .319 1 13
R. Golick LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 5 47
J. Lawler CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 4 34
J. Olvera C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .199 4 26
   b-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 11 56
O. Contreras P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .135 0 1
   a-L. McGee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 5 17
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Viola P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0 0
   c-A. Cassill PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349 2 11
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 6 12      
a - L. McGee pinch hit for O. Contreras in the 7th
b - I. Olson pinch hit for J. Olvera in the 9th
c - A. Cassill pinch hit for B. Viola in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (28, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cassill (3, 9th Inning off F. Wild, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (21, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cook , M. Lockhart 6 , J. Duersch , V. Marshall , J. Olvera , O. Contreras , A. Cassill 2
2-out RBI: M. Lockhart , V. Marshall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Cook 2
GIDP: G. Long
Sac Bunt: O. Contreras
Sac Fly: V. Marshall
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Duersch-Cook-Marshall, Cook-Long-Marshall, Duersch-Cook-Marshall)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (12-9) 7.2 7 4 4 3 5 1 116 3.64   
F. Wild SV (13) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 51
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 32, F. Wild 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 9-8, F. Wild 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 116-70, F. Wild 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 1-0
WP: L. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Contreras L (5-9) 7.0 7 3 3 2 5 1 88 4.32   
D. McCoy 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 2 25 4.94   
B. Viola 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Contreras 54
Batters Faced: O. Contreras 28, D. McCoy 4, B. Viola 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Contreras 7-7, D. McCoy 0-0, B. Viola 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Contreras 88-60, D. McCoy 25-17, B. Viola 30-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Ronnebaum
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 13379
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