MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/24/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1802 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials (78-52) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (62-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1
Industrials Roll Past Blockbusters, 6-2
Pittsburgh pitcher Jerry Zaruba did his part in helping his team defeat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 6-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. The winner was Zaruba. He threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Billy Duprey. The first-place Industrials, at 78-52, lead the National Baseball League Eastern Division by 2½ games.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Johnny Flakes? The Pittsburgh right fielder had a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to put the Industrials on top, 3-0. For the game, Flakes had 1 double and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

Said Pittsburgh manager Vincent Wicker: "At the end of the day, these guys have to perform between the lines, and I think they did."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McClellan C 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 .275 8 42
D. Keough LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .301 33 84
K. MacPherson 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .335 26 88
A. Robinson 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .286 21 84
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 .309 11 65
J. Flakes RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .232 3 16
C. Chavez CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 6 54
C. Berry SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .205 3 55
J. Zaruba P 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .177 0 11
   R. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 40 6 12 6 2 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Flakes (4, 2nd Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Keough (23, 9th Inning off L. Shears, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. McClellan , D. Keough 2 , K. MacPherson 2 , A. Robinson 3 , J. Flakes 4 , C. Chavez , C. Berry
2-out RBI: C. Berry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Flakes , J. Zaruba 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Keough (6) , A. Robinson (8)
Double Plays: 1 (MacPherson-Isenbarger-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .313 27 69
B. May 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .305 3 17
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .292 16 52
   e-J. Quinlan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 2 19
T. Hester 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .236 1 15
E. Laub CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .269 3 30
G. Strum 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .291 6 19
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 13 54
   c-R. Montoya PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 12 40
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .228 2 25
B. Duprey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .092 1 6
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 8 17
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   b-H. Katzen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 7 61
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Pakula PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 1 7
Totals 32 2 5 2 8 3 25      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 5th
b - H. Katzen pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 7th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for A. Covarrubio in the 9th
d - R. Pakula pinch hit for L. Shears in the 9th
e - J. Quinlan pinch hit for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hester (3, 6th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , B. May , T. Hester 2 , G. Strum , P. Villamil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hester , G. Strum , A. Covarrubio , B. Duprey
GIDP: T. Hester
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hester (12)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba W (18-5) 8.0 4 2 2 8 3 0 138 3.35   
R. Williams 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 61
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 36, R. Williams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 11-9, R. Williams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 138-73, R. Williams 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Williams 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey L (12-11) 5.0 8 5 2 2 4 0 91 4.44   
W. Guilmette 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.30   
L. Shears 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 39
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 26, W. Guilmette 7, L. Shears 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 4-7, W. Guilmette 1-3, L. Shears 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 91-58, W. Guilmette 26-18, L. Shears 28-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Zaruba
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 18625
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