MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
08/30/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
GAME ID: 1879 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (63-72) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 11 0
Philadelphia Quakers (57-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2
Blockbusters Handle Philadelphia, Snag 6-1 Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters converted a terrific effort from starter Basil Anderson into a win over the Philadelphia Quakers at Quakers Stadium. The Blockbusters won the game by a final score of 6-1. The loss makes Philadelphia 57-80.

Los Angeles used the hitting of Norm Parsons to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 5-0. For the game, Parsons had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Parsons said his team "played with focus."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .209 1 7
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 2 19
   a-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .292 17 56
   b-T. Hester 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1 15
J. Brookins LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .310 28 71
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .339 8 63
A. Covarrubio C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231 13 54
B. May 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .305 3 19
N. Parsons CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .216 5 35
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .229 2 25
B. Anderson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .075 1 3
   L. Messenger P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326 9 20
Totals 39 6 11 6 1 5 18      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for J. Quinlan in the 9th
b - T. Hester substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (27, 8th Inning off A. Jarry, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Villamil (14, 9th Inning off T. Sama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (8, 1st Inning off A. Jarry, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Parsons (5, 6th Inning off A. Jarry, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pakula , J. Brookins , H. Katzen 6 , A. Covarrubio , B. May 2 , N. Parsons 5 , P. Villamil 2 , L. Messenger
2-out RBI: H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , N. Parsons , P. Villamil
GIDP: J. Quinlan
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Messenger (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Quinlan-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Terry 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 3 56
J. Voss 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263 8 39
D. Gerwig LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .271 0 2
T. Schlener CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278 15 76
J. Linden RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 0 13
R. Paige 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 1 5
L. Banda C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .242 7 34
T. Stutzman SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 1
A. Jarry P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 0 1
   T. Sama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Stutzman (1, 5th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Gerwig (3, 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Voss (24, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Banda (7, 9th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Terry 2 , J. Voss 2 , D. Gerwig 2 , J. Linden , L. Banda 4 , T. Stutzman 2
2-out RBI: L. Banda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Schlener 2 , J. Linden , A. Jarry 2
GIDP: J. Voss
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Linden (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Stutzman 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Voss-Paige-Terry)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson W (9-8) 6.1 5 0 0 3 4 0 108 3.81   
L. Messenger 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 6.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 64
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 25, L. Messenger 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 8-5, L. Messenger 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 108-61, L. Messenger 28-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Messenger 2-0
Balk: B. Anderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Jarry L (5-3) 8.0 8 5 5 1 5 2 117 3.44   
T. Sama 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Jarry 50
Batters Faced: A. Jarry 34, T. Sama 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Jarry 7-11, T. Sama 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Jarry 117-78, T. Sama 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Basil Anderson
Ballpark: Quakers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 17321
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