MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
09/03/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 1940 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-75) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh Industrials (85-54) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 6 11 1
Industrials Send Los Angeles Home with 6-4 Loss
The Pittsburgh Industrials picked up a win at Allegheny Field, knocking off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 6-4. On the mound for Pittsburgh was right-hander John Fagan. He played a key role in the triumph. The triumph puts Pittsburgh at 85-54 for the season.

Had Don Keough not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Keough hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Industrials.

In postgame comments to the Pittsburgh Bulletin, Keough said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .309 28 72
J. Quinlan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 2 19
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .304 19 59
T. Hester 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .242 2 20
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 12 41
   d-H. Katzen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 8 65
E. Laub CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .277 3 33
G. Strum 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .281 7 20
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 13 54
P. Villamil 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 2 25
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 9 20
   b-B. May 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 3 19
B. Duprey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .086 1 6
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   e-R. Pakula PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 2 9
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 5 12      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 7th
b - B. May substituted for L. Messenger in the 7th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for T. Hester in the 8th
d - H. Katzen substituted for R. Montoya in the 8th
e - R. Pakula pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Montoya (4, 8th Inning off J. Branam, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (19, 6th Inning off J. Fagan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ronnebaum 6 , T. Hester , R. Montoya 3 , E. Laub , G. Strum
2-out RBI: T. Hester , R. Montoya , E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Strum
GIDP: J. Brookins
Sac Bunt: J. Quinlan , B. Duprey
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ward RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 7 40
D. Keough LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 38 94
K. MacPherson 3B 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .334 28 94
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .307 11 73
C. Chavez CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .288 6 56
C. Berry SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .212 3 57
T. McClellan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 9 49
T. Grange 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .207 1 8
J. Fagan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .467 0 0
   a-A. Robinson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 23 88
   J. Branam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Schon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 14
   G. Kleiss P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6 2 3 8      
a - A. Robinson pinch hit for J. Fagan in the 7th
b - G. Schon pinch hit for J. Branam in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. MacPherson (28, 7th Inning off B. Duprey, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Isenbarger (30, 7th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ward , D. Keough , K. MacPherson 2 , R. Isenbarger 3 , C. Chavez 2 , C. Berry , T. McClellan , T. Grange 2
2-out RBI: D. Keough , K. MacPherson , R. Isenbarger , C. Chavez , T. Grange
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Berry 2 , J. Fagan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Ward (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Isenbarger (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Isenbarger-Berry-Grange)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey L (12-13) 6.2 9 6 6 2 2 0 90 4.60   
W. Guilmette 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 32
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 30, W. Guilmette 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 6-11, W. Guilmette 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 90-60, W. Guilmette 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fagan W (1-3) 7.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 101 3.94   
J. Branam 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 22 5.40   
G. Kleiss SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fagan 62
Batters Faced: J. Fagan 27, J. Branam 6, G. Kleiss 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fagan 9-10, J. Branam 0-2, G. Kleiss 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fagan 101-65, J. Branam 22-15, G. Kleiss 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Fagan
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 25451
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