MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
09/07/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 2032 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (70-75) 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 11 1
Chicago Traders (75-71) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 11 2
Blockbusters Win at Chicago, 7-4
The Los Angeles Blockbusters defeated the Chicago Traders, 7-4, at Union Field. Leading the charge for Los Angeles was right fielder Jim Brookins. He was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Larry Messenger, who finished 5th in the NBL in wins with 17 in 1967, was the winning pitcher. Over 6.1 innings, he allowed 1 run on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. The Blockbusters now own a record of 70-75.

In the top of the sixth, Los Angeles catcher Lee Craig had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and no one out, Craig stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 5-1, Los Angeles. For the game, he was 1-5. He drove in 2 runs.

"It never gets old," said Craig. "Winning, that is."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .296 6 34
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .316 25 63
J. Brookins RF 4 2 2 3 1 2 4 .267 21 59
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .331 12 58
C. Groce CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .278 0 2
L. Craig C 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .200 7 39
R. Bias 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 2 27
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 3 14
   c-D. Obert 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 3 29
P. Villamil SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .215 4 28
L. Messenger P 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .239 6 27
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 10 68
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 7 5 10 22      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for R. Bias in the 8th
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 8th
c - D. Obert substituted for R. Montoya in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Messenger (6, 3rd Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Brookins (21, 7th Inning off S. Crawford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 2 , E. Ronnebaum 2 , J. Brookins 5 , K. Frederick , C. Groce , L. Craig , L. Messenger 4 , O. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: J. Brookins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , P. Villamil , L. Messenger
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bias (9)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(McCord at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McCord CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .262 2 15
G. Russell 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .215 12 54
J. Sledd 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .321 12 68
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .288 18 79
J. Benson RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 10 69
E. White C 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .249 6 44
D. Fickes 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .239 0 3
M. White SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .500 0 1
   a-L. Cox PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 1 1
   G. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Rathbone PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .196 2 6
S. Crawford P 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .188 0 5
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Richter PH, SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .169 2 5
Totals 37 4 11 4 6 5 24      
a - L. Cox pinch hit for M. White in the 7th
b - B. Richter pinch hit for R. Birch in the 7th
c - T. Rathbone pinch hit for G. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Russell , J. Sledd , J. Benson , E. White 3 , D. Fickes , S. Crawford 2 , B. Richter 2
2-out RBI: S. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. McCord , J. Sledd , J. Madsen , D. Fickes
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: E. White (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. White (3) , B. Richter (3)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (13-11) 6.1 7 1 1 3 4 0 109 2.71   
J. Hamby 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.92   
J. Wilson 2.0 4 3 3 3 1 0 48 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 56
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 28, J. Hamby 2, J. Wilson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 4-9, J. Hamby 1-1, J. Wilson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 109-64, J. Hamby 3-3, J. Wilson 48-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hamby 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford L (14-10) 6.1 8 7 6 3 7 2 106 3.84   
R. Birch 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.16   
G. Allen 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 47 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 35
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 30, R. Birch 3, G. Allen 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 6-6, R. Birch 0-1, G. Allen 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 106-69, R. Birch 7-7, G. Allen 47-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brookins
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 18635
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