MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
09/19/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 2125 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (65-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 0
Chicago Traders (82-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 2
Traders Win Nail-Biter in 12
The Chicago Traders had to overcome a fine effort from Los Angeles pitcher Dario Fontanez to win, 2-1, in 12 innings at Union Field. Fontanez went 8.2 innings and allowed no runs. The third-place Traders have won 4 consecutive games.

The Traders were down to their final out when second baseman Rafael Fuentes turned a 2-2 fastball from Tom Benson into a 2-run single. The walk-off single made the Union Field crowd go wild.

"This is a resilient bunch," said Chicago manager Larry Link.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF, LF 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .269 6 42
N. Parsons CF 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 .228 5 31
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 .315 12 72
E. Ronnebaum LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 20 48
   a-J. Brookins PR, RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .297 19 75
P. Villamil SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 3 36
B. May 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 4 .302 7 89
J. Zimmerman C 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 .190 2 16
   d-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 4 27
B. Richter 3B 6 0 2 0 0 1 5 .220 2 27
D. Fontanez P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .093 0 2
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Montoya PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 4 8
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 3
   c-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .216 1 10
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 47 1 12 1 3 7 35      
a - J. Brookins pinch ran for E. Ronnebaum in the 2nd
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 11th
c - D. Kennedy pinch hit for J. Hampton in the 12th
d - E. Jacques substituted for J. Zimmerman in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ronnebaum (8, 2nd Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Brookins (27, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Montoya (1, 11th Inning off V. Hensley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , E. Ronnebaum 2 , J. Brookins 3 , B. May 3 , J. Zimmerman , B. Richter 2 , D. Fontanez , R. Montoya 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Parsons 3 , H. Katzen 2 , J. Zimmerman 2 , B. Richter , D. Kennedy
Sac Bunt: P. Villamil , D. Fontanez 2
Sac Fly: B. May
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (34)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rathbone RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291 0 15
J. Sledd 3B 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .342 19 87
R. Fuentes 2B 5 0 3 2 1 0 2 .328 7 73
E. White C 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .251 12 70
W. McCord LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 10 77
K. Mays CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 5 29
D. Fickes 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .277 2 14
L. Cox P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .211 12 39
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Barber PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 1 7
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120 0 0
T. Karoly SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .160 1 4
Totals 44 2 9 2 3 5 21      
a - R. Barber pinch hit for R. Weisenberg in the 9th
b - J. Murphy pinch hit for V. Hensley in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fuentes (38, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Cox (7, 5th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. McCord (32, 9th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rathbone 2 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes 4 , W. McCord 2 , D. Fickes , L. Cox 2
2-out RBI: R. Fuentes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , W. McCord , T. Karoly 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Rathbone
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rathbone 3 (23)
CS: R. Fuentes (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sledd (15) , R. Fuentes (14)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 8.2 6 0 0 2 5 0 118 3.87   
W. Guilmette 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.41   
J. Hampton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.79   
T. Benson L (3-5), BS (8) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 23 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 75
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 35, W. Guilmette 4, J. Hampton 3, T. Benson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 9-12, W. Guilmette 1-3, J. Hampton 2-1, T. Benson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 118-74, W. Guilmette 8-5, J. Hampton 14-8, T. Benson 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 2-0
WP: D. Fontanez
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox 8.1 10 0 0 0 5 0 109 3.17   
R. Weisenberg 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.25   
V. Hensley W (2-5) 3.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 54 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 68
Batters Faced: L. Cox 36, R. Weisenberg 2, V. Hensley 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 12-8, R. Weisenberg 0-1, V. Hensley 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 109-72, R. Weisenberg 11-6, V. Hensley 54-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Weisenberg 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Fontanez
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 20630
Special Notes: LF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases.
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