MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
04/25/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 267 - MONDAY, APRIL 25TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (11-9) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 9 0
Chicago Traders (7-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 2
Blockbusters Upend Traders, 4-2
The Los Angeles Blockbusters picked up a win at Union Field, topping the Chicago Traders, 4-2. On the mound for Los Angeles was right-hander Ken Morrison. He played a principal role in the triumph. In 7 innings, Morrison surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. The Traders, now 7-13, continue their slow start.

Melvin Perez had a direct impact on the outcome. Perez contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the first inning to put Los Angeles up, 1-0.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Perez said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Oubre C 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 1 1
H. Katzen 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .297 2 9
J. Brookins RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .372 5 11
M. Perez CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .366 1 7
   b-L. Allen LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Locricchio LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
   c-R. Norton CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 0 7
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 1 8
C. Arkle 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .242 1 9
T. Hester SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .235 0 4
   L. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Morrison P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 4
   a-B. May SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 1 7
Totals 37 4 9 4 0 8 13      
a - B. May substituted for K. Morrison in the 8th
b - L. Allen substituted for M. Perez in the 9th
c - R. Norton substituted for J. Locricchio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (2, 3rd Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Locricchio (1, 8th Inning off R. Weisenberg, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Oubre , H. Katzen 4 , J. Brookins 2 , M. Perez , J. Locricchio 2 , C. Arkle
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , M. Perez , C. Arkle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Locricchio 2 , T. Hester
Sac Bunt: K. Morrison
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arkle-Taranto-Katzen, Katzen-Hester-Katzen)
PB: S. Oubre 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 1 2
   a-L. Cox PR, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 0 1
J. Sledd 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .253 1 7
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .273 1 6
K. Frederick 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .319 0 8
T. Rathbone LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .208 0 2
R. Byrd RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .191 1 8
T. Moore C 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .312 0 1
D. Lindsey SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 4
   b-K. Mays PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 4
   d-T. Karoly SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
S. Crawford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 1 1
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 3
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-W. McCord PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .348 0 3
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2 2 6 28      
a - L. Cox pinch ran for F. Precourt in the 5th
b - K. Mays pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 7th
c - J. Seidler pinch hit for R. Gonzalez in the 7th
d - T. Karoly substituted for K. Mays in the 8th
e - W. McCord pinch hit for R. Weisenberg in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Sledd 2 , R. Fuentes 2 , K. Frederick , T. Rathbone , R. Byrd , T. Moore 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Sledd 2 , R. Byrd , W. McCord
GIDP: R. Byrd , T. Moore
Hit by Pitch: F. Precourt , K. Mays
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Cox (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Frederick (1) , R. Weisenberg (1)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Morrison W (2-3) 7.0 8 2 2 2 3 0 31 108 5.46   
L. Mitchell SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 33 0.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Morrison 54
Batters Faced: K. Morrison 31, L. Mitchell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Morrison 11-5, L. Mitchell 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Morrison 108-64, L. Mitchell 33-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Mitchell 2-2
Hit Batsmen: K. Morrison 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Crawford L (1-2) 6.1 7 3 2 0 7 0 27 103 1.78   
R. Gonzalez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00   
R. Weisenberg 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 18 4.76   
J. Calhoun 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 56
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 27, R. Gonzalez 2, R. Weisenberg 6, J. Calhoun 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 4-8, R. Gonzalez 1-1, R. Weisenberg 2-1, J. Calhoun 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 103-70, R. Gonzalez 2-2, R. Weisenberg 18-13, J. Calhoun 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Morrison
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 16644
Special Notes: CF Fran Precourt was injured being hit by a pitch.
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