MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/30/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 282 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (11-11) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 13 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (10-12) 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 2
Blockbusters Win Nail-Biter in 12
The Los Angeles Blockbusters defeated the St. Louis Explorers, 7-6, in 12 innings. Doing his part was second baseman Harvey Katzen, who went 4-6 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs. Los Angeles reliever John Bailey was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Marty Clark. With the loss, St. Louis drops to 11-11.

The Blockbusters got a clutch hit from third baseman Pedro Villamil. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Blockbusters.

Katzen said afterward that he was "glad the fans were treated to a good ballgame."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 .206 1 9
F. Martinez 2B, SS 4 2 1 1 2 0 3 .097 0 2
B. Raab 1B 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 .262 3 16
K. Osterhage CF 5 0 3 2 1 0 2 .373 2 12
T. Pickett LF 6 0 1 2 0 0 4 .222 0 3
K. Campbell RF 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .278 0 0
T. Guinn SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 1 6
   b-B. Tudor PH, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
S. Stevens C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 1
   R. Goolsby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-C. Panetta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 2 6
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Parker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 10
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-A. Voeller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348 0 3
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Estes P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   a-C. Bartels C 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .258 2 7
Totals 49 6 13 6 5 3 21      
a - C. Bartels substituted for H. Estes in the 4th
b - B. Tudor pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 8th
c - C. Panetta pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 8th
d - G. Parker pinch hit for R. Morton in the 10th
e - A. Voeller pinch hit for A. Alonso in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez (1, 3rd Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Raab (5, 7th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Campbell (3, 10th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Osterhage (5, 11th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Parker (2, 10th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , F. Martinez 2 , B. Raab 3 , K. Osterhage 4 , T. Pickett , K. Campbell 3 , G. Parker 3 , A. Voeller , C. Bartels
2-out RBI: B. Raab , K. Osterhage 2 , T. Pickett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darnell , K. Osterhage , T. Pickett 3 , S. Stevens
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (4) , T. Pickett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Martinez 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Guinn-Raab)
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(Brookins at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B, 2B 6 2 4 1 0 0 2 .395 2 11
E. Laub CF, 1B 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .242 1 7
K. Frederick 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .408 3 23
   a-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 4 13
   c-J. Quinlan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 5
   f-N. Parsons 2B, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
R. Montoya LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .161 1 5
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-A. Covarrubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 2 13
   J. Bailey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Pakula RF 5 1 1 0 1 2 6 .200 0 1
P. Popeck SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .188 1 5
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 1
   d-T. Hester SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 0
E. Jacques C 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .143 0 0
P. Villamil 3B 6 1 1 1 0 2 3 .281 0 2
R. Weintraub P 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .400 0 1
   R. Medved P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 1
   e-J. Brookins PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306 2 12
Totals 46 7 13 5 5 7 27      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 7th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Popeck in the 7th
c - J. Quinlan substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th
d - T. Hester substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th
e - J. Brookins pinch hit for R. Medved in the 8th
f - N. Parsons substituted for J. Quinlan in the 9th
g - A. Covarrubio pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Katzen (2, 1st Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Montoya (1, 1st Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 7 , E. Laub , R. Montoya 4 , R. Pakula , P. Popeck , E. Jacques , P. Villamil , R. Weintraub 2 , J. Brookins
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , R. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Montoya 2 , R. Pakula 2 , T. Hester
GIDP: E. Laub
Sac Bunt: T. Hester
Hit by Pitch: K. Frederick
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: P. Popeck (6) , P. Villamil (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Laub-Hester)
OF assists: 1 (Parsons(Osterhage at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes 3.2 6 6 4 2 3 2 98 4.60   
R. Goolsby 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 42 3.52   
R. Morton 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 2.84   
A. Alonso 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 0.00   
M. Clark L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 28
Batters Faced: H. Estes 22, R. Goolsby 11, R. Morton 9, A. Alonso 7, M. Clark 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 6-2, R. Goolsby 3-4, R. Morton 2-3, A. Alonso 1-3, M. Clark 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 98-55, R. Goolsby 42-26, R. Morton 27-17, A. Alonso 27-19, M. Clark 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Goolsby 3-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Estes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub 6.2 6 4 3 3 3 0 114 5.08   
R. Medved H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6.75   
T. Benson BS (2) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 29 5.40   
J. Bailey W (1-0) 3.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 54 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 48
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 31, R. Medved 4, T. Benson 6, J. Bailey 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 13-4, R. Medved 3-1, T. Benson 1-1, J. Bailey 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 114-67, R. Medved 11-8, T. Benson 29-17, J. Bailey 54-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Medved 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harvey Katzen
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 15224
Special Notes: SS Jim Quinlan was injured in a collision at a base.
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