MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/11/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 30 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Dairymen (0-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (3-0) 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 X 11 18 1
Dairymen Stumble, Lose to Blockbusters
The Los Angeles Blockbusters met little resistance from the Milwaukee Dairymen, beating them, 11-2, at Blockbuster Stadium. Ed Laub led the way. He went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for Los Angeles. The winning pitcher was Ralph Weintraub. He's now 1-0. He went 8.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 9 hits for the Blockbusters. Los Angeles, now 3-0, is setting the league on fire so far.

With Los Angeles leading 7-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Laub came up to bat against Milwaukee pitcher Bob Boothe. Laub hit a cutter to left for a bases-clearing double. His 1st double of the season put the Blockbusters on top, 10-1.

Milwaukee manager Brandon Dudley said his team was "out of sync."
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bryce 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-B. Franklin PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Davis 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   c-K. Schiffer PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   D. Grissinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-R. DeCou PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
G. Morales CF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-B. Malstrom PH, CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
L. Morford LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .500 1 4
   e-T. Hollenbeck PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Gutierrez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 0 0
   f-V. Castro PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
D. Adams C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .455 0 0
C. Bragg SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
C. Arkle 3B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .083 0 0
D. Guerra P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   B. Boothe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Costabile P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Branan PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2 6 4 20      
a - G. Branan pinch hit for P. Costabile in the 7th
b - B. Franklin pinch hit for R. Bryce in the 7th
c - K. Schiffer pinch hit for T. Davis in the 7th
d - B. Malstrom pinch hit for G. Morales in the 7th
e - T. Hollenbeck pinch hit for L. Morford in the 7th
f - V. Castro pinch hit for A. Gutierrez in the 8th
g - R. DeCou pinch hit for D. Grissinger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Malstrom (1, 7th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Davis (1, 1st Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Davis 5 , K. Schiffer , G. Morales , B. Malstrom 2 , V. Castro , C. Bragg 2 , C. Arkle
2-out RBI: B. Malstrom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Morford , T. Hollenbeck , A. Gutierrez , V. Castro , D. Guerra
GIDP: D. Adams
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Morales (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gutierrez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bryce-Bragg-Davis)
OF assists: 1 (Morford(Laub at 3rd base))
PB: D. Adams
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .111 0 0
E. Laub CF 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 .545 1 5
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .273 0 2
H. Katzen 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .455 1 2
   a-D. Kennedy PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
K. McDaniel LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .600 0 1
B. May 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .500 0 4
P. Villamil SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .091 0 1
G. Austin C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .300 0 1
R. Weintraub P 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 11 18 11 4 2 19      
a - D. Kennedy pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (2, 1st Inning off D. Guerra, 3 on, 0 outs) , K. McDaniel (1, 5th Inning off B. Boothe, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Laub (1, 5th Inning off B. Boothe, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Austin (1, 5th Inning off B. Boothe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. May (2, 6th Inning off P. Costabile, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (1, 6th Inning off B. Boothe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , E. Laub 5 , K. Frederick , H. Katzen 4 , D. Kennedy , K. McDaniel 4 , B. May 6 , P. Villamil , G. Austin 4
2-out RBI: E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Brookins 2 , E. Laub , B. May , P. Villamil 2
GIDP: H. Katzen
Sac Bunt: R. Weintraub 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Laub (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Frederick-Katzen)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Guerra L (0-1) 4.0 10 6 6 2 0 0 73 13.50   
B. Boothe 1.1 4 5 5 2 0 1 26 33.75   
P. Costabile 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
D. Grissinger 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 36 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Guerra 16
Batters Faced: D. Guerra 22, B. Boothe 9, P. Costabile 3, D. Grissinger 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Guerra 6-4, B. Boothe 2-1, P. Costabile 0-2, D. Grissinger 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Guerra 73-46, B. Boothe 26-14, P. Costabile 14-9, D. Grissinger 36-22
WP: D. Guerra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub W (1-0) 8.1 9 2 2 5 4 1 118 2.16   
C. Franklin 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 56
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 38, C. Franklin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 8-11, C. Franklin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 118-70, C. Franklin 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Franklin 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Laub
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 16239
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