MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
05/14/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 449 - TUESDAY, MAY 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (19-15) 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 15 0
Cincinnati Packers (13-19) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1
Frederick, Blockbusters Wallop Packers, 11-2
The Los Angeles Blockbusters used an offensive barrage to beat the Cincinnati Packers, 11-2, at Roman Arena. Ken Frederick, who is tied for 7th in the NBL in home runs with 6, led the way, going 3-for-4 for Los Angeles. With the win, Los Angeles pushed its record to 19-15.

Los Angeles used the hitting of Bill May to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 4-0. For the game, May had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager John Trausch said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 .316 1 11
K. Frederick 2B 4 3 3 2 2 0 1 .339 6 22
J. Brookins RF 5 2 2 1 1 1 4 .202 4 8
H. Katzen 1B 6 1 3 2 0 0 3 .306 2 16
B. May 3B 5 1 2 4 0 0 5 .426 2 31
N. Parsons CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 2 10
   c-R. Montoya PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .091 1 2
   d-E. Laub CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 10
B. Richter SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   a-L. Messenger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154 1 4
   b-P. Villamil SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .196 1 12
E. Jacques C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .211 0 4
   e-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .353 5 18
   f-G. Austin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 1 7
L. Mitchell P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
Totals 42 11 15 11 6 6 25      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for B. Richter in the 5th
b - P. Villamil substituted for L. Messenger in the 5th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 7th
d - E. Laub substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th
e - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for E. Jacques in the 9th
f - G. Austin substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: H. Katzen (3, 3rd Inning off E. Koenig, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. May (2, 1st Inning off E. Koenig, 3 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (6, 9th Inning off B. Alfieri, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Brookins (4, 9th Inning off B. Alfieri, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , K. Frederick 6 , J. Brookins 5 , H. Katzen 5 , B. May 5 , E. Laub , E. Jacques , E. Ronnebaum
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , J. Brookins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , B. May , B. Richter , P. Villamil , E. Jacques
Sac Bunt: L. Mitchell
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Richter-Frederick-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .330 5 15
B. Muhammad 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .212 0 4
G. Palmer LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 3 18
   d-L. Ferrie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 4
S. Timmons 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 1 12
G. Bennett SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 1 18
R. Brown CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 10
E. Ingle 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213 0 6
J. Hembree C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 0 6
E. Koenig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-B. Wesley PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .391 0 7
   C. Spencer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Clement PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 3
   C. Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 6
   B. Alfieri P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 1 4 5      
a - B. Wesley pinch hit for E. Koenig in the 3rd
b - M. Clement pinch hit for C. Spencer in the 6th
c - J. Duersch pinch hit for C. Montgomery in the 8th
d - L. Ferrie pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hembree (4, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Palmer (1, 6th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Palmer 3 , S. Timmons , E. Ingle , J. Hembree 2
2-out RBI: G. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Muhammad , S. Timmons
GIDP: G. Bennett
Sac Fly: B. Wesley
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bennett (4)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (3-4) 9.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 87 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 74
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 87-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig L (2-3) 3.0 4 6 6 3 3 1 57 5.28   
C. Spencer 3.0 5 0 0 2 0 0 49 0.82   
C. Montgomery 2.0 3 2 0 1 3 0 44 3.00   
B. Alfieri 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 18 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 25
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 16, C. Spencer 16, C. Montgomery 11, B. Alfieri 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 3-3, C. Spencer 1-8, C. Montgomery 1-2, B. Alfieri 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 57-32, C. Spencer 49-28, C. Montgomery 44-30, B. Alfieri 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Frederick
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 12772
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