MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/13/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 471 - THURSDAY, MAY 13TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials (19-15) 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (14-20) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Pittsburgh Gets 5-2 Win
Dennis Visco, who leads the NBL in strikeouts with 43, had a strong outing for the Pittsburgh Industrials against the Los Angeles Blockbusters at Blockbuster Stadium. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 5-2 win. With the win, Pittsburgh upped its record to 19-15.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Rob Isenbarger? The Pittsburgh second baseman had a 2-run single in the top of the second inning to put the Industrials on top, 3-0. For the game, Isenbarger had 1 double and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

Pittsburgh manager Vincent Wicker commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chavez CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .252 2 7
R. Isenbarger 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .301 2 13
R. Lord RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .327 2 20
T. Grange 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271 6 18
D. Keough LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287 7 24
K. MacPherson 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .226 5 14
G. Schon SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .227 0 10
L. Banda C 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .167 1 4
D. Visco P 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .191 1 4
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Chavez 2 (8, 1st Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Lord (6, 2nd Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Visco (6, 4th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Isenbarger (5, 9th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez 4 , R. Isenbarger 4 , R. Lord 3 , D. Keough , G. Schon , L. Banda , D. Visco 3
2-out RBI: R. Isenbarger , R. Lord , G. Schon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lord , T. Grange , D. Keough , K. MacPherson , D. Visco
GIDP: T. Grange
Hit by Pitch: D. Keough
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (MacPherson-Isenbarger-Grange, Grange-Schon-Grange)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 2 12
M. Herron 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 1 9
E. Ronnebaum RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 4 12
G. Schindler LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .304 2 6
K. Frederick 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .217 0 3
C. Groce CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 0 4
L. Craig C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .176 0 4
P. Villamil SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .236 0 3
L. Messenger P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 1 10
   C. Hentschel P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 2
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 4 13      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for C. Hentschel in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Messenger (3, 3rd Inning off D. Visco, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Craig 2 (3, 3rd Inning off D. Visco, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Visco, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Herron (5, 6th Inning off D. Visco, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Villamil (1, 3rd Inning off D. Visco, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , M. Herron 2 , G. Schindler , K. Frederick , L. Craig 4 , P. Villamil 3 , L. Messenger 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ronnebaum , K. Frederick , R. Montoya
GIDP: K. Frederick , C. Groce
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: G. Schindler (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Herron-Katzen-Frederick)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Visco W (5-2) 9.0 8 2 2 0 4 0 111 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Visco 67
Batters Faced: D. Visco 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Visco 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Visco 111-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger L (2-3) 4.2 10 5 5 1 5 0 93 3.30   
C. Hentschel 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00   
J. Wilson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 28
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 26, C. Hentschel 8, J. Wilson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 3-6, C. Hentschel 4-1, J. Wilson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 93-55, C. Hentschel 22-15, J. Wilson 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hentschel 2-0
WP: L. Messenger 2
Hit Batsmen: L. Messenger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dennis Visco
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 13732
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