MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/24/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 573 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (21-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 2
Chicago Traders (27-16) 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 X 9 16 0
McCord Lifts Traders to 9-1 Triumph
The Chicago Traders defeated the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 9-1. Left Fielder Walt McCord deserved a large share of the credit. McCord went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once for the Traders. Jose Mojica picked up the win, lifting his record to 6-2 on the season. He struck out 5 and walked 3 in 8 innings, while yielding 1 run. Chicago is now 27-16, Los Angeles 21-22.

Early in the game, McCord had a grand slam home run for Chicago. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Traders on top, 4-0.

Said losing manager John Trausch: "At the end of the day, we've got to play better."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .302 2 14
E. Laub CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .250 4 12
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .318 5 18
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 6 26
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .338 3 21
B. May 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .390 4 37
B. Richter SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 3
   b-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 4 9
G. Austin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 1 9
L. Mitchell P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .074 1 2
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 6 11      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Hampton in the 7th
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for B. Richter in the 9th
c - D. Kennedy pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Laub (4, 5th Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , E. Laub 2 , K. Frederick , H. Katzen , B. May , G. Austin , L. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ronnebaum , H. Katzen , G. Austin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (7)
CS: B. May (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Laub (4) , H. Katzen (3)
Double Plays: 1 (May-Frederick-Katzen)
PB: G. Austin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .343 3 21
T. Rathbone RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 0 6
R. Fuentes 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .354 1 20
J. Sledd 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .299 4 20
W. McCord LF 4 1 3 6 1 0 0 .245 5 28
M. White 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .216 0 11
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .224 0 4
G. Auclair C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .194 0 1
J. Mojica P 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .120 1 3
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 16 8 2 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (17, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. McCord (8, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 3 on, 1 out) , G. Auclair 2 (2, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Hamby, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sledd (5, 8th Inning off J. Hamby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. McCord (5, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Mojica (1, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , T. Rathbone , R. Fuentes 3 , J. Sledd 3 , W. McCord 7 , D. Lindsey 2 , G. Auclair 4 , J. Mojica 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , J. Sledd , M. White , D. Lindsey , J. Mojica
GIDP: R. Fuentes
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rathbone (4)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (3-6) 4.0 14 9 8 1 1 2 92 5.27   
J. Hampton 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 5.44   
J. Hamby 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 42 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 0
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 27, J. Hampton 6, J. Hamby 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 3-8, J. Hampton 4-1, J. Hamby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 92-57, J. Hampton 19-12, J. Hamby 42-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica W (6-2) 8.0 7 1 1 3 5 0 115 2.20   
V. Hensley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 66
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 33, V. Hensley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 11-7, V. Hensley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 115-63, V. Hensley 11-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt McCord
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 21174
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