MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/29/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 657 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (23-26) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 1
St. Louis Explorers (26-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
Blockbusters Victorious at St. Louis, 4-2
Los Angeles starter Larry Mitchell pitched well against the St. Louis Explorers at Corps of Discovery Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. The Blockbusters now have a mark of 23-26.

Los Angeles used the clutch hitting of Ken Frederick to snag the win. The second baseman drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Blockbusters ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a crucial one.

After the game, Los Angeles manager John Trausch applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .285 2 14
B. May 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .368 4 37
J. Brookins LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .230 4 11
K. Frederick 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .345 7 29
D. Kennedy 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216 0 0
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 1 4
   b-H. Katzen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 3 21
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 2 13
E. Jacques C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .167 2 8
B. Richter SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .243 0 4
   c-P. Villamil SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 15
L. Mitchell P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .133 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4 6 6 16      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 8th
b - H. Katzen substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th
c - P. Villamil substituted for B. Richter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (5, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Frederick (7, 8th Inning off D. Lott, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , J. Brookins 2 , K. Frederick 4 , E. Jacques , B. Richter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. May , D. Kennedy , B. Richter
GIDP: D. Kennedy
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel 2 (11)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Mitchell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Richter-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 0 4
T. Pickett LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 0 8
T. Adams 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306 3 22
G. Parker RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 5 28
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .197 1 14
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .222 1 5
T. Guinn SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .226 1 12
S. Heidlebaugh CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .118 0 0
   b-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 0 0
M. Clark P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   D. Lott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Osterhage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 7 29
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 2 14      
a - K. Osterhage pinch hit for B. Tate in the 8th
b - K. Campbell pinch hit for S. Heidlebaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez (2, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Tudor , T. Adams , G. Parker , F. Martinez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tudor , F. Martinez , S. Heidlebaugh , K. Campbell
GIDP: K. Osterhage
Sac Bunt: G. Parker , M. Clark
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tudor-Guinn-Adams)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (4-6) 8.1 4 2 2 3 1 0 107 4.93   
T. Benson SV (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 65
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 32, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 15-8, T. Benson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 107-62, T. Benson 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark L (2-2) 7.0 4 1 1 3 5 0 105 1.80   
D. Lott 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 8 4.89   
B. Tate 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.44   
J. Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 67
Batters Faced: M. Clark 27, D. Lott 4, B. Tate 2, J. Gonzalez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 9-6, D. Lott 0-1, B. Tate 1-0, J. Gonzalez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 105-66, D. Lott 8-5, B. Tate 6-4, J. Gonzalez 23-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 16053
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