MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/31/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 734 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (23-31) 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 11 2
Chicago Traders (27-25) 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 X 12 17 1
Precourt Fuels 12-7 Chicago Triumph
Fran Precourt, who finished 5th in the NBL in doubles with 41 last year, led Chicago to a win over Los Angeles. The final score was 12-7. Precourt collected 2 RBI, while going 4 for 5 at the plate. The center fielder also scored 3 times. The win gives Chicago a season record of 27-25.

Jeff Madsen, who is a four-time All-Star, came through for Chicago with a 2-run double in the bottom of the second. The left fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 5 runs batted in.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Madsen said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .321 5 21
G. Schindler LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .195 1 10
O. Gonzalez RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263 4 15
K. Frederick 2B 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .225 3 14
N. Parsons CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .233 0 24
R. Bias 3B 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .297 0 8
   b-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 4 14
   e-D. Kennedy 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 6
L. Craig C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .268 3 19
P. Villamil SS 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .144 0 9
   c-L. Messenger PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .246 4 16
   f-M. Herron SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 2 17
L. Mitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 0 3
   J. Hamby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136 2 7
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 1 9
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7 1 4 15      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 6th
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for R. Bias in the 8th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
d - G. Strum pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 8th
e - D. Kennedy substituted for J. Brookins in the 8th
f - M. Herron substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Parsons (9, 8th Inning off J. Storey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Villamil (1, 2nd Inning off B. Peters, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Frederick (3, 3rd Inning off B. Peters, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , O. Gonzalez , K. Frederick 4 , N. Parsons 3 , R. Bias 2 , L. Craig 2 , P. Villamil 4
2-out RBI: , P. Villamil 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mitchell , R. Montoya
Sac Fly: L. Messenger
Hit by Pitch: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (10) , K. Frederick (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hamby-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .329 1 16
J. Sledd 1B 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .327 8 24
   a-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .300 0 2
F. Precourt CF 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .315 0 25
J. Madsen LF 4 2 2 5 0 0 3 .259 8 35
J. Benson RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .274 3 28
G. Russell 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .215 4 15
E. Jacques C 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 .146 1 4
D. Lindsey SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .229 0 9
B. Peters P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 0 6
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. McCord PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   J. Storey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Richter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053 0 0
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 12 17 12 4 6 18      
a - A. Garcia substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - W. McCord pinch hit for W. Matz in the 7th
c - B. Richter pinch hit for J. Storey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sledd (2, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Madsen (11, 2nd Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Madsen (8, 6th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes , J. Sledd 4 , A. Garcia , F. Precourt 4 , J. Madsen 6 , J. Benson 2 , G. Russell 2 , D. Lindsey , W. McCord
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , J. Madsen , J. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Madsen 2 , E. Jacques , D. Lindsey 2 , B. Richter
GIDP: E. Jacques
Sac Fly: J. Madsen , E. Jacques
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Benson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lindsey (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Sledd)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (6-6) 1.2 9 6 6 1 0 0 46 3.90   
J. Hamby 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 47 5.79   
T. Benson 1.2 4 5 3 2 2 1 37 4.39   
W. Guilmette 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.86   
F. Wild 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 6
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 16, J. Hamby 12, T. Benson 11, W. Guilmette 1, F. Wild 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 3-2, J. Hamby 3-4, T. Benson 2-0, W. Guilmette 0-1, F. Wild 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 46-31, J. Hamby 47-30, T. Benson 37-25, W. Guilmette 2-1, F. Wild 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hamby 3-0 , W. Guilmette 1-0
WP: J. Hamby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters W (8-0) 6.2 9 6 5 0 3 1 106 1.47   
W. Matz H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.60   
J. Storey 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 3.48   
R. Birch 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 37
Batters Faced: B. Peters 30, W. Matz 1, J. Storey 5, R. Birch 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 7-9, W. Matz 0-1, J. Storey 1-1, R. Birch 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 106-68, W. Matz 4-3, J. Storey 12-9, R. Birch 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Matz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Peters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fran Precourt
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 15779
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