MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
06/05/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 738 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (33-22) 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 7 13 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (25-30) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 10 5
Blockbusters Drop 7-6 Decision
Despite a fine performance by shortstop Bobby Richter, the Los Angeles Blockbusters lost to the Chicago Traders, 7-6. Richter was 2-4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Chicago pitcher Bobby Peters earned the win, hiking his record to 6-5. Dario Fontanez suffered the loss. The second-place Traders bumped their record to 33-22.

In the top of the fifth, Chicago right fielder Ken Mays had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Mays stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 2-1, Chicago. For the game, he was 2-5 with 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Mays told the Chicago Times.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 2 3 0 1 0 2 .337 3 21
K. Mays RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .243 0 11
   a-L. Cox RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158 5 16
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .348 1 25
E. White C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .310 3 28
J. Sledd 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .293 4 23
W. McCord LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .251 6 30
M. White 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .237 0 12
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .256 0 9
   b-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 9
   d-T. Karoly SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 3
B. Peters P 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .065 0 1
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Fickes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 0 3
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 7 13 7 2 7 20      
a - L. Cox substituted for K. Mays in the 8th
b - T. Rathbone pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th
c - D. Fickes pinch hit for V. Hensley in the 9th
d - T. Karoly substituted for T. Rathbone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (22, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lindsey (9, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. White (7, 9th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 4 , K. Mays 2 , R. Fuentes , E. White , J. Sledd , W. McCord , M. White 3 , D. Lindsey 2 , B. Peters
2-out RBI: K. Mays , J. Sledd , D. Lindsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , L. Cox , E. White , J. Sledd 2 , B. Peters 2
Sac Bunt: M. White
Sac Fly: E. White
Hit by Pitch: E. White , W. McCord
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: E. White (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Karoly-Sledd)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .289 4 18
K. Frederick 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .339 7 32
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .254 5 16
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .299 3 23
B. May 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .342 4 41
N. Parsons CF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .278 2 13
B. Richter SS 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .264 1 7
E. Jacques C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .167 2 8
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 0 1
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-E. Laub PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 5 14
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .146 2 5
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6 4 7 12      
a - E. Laub pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 7th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Parsons (3, 2nd Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (14, 3rd Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Richter (4, 4th Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. McDaniel (4, 1st Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Richter (1, 8th Inning off B. Peters, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 5 , K. Frederick 3 , J. Brookins , N. Parsons 3 , B. Richter 6 , E. Jacques
2-out RBI: B. Richter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , E. Jacques 2
GIDP: K. Frederick
Sac Fly: B. May
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brookins (1) , N. Parsons (4) , B. Richter 2 (3) , D. Fontanez (1)
PB: E. Jacques
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters W (6-5) 7.2 9 6 5 2 7 2 120 2.36   
V. Hensley H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.81   
R. Weisenberg SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 44
Batters Faced: B. Peters 34, V. Hensley 2, R. Weisenberg 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 7-9, V. Hensley 0-1, R. Weisenberg 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 120-77, V. Hensley 4-3, R. Weisenberg 16-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (2-4) 5.2 8 7 4 0 5 0 79 4.07   
J. Bailey 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.65   
C. Franklin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.09   
W. Guilmette 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 36
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 29, J. Bailey 7, C. Franklin 5, W. Guilmette 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 5-8, J. Bailey 1-0, C. Franklin 1-2, W. Guilmette 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 79-53, J. Bailey 24-17, C. Franklin 14-10, W. Guilmette 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bailey 1-0
WP: W. Guilmette
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez , J. Bailey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Richter
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 15963
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