MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
06/12/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 902 - TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (27-37) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 8 13 1
Chicago Traders (29-36) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 X 10 12 0
Traders Raise Rally Flag, Beat Los Angeles, 10-8
Behind a fine performance from Bobby Richter, the Chicago Traders knocked off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 10-8. Richter was 1-1 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Traders. Chicago pitcher Jimmy Calhoun earned the win, hiking his record to 3-1. Jon Hampton suffered the loss. William Matz closed the game out for Chicago, earning his 1st save.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Traders grabbed the lead when Richter hit his 1st home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Jon Hampton made it 9-7, Chicago.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Richter, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."

Chicago is now 29-36, while Los Angeles is 27-37.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .284 10 29
R. Adair C 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .276 4 28
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .313 4 24
H. Katzen 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .309 2 24
O. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344 4 19
   a-R. Pakula PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 9
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 0 18
R. Bias 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 13
P. Villamil SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .275 2 16
L. Messenger P 4 3 3 3 0 0 1 .341 5 10
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Morrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 1 5 10      
a - R. Pakula pinch hit for O. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Villamil (8, 3rd Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Messenger (2, 5th Inning off J. Mojica, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Messenger (5, 8th Inning off J. Calhoun, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Frederick (4, 9th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 2 , R. Adair 2 , K. Frederick 5 , O. Gonzalez , R. Bias , P. Villamil 3 , L. Messenger 7
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , R. Adair , L. Messenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , O. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: P. Villamil
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: N. Parsons (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Frederick-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .276 2 22
J. Sledd 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .302 3 23
E. White C 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .288 3 26
G. Russell 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .219 1 15
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Benson RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .250 6 30
W. McCord CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 5 .232 3 19
D. Fickes 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .270 0 4
D. Lindsey SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 0 16
   a-L. Cox PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 1 3
   c-B. Richter SS 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .341 1 10
J. Mojica P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
   b-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170 0 5
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Garcia PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 1 2
Totals 36 10 12 9 6 1 15      
a - L. Cox pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 7th
b - T. Rathbone pinch hit for J. Mojica in the 7th
c - B. Richter substituted for L. Cox in the 8th
d - A. Garcia pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Richter (1, 8th Inning off J. Hampton, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sledd , E. White , G. Russell 3 , J. Benson 2 , D. Fickes 3 , L. Cox , B. Richter 4
2-out RBI: G. Russell , D. Fickes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , W. McCord , D. Lindsey
GIDP: J. Sledd
Team LOB: 8
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 7.0 6 3 2 2 1 0 105 7.45   
J. Hampton L (1-1) 0.1 5 6 6 1 0 1 20 8.66   
B. Anderson 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.08   
K. Morrison 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 54
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 29, J. Hampton 7, B. Anderson 1, K. Morrison 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 9-10, J. Hampton 1-0, B. Anderson 0-0, K. Morrison 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 105-66, J. Hampton 20-14, B. Anderson 6-2, K. Morrison 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hampton 1-1 , K. Morrison 1-1
WP: L. Messenger , K. Morrison
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica 7.0 10 5 5 1 3 0 86 3.90   
J. Calhoun W (3-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 2.41   
W. Matz SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 39
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 32, J. Calhoun 5, W. Matz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 8-10, J. Calhoun 0-2, W. Matz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 86-58, J. Calhoun 20-12, W. Matz 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Richter
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 13969
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