MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
06/18/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 904 - TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (32-34) 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 14 1
New York Knickerbockers (37-27) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Knickerbockers Beaten By Blockbusters, 8-1
Los Angeles Blockbusters pitcher Larry Mitchell was in top form, leading his team past the New York Knickerbockers, 8-1. Mitchell, now 7-7, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 1 run. The Los Angeles winning streak has reached 3 games.

Los Angeles used the hitting of Harvey Katzen to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 5-1. For the game, Katzen had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Said losing manager Timothy Widholm: "Give the Blockbusters credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Laub CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .262 6 18
   b-K. McDaniel PR, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 4 20
B. May 3B 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 .324 4 47
K. Frederick 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .329 9 40
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .313 4 33
R. Montoya LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .065 1 2
N. Parsons RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 3 16
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .180 2 5
   c-J. Brookins CF 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .265 6 23
E. Jacques C 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .189 2 10
B. Richter SS 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .247 1 11
L. Mitchell P 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .186 0 3
Totals 41 8 14 8 6 7 24      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 6th
b - K. McDaniel pinch ran for E. Laub in the 6th
c - J. Brookins substituted for L. Messenger in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (15, 1st Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Laub (6, 1st Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Messenger (2, 6th Inning off A. Green, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Richter 2 (7, 6th Inning off A. Green, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Fried, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Brookins (2, 9th Inning off R. Schifsky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (4, 7th Inning off A. Green, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Laub 4 , K. McDaniel , B. May 3 , H. Katzen 5 , L. Messenger 2 , J. Brookins 3 , E. Jacques , B. Richter 4 , L. Mitchell
2-out RBI: L. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , B. May 3 , R. Montoya , E. Jacques
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Laub (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Montoya (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Frederick-Richter-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 7 17
S. Wright 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .336 17 63
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277 13 33
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 6 22
B. Marston CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .263 6 20
S. Wells 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .274 5 31
D. Lamons SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .247 3 17
R. Hotz C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .281 6 34
B. Owen P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 4
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 7 17
   R. Schifsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 2 13
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 7 17      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for T. Fried in the 7th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for R. Schifsky in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hotz (7, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Wright 3 , B. Marston , D. Lamons 2 , R. Hotz 2 , B. Owen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , J. Madsen , R. Hotz
GIDP: S. Wells
Team LOB: 7
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (7-7) 9.0 8 1 1 2 7 0 120 3.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 72
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 120-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen L (8-3) 5.0 4 2 2 4 6 0 103 4.44   
A. Green 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 28 4.24   
T. Fried 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18 3.90   
R. Schifsky 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 39 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 53
Batters Faced: B. Owen 23, A. Green 8, T. Fried 6, R. Schifsky 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 2-7, A. Green 1-2, T. Fried 2-1, R. Schifsky 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 103-61, A. Green 28-16, T. Fried 18-12, R. Schifsky 39-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 17380
Special Notes: CF Ed Laub was injured while running the bases.
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