MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/22/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 959 - SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (34-36) 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 9 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (31-39) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 2
Blockbusters Upend Bluebirds, 7-3
The Los Angeles Blockbusters saddled the Brooklyn Bluebirds with a loss at Flatbush Park. The final score was 7-3. Ken Frederick was 2 for 4, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Los Angeles second baseman scored 2 runs and drove in 1. Larry Messenger, who finished 5th in the NBL in wins with 17 in 1969, was the winner. He's now 4-5. The loser was Kevin Wade. With this game in the books, Los Angeles is 34-36, Brooklyn 31-39.

Kermit McDaniel, who is tied for 10th in the NBL in stolen bases with 18, helped out the Los Angeles cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the right fielder went 2-5 with a double.

Said Los Angeles manager John Trausch: "We squared some balls up."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF, LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 4 21
E. Laub CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 7 20
   a-H. Katzen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 4 33
   c-J. Brookins LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 6 24
K. Frederick 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .324 11 44
R. Montoya LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 1 2
   b-B. Richter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 1 11
   d-N. Parsons CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 3 17
B. May 3B 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .332 5 51
D. Kennedy 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .211 0 2
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .201 1 15
G. Austin C 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 .276 2 12
L. Messenger P 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 2 5
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 37 7 9 6 3 5 17      
a - H. Katzen pinch hit for E. Laub in the 7th
b - B. Richter pinch hit for R. Montoya in the 7th
c - J. Brookins substituted for H. Katzen in the 7th
d - N. Parsons substituted for B. Richter in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. McDaniel (5, 7th Inning off K. Wade, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Frederick (11, 4th Inning off J. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Austin (2, 5th Inning off J. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. May (5, 7th Inning off K. Wade, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 3 , H. Katzen , K. Frederick 5 , B. May 4 , D. Kennedy , P. Villamil , G. Austin 4
2-out RBI: B. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. May , P. Villamil
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Frederick-Kennedy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF, SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .277 2 17
B. Anderson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .264 2 4
J. Cooper RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 10 38
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .284 4 35
O. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .290 6 31
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .255 2 20
T. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 2 9
   b-D. Calise PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 1 10
E. Blain C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .187 1 6
J. Sandoval P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .171 0 0
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Landrum PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 1 13
   D. Conway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-J. Mara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 5 23
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 6 15      
a - G. Landrum pinch hit for F. D'Amico in the 7th
b - D. Calise pinch hit for T. Pena in the 8th
c - J. Mara pinch hit for D. Conway in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper 2 (14, 4th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Anderson (2, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 4 , J. Cooper 4 , B. Rawlins 2 , O. Gonzalez , M. Bennett , E. Blain , G. Landrum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pena , D. Calise
GIDP: M. Bennett
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (14)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pena (11) , K. Wade (3)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (4-5) 7.0 8 3 3 2 5 1 105 4.16   
J. Bailey 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 52
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 30, J. Bailey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 9-6, J. Bailey 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 105-68, J. Bailey 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bailey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sandoval 6.1 5 3 3 2 4 2 110 3.07   
K. Wade L (3-4), BS (3) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 12 2.97   
F. D'Amico 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.08   
D. Conway 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandoval 53
Batters Faced: J. Sandoval 27, K. Wade 5, F. D'Amico 1, D. Conway 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandoval 8-7, K. Wade 0-1, F. D'Amico 0-1, D. Conway 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandoval 110-65, K. Wade 12-8, F. D'Amico 2-2, D. Conway 16-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wade 1-1
WP: J. Sandoval
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Frederick
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 17945
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