MLB
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/04/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Pitching: RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carlos Chavez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dennis Visco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
Carlos Chavez is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Pitching: RHP Frank Combs
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: LHB Dennis Visco 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rob Isenbarger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Tavares 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Keith MacPherson to second
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Frank Combs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carlos Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Carlos Chavez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dario Fontanez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Onie Gaskins to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: LHB Dennis Visco 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rob Isenbarger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Gary Tavares 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Combs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dario Fontanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carlos Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Lew Ward scores
Batting: LHB Dennis Visco 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, W LL, EV 93.8 MPH)
Alex Robinson scores
Batting: RHB Rob Isenbarger 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Gary Tavares 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Combs 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Gary Tavares to second
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bill May to third
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bill May scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: LHB Carlos Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP John Bailey
Batting: RHB Alex Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dennis Visco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP John Bailey
Batting: RHB Rob Isenbarger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Tavares 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Keith MacPherson to second
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Keith MacPherson scores
Gary Tavares to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Keough 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Chip Berry to third
Batting: LHB Carlos Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Don Keough to second
Batting: RHB Alex Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Balk!
Chip Berry scores
Don Keough to third
Carlos Chavez to second
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Don Keough scores
Carlos Chavez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: RHP Cardell Franklin
Batting: LHB Dennis Visco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 8 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Frank Combs
Pitching: RHP John Fagan
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 8 - Los Angeles 1
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