MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
09/07/1972
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Pitching: LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 386 ft
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
Harvey Katzen steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Harvey Katzen to third
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Skip Crawford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Walt McCord to second
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Walt McCord to third
Greg Russell to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Ed White to second
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Skip Crawford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Ed White to third
Marcus White to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Ronnebaum scores
Jim Brookins to third
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jim Brookins scores
Ken Frederick to third
Clinton Groce to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Clinton Groce to third
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Swinging Strike
Ed White is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Pitching: RHP Randy Birch
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pinch Hitting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bobby Richter to second
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Randy Birch
Pitching: RHP Gary Allen
Now at SS: Bobby Richter
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Oscar Gonzalez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Pitching: RHP Jerry Wilson
Now at 3B: David Obert
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Gary Allen
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB David Obert 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jerry Wilson
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Tim Rathbone to second
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Tim Rathbone to third
Bobby Richter to second
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Tim Rathbone scores
Bobby Richter to third
Walt McCord to second
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Walt McCord to third
Greg Russell to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Walt McCord scores
Greg Russell to third
John Sledd to second
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Greg Russell scores
John Sledd to third
Jeff Madsen to second
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 4
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