MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
09/17/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Pitching: LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Pitching: RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
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 Ralph Weintraub
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5DF, EV 54.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ralph Weintraub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 83.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Bobby Peters 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bobby Richter to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bobby Richter to third
Duane Kennedy to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ralph Weintraub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Ed Jacques to second
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Ed Jacques to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Kermit McDaniel is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Walt McCord to third
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 73.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Walt McCord scores
Doug Fickes to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Peters 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Doug Fickes to third
Marcus White to second
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Doug Fickes scores
Marcus White to third
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes to second
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes to third
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Doug Fickes to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Peters 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Doug Fickes to third
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
Tim Rathbone is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ralph Weintraub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to second
Kermit McDaniel to third
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Fran Precourt to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Ed White to second
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 396 ft
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 1-4-3 (Groundball, P, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Marcus White to second
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now at C: Terry Pickering
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Marcus White scores
John Sledd to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 4
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