MLB
CHICAGO TRADERS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/17/1972
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Pitching: LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Skip Crawford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM 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: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 358 ft
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 60.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Skip Crawford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 61.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Now at 1B: Americo Garcia
Now in LF: Dave Farrell
Now in RF: Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Ron Bias to second
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Skip Crawford
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Now at SS: Dave Lindsey
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Jim Brookins to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Now at C: Earl Yates
Now at 1B: George Strum
Now at 2B: Harvey Katzen
Now at 3B: David Obert
Now in LF: Oscar Gonzalez
Now in CF: Clinton Groce
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Fran Precourt to second
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
TOP OF THE 10TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Fred Wild
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Walt McCord to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Bobby Richter to second
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Pitching: RHP Vern Hensley
Now at SS: Bobby Richter
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 58.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
TOP OF THE 11TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fred Wild
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Batting: LHB David Obert 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
David Obert to second
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Runner at 2nd Mike Herron:
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 11th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
TOP OF THE 12TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Now at 3B: Mike Herron
Batting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Vern Hensley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 12th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 2
BOTTOM OF THE 12TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 108.1 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Herron 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Bottom of the 12th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Los Angeles 3
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