MLB
CHICAGO TRADERS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/28/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Pitching: RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Ed White to second
Batting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
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 Messenger
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 60.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 15, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 92.5 MPH) (infield hit)
John Sledd to second
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
John Sledd to third
Fran Precourt to second
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bobby Richter to third
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2RF, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bobby Richter to second
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Rafael Fuentes steals 2nd base
1-1: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 109.4 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes to third
Batting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes scores
Walt McCord to second
Batting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Runner at 3rd Jim Brookins:
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Los Angeles 0
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