MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
02/28/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : LHP Jack Leard
Pitching: LHP Jack Leard
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Bobby LaFever 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Claire 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Now at 1B: Clinton Groce
Now at 2B: Harvey Katzen
Batting: RHB Bob Boyle 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : LHP Jack Leard
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 15, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
George Schindler to third
Batting: RHB Ian Cleary 0-0: Swinging Strike
Balk!
George Schindler scores
Ron Bias to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 107.5 MPH)
Ron Bias to third
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Ron Bias scores
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Witte 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Campbell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : LHP Jack Leard
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 2L, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Barry Free
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Jerry Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Free 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jerry Martin to second
Batting: RHB Bobby LaFever 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Barry Free
Pitching: LHP Dennis Visco
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
George Schindler to second
Batting: RHB Ian Cleary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ball
George Schindler to third
Ron Bias to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 103.1 MPH)
George Schindler scores
Ron Bias to third
Ian Cleary to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Ron Bias scores
Ian Cleary to third
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ian Cleary scores
Pedro Villamil to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now in RF: Oscar Gonzalez
Batting: LHB Randy Claire 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Boyle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Witte Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : LHP Dennis Visco
Pitching: RHP Roger Long
Now at 1B: Alex Robinson
Now at 2B: John Giovenco
Now at 3B: Chip Berry
Now in LF: Don Keough
Now in CF: Jim Campbell
Now in RF: Rob Isenbarger
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now at C: Earl Yates
Now in LF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Batting: RHB Johnny Witte 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Campbell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Jim Campbell is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Called Strike
Jerry Martin is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Roger Long
Pitching: RHP Dick Witt
Now at C: Gary Tavares
Now at 2B: Bill May
Now at SS: John Giovenco
Now in CF: Lew Ward
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Larry Messenger to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Now at 1B: George Strum
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Keough 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rob Isenbarger 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 40.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Dick Witt
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Now at 3B: Keith MacPherson
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Earl Yates to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wayne Guilmette 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Harvey Katzen to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 9 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pinch Hitting: RHB Joel Frazho 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tim Grange 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 9 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Rick Golia
Now at 1B: Tim Grange
Now at SS: Rob Isenbarger
Now in RF: Joel Frazho
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Oscar Gonzalez scores
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 359 ft
Batting: RHB Gary Tavares 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Golia 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Pittsburgh 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Rick Golia
Pitching: RHP John Lonergan
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Hamby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Pittsburgh 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Don Keough 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rob Isenbarger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joel Frazho 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 12 - Pittsburgh 1
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