MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
03/07/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : LHP Sid Shafer
Pitching: LHP Sid Shafer
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 75.6 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Bob Underwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Wright 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Francisco Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 439 ft
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Marston 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 82.5 MPH)
Jeff Madsen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Steve Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : LHP Sid Shafer
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Dwayne Lamons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Hotz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sid Shafer 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : LHP Sid Shafer
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Bob Underwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Wright 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Francisco Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : LHP Sid Shafer
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Steve Emmerich
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Terry Pickering to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-4
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now in LF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Marston 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Steve Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dwayne Lamons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : LHP Steve Emmerich
Now at 1B: Bob White
Now at 2B: Larry Fletcher
Now at SS: Carl Ussery
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now at 2B: Ken Frederick
Now in LF: Ramon Montoya
Now in RF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Batting: RHB Rick Hotz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Emmerich 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Rick Hotz to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Bob White 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Rick Hotz to third
Ron Freeman to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Larry Fletcher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ron Freeman to third
Bob White to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dan Baker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Marston 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : LHP Steve Emmerich
Pitching: RHP Jack Lingenfelter
Now at C: Hank Cummings
Now in LF: Ron Freeman
Now in RF: Dan Baker
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Steve Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carl Ussery 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Cummings 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Jack Lingenfelter
Pitching: RHP Ray Barger
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Pitching: RHP Brian Williams
Now at C: Stan Blechinger
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Ramon Montoya to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum scores
Ramon Montoya to third
Bill May to second
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Ramon Montoya scores
Bill May to third
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bill May scores
Norm Parsons to third
George Strum to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
George Strum to third
Terry Pickering to second
Pitching: RHP Wayne Houston
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Pitching: LHP Billy Duprey
Batting: RHB Stan Blechinger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Ron Freeman to third
Pinch Runner at 2nd Eddie McClatchey:
Batting: RHB Larry Fletcher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dan Baker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Bob Marston 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Eddie McClatchey to third
Larry Fletcher to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Steve Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - New York 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Wayne Houston
Pitching: LHP Bob James
Now at 1B: Larry Fletcher
Now at 2B: Eddie McClatchey
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF, Error on foul ball, E2
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill May to second
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - New York 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Billy Duprey
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Carl Ussery 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob James 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Stan Blechinger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - New York 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : LHP Bob James
Pitching: RHP Albert Green
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Basil Anderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to third
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 8 - New York 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now at C: Ed Jacques
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Eddie McClatchey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Fletcher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dan Baker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 8 - New York 5
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