MLB
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
03/06/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dick Conway
Pitching: RHP Dick Conway
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Don Calise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe McLeod 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dick Conway
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB George Fenton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dick Conway 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Vinny Wright to second
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Vinny Wright to third
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dick Conway
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 88.1 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-2-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Calise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe McLeod 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Lenny Winter to second
Batting: RHB George Fenton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dick Conway
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now in LF: Ramon Montoya
Now in CF: Clinton Groce
Now in RF: Oscar Gonzalez
Batting: RHB Vinny Wright 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Dick Conway
Pitching: RHP Rod Henry
Now at C: Jimmy Mara
Now at 1B: Mike Bennett
Now at 2B: Billy Jo Anderson
Now at 3B: Lenny Winter
Now in RF: Ken Klinger
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Gary Ross
Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB George Jackson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 68.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Cardell Franklin
Batting: LHB Mike Bennett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Brian Turley to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Brian Turley to third
Mike Bennett to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tim Brackbill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Rod Henry
Pitching: LHP Howard Ball
Now at 3B: Tim Brackbill
Now at SS: Tom Pena
Now in LF: Brian Turley
Now in CF: George Jackson
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Clinton Groce to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Clinton Groce to third
Ken Frederick to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Cardell Franklin
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now at 1B: Harvey Katzen
Now at 2B: Ken Frederick
Batting: RHB Billy Jo Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike LeDuc 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Mike LeDuc steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : LHP Howard Ball
Pitching: LHP Bill Keiser
Now in RF: Mike LeDuc
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Popup, 6MS, EV 70.0 MPH)
Earl Yates to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Earl Yates to third
Ramon Montoya to second
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Now in RF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Batting: SHB George Jackson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Bennett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Pena 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Tom Pena to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Tim Brackbill 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jimmy Mara to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Billy Jo Anderson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 2 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : LHP Bill Keiser
Pitching: RHP Chuck Simoneaux
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Pitching: RHP Bob Hill
Now at 2B: Ernie White
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Ron Bias to second
Batting: RHB Joe Hamby 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Brooklyn 2 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: RHB Mike LeDuc 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Hill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Turley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB George Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Brooklyn 2 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Bob Hill
Pitching: LHP Jackie Richardson
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Bottom of the 9th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Brooklyn 2 - Los Angeles 4
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