MLB
CHICAGO TRADERS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
03/10/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
Larry Cox steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Larry Cox to third
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Larry Cox scores
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH), Distance : 420 ft
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Dave Lindsey scores
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
Jimmy Benson steals 2nd base
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Jimmy Benson to third
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Wes Stolz
Pitching: RHP Wes Stolz
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: SHB Wes Stolz 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Wes Stolz
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Wes Stolz
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Wes Stolz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Wes Stolz
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Now in CF: Clinton Groce
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Murphy 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Fran Precourt to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Fran Precourt scores
Ed White to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Wes Stolz
Now at 3B: Greg Russell
Now at SS: Bobby Richter
Now in LF: George Auclair
Now in CF: Walt McCord
Now in RF: Tim Rathbone
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 111.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pinch Hitting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
Tim Rathbone steals 2nd base
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Tim Rathbone to third
Batting: RHB George Auclair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Bobby Richter steals 2nd base
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Wes Stolz
Pitching: RHP Vern Marcell
Now at C: Ed Jacques
Now at 1B: Jeff Madsen
Batting: RHB Wayne Guilmette 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Earl Yates to second
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pitching: RHP Cardell Franklin
Now at SS: Larry Messenger
Now in LF: Ramon Montoya
Now in RF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Greg Russell to second
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Greg Russell to third
Jeff Madsen to second
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Greg Russell scores
Jeff Madsen to third
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 5 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Marcell
Pitching: RHP Scottie Kraft
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Ken Frederick to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Earl Yates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Los Angeles 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Cardell Franklin
Pitching: RHP Gary Ross
Now at 1B: Harvey Katzen
Now at 2B: Ken Frederick
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Auclair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Los Angeles 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Scottie Kraft
Pitching: RHP Marty Arnold
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Clinton Groce to second
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 359 ft
Pitching: LHP Rafael Gonzalez
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Los Angeles 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Gary Ross
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Farrell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Dave Lindsey to third
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 5 - Los Angeles 8
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