MLB
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
03/18/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Rickey Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Jim Thurlow
Pitching: RHP Jim Thurlow
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Ed Laub to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at home, 3-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fernando Najera 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Meacham 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Jim Thurlow
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Larry Mitchell to third
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: SHB Larry Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Thurlow 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Rickey Clark 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Jim Thurlow
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
George Strum to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Jim Thurlow
Pitching: RHP Bill Hoel
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Now in LF: Ramon Montoya
Now in CF: Luis Garcia
Now in RF: Bill Jimenez
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fernando Najera 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Meacham 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bill Hoel
Pitching: RHP Ramon Sandoval
Now at C: Scott Stevens
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 15! F1
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Now at 1B: Vic Castillo
Now at 2B: Ken Frederick
Batting: SHB Larry Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Scott Stevens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Ramon Sandoval
Pitching: RHP Bernie Underwood
Now at 1B: Adam Voeller
Now at 3B: Fernando Martinez
Now in LF: Bob Roberts
Now in RF: Kevin Campbell
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 392 ft
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bernie Underwood
Pitching: RHP Jim Hopkins
Now at 1B: Fernando Najera
Now at 2B: Dave Bieler
Now at 3B: Adam Voeller
Now at SS: John Darnell
Batting: LHB Luis Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Larry Messenger to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: LHB Vic Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Larry Messenger scores
Ken Frederick to third
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Sandy Heidlebaugh 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kevin Campbell 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Jim Hopkins
Pitching: RHP Dave Church
Now at 1B: Bernie Tudor
Now in CF: Sandy Heidlebaugh
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: RHB Bob Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Scott Stevens 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Scott Stevens to second
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 4
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