MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CLEVELAND BOBCATS
03/17/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Jim Brookins scores
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Pitching: RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Benito Olivas to second
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 401 ft
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Hal York 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tucker Atwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Alan Romano to second
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
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: 7LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Alan Romano to third
Rick Gruber to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 87.5 MPH)
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jim Brookins to third
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Phil Chirico to second
Batting: RHB Bill Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 97.5 MPH)
Phil Chirico scores
Batting: RHB Jim Baumann 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal York 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Pitching: RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Rick Gruber to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 75.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Larry Messenger
Now at C: Frank Bohley
Now at 1B: Don Pelletier
Now at 2B: Art Spruill
Now in LF: Mark Bassett
Now in CF: Mike Sunseri
Batting: RHB Fernando Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Frank Rudin
Pinch Hitting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Pitching: RHP Bill Kaiser
Now at C: Ed Jacques
Now at 3B: Bill May
Now in CF: Melvin Perez
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Frank Rudin
Pitching: RHP Bill Smith
Now at C: Ruben Galvan
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 351 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Bill Kaiser
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now at 1B: George Strum
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Now in LF: Bill Jimenez
Now in RF: Wayne Baker
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Bill Smith
Pitching: RHP Joel Goodyear
Batting: RHB Wayne Baker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Wayne Baker to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-3-6
Pitching: RHP Joe Clabaugh
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Pitching: LHP Armando Mejia
Batting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Clabaugh 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Joe Clabaugh
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: RHB Wayne Baker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Armando Mejia
Pitching: RHP Ken Morrison
Now in LF: Wayne Baker
Now in RF: Bobby Capps
Batting: LHB Alan Romano 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Joe Clabaugh
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Pitching: LHP Bob Jensen
Batting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Cleveland 3
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