MLB
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/05/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Bob Underwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Francisco Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Danny Abril
Pitching: RHP Danny Abril
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Vic Castillo 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Bob Marston 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Reggie Watkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Steve Wells to second
Batting: RHB Rick Hotz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 78.8 MPH)
Steve Wells to third
Batting: SHB Danny Abril 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Steve Wells scores
Reggie Watkins to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Bob Underwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Danny Abril to second
Batting: RHB Steve Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Danny Abril to third
Bob Underwood to second
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Francisco Chavez 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Danny Abril
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bill May to third
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Norm Parsons to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Larry Mitchell to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Larry Mitchell to third
Jim Brookins to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Ron Freeman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Marston 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Danny Abril
Batting: LHB Vic Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 65.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
Bill May steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bill May to third
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bill May scores
Pedro Villamil to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Base on Balls
Gary Austin to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pedro Villamil scores
Gary Austin to third
Larry Mitchell to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Gary Austin scores
Larry Mitchell to third
Bill Jimenez to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Larry Mitchell scores
Bill Jimenez to third
Ken Frederick to second
Pitching: RHP Joaquin Hernandez
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 7
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Now at 1B: George Strum
Now in LF: Ramon Montoya
Now in RF: Luis Garcia
Batting: LHB Reggie Watkins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rick Hotz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joaquin Hernandez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 7
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Joaquin Hernandez
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 364 ft
Pinch Hitting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ed Laub to second
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Ed Laub to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Gary Austin to second
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ed Laub scores
Gary Austin to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 77.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Gary Austin scores
Harvey Katzen to third
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: LHB Luis Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Ken Frederick scores
George Strum to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 23, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
George Strum scores
Luis Garcia to third
Pitching: RHP Brian Williams
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Now at C: Terry Pickering
Now in CF: Ed Laub
Batting: LHB Bob Underwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Brian Williams
Now at C: Andy Covarrubio
Now at 1B: Bob White
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Basil Anderson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wayne Baker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave DeHaan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Brian Williams
Now at 3B: Dave DeHaan
Now in LF: Wayne Baker
Now in CF: Steve Hudson
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: LHB Reggie Watkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Underwood 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 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Brian Williams
Pitching: RHP Tim Fried
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 74.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Pedro Villamil to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ernie Schendel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Now in LF: Kermit McDaniel
Batting: RHB Steve Wright 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob White 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wayne Baker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 13
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for New York Knickerbockers : RHP Tim Fried
Pitching: RHP Ray Schifsky
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 15
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Knickerbockers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Gary Ross
Batting: RHB Dave DeHaan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Reggie Watkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ray Schifsky 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Los Angeles 15
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