MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/09/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Pitching: RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bob Raab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Chuck Panetta to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Squeeze Bunt to 3S - play at first, runner scores, batter safe!
Chuck Panetta scores
Charlie Bartels to second
Batting: RHB Bruce Cardenas 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Charlie Bartels to third
Tom Guinn to second
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
Harvey Katzen steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bob Raab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Charlie Bartels to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Bruce Cardenas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Bob Raab 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bob Raab to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bob Raab scores
Gary Parker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Bruce Cardenas 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Jim Brookins to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Harvey Katzen to third
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Ken Frederick to second
Pitching: LHP Rick Morton
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Ken Frederick to third
Norm Parsons to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: LHP Jimmy Trent
Batting: RHB Bob Raab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bob Raab to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bob Raab to third
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : LHP Rick Morton
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 2nd Rich Pakula:
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Rich Pakula to third
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Jimmy Trent
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now at C: Ed Jacques
Now in LF: Jim Brookins
Now in CF: Ed Laub
Now in RF: Rich Pakula
Batting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Kevin Campbell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bernie Tudor to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bernie Tudor to third
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - St. Louis 3
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