MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
05/25/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Randy Birch
Pitching: RHP Randy Birch
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Pitching: RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
Tim Rathbone is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes to second
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Randy Birch
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Randy Birch
Batting: RHB Dario Fontanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Randy Birch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
Tim Rathbone steals 2nd base
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Randy Birch
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 342 ft
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Ken Frederick to third
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bobby Richter to second
Batting: RHB Dario Fontanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Randy Birch
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Ed Laub to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Birch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Dave Lindsey to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Randy Birch
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Duane Kennedy to second
Pitching: RHP Vern Hensley
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Duane Kennedy to third
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Larry Messenger to second
Batting: RHB Dario Fontanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Duane Kennedy scores
Larry Messenger to third
Ed Jacques to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
Tim Rathbone is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.8 MPH)
Lined into DP, U3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Now in RF: Kermit McDaniel
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Walt McCord is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dario Fontanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Dario Fontanez
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tim Rathbone 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Fran Precourt to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Tim Rathbone to second
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Tim Rathbone to third
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Tim Rathbone scores
Rafael Fuentes to second
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 13, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bill May to third
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bill May scores
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Ken Frederick to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Now at C: Gary Austin
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Randy Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Doug Fickes 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Chicago 2
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