MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
05/31/1972
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Pitching: LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes to third
Rafael Fuentes scores
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
John Sledd to third
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 81.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Fran Precourt to second
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Fran Precourt to third
Jimmy Benson to second
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Norm Parsons scores
Ron Bias scores
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Bobby Peters 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.8 MPH)
John Sledd to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
John Sledd scores
Fran Precourt to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Jeff Madsen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Jimmy Benson to second
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Jimmy Benson to third
Greg Russell to second
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 97.5 MPH)
George Schindler to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 63.8 MPH)
Lined into DP, 5-3 (Line Drive, 5, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: LHB Bobby Peters 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Sledd to second
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
John Sledd to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Fran Precourt to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Hamby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 7
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 7
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Peters 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 5 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 53.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Ron Bias to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Ron Bias scores
Lee Craig to second
Lee Craig to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Chicago 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 391 ft
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
Jimmy Benson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Chicago 9
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Bobby Peters
Now at 1B: Americo Garcia
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pitching: LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Chicago 9
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Ed Jacques to second
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ed Jacques to third
Walt McCord to second
Batting: RHB Americo Garcia 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Ed Jacques scores
Walt McCord to third
Rafael Fuentes to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Rafael Fuentes to third
Americo Garcia to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes scores
Americo Garcia to third
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: RHB Jeff Madsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Chicago 12
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP William Matz
Pitching: RHP Jack Storey
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lee Craig 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Norm Parsons to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 81.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 12
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pitching: RHP Fred Wild
Now at 3B: Mike Herron
Now at SS: Duane Kennedy
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Ed Jacques to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 12
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jack Storey
Pitching: RHP Randy Birch
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Chicago 12
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