MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
06/28/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1101 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (35-45) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (37-42) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 11 1
Explorers Lose to Blockbusters in Walk-Off
The Los Angeles Blockbusters beat the St. Louis Explorers, 7-5, at Blockbuster Stadium. The Blockbusters got a fine performance from left fielder Ernie Ronnebaum, who went 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Los Angeles reliever Fred Wild, who led the ABL in saves with 30 in 1964, was credited with the win. His record goes to 4-2. Bernie Tate took the loss for St. Louis. Los Angeles goes to 37-42, St. Louis to 35-45.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With two out, Ronnebaum hit a cutter from Bernie Tate for a 2-run home run. The Blockbusters, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Ronnebaum.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 2 9
F. Martinez 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .298 5 31
T. Adams 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .299 8 27
G. Parker RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .277 6 40
C. Panetta LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .296 2 39
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .229 1 7
T. Guinn SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 1 21
C. Wright C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .203 1 4
D. Prentice P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 3
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Najera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 0 11
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4 4 8 16      
a - F. Najera pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (15, 5th Inning off R. Weintraub, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Martinez (13, 5th Inning off R. Weintraub, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Martinez 2 , T. Adams , G. Parker 3 , C. Panetta , K. Osterhage , T. Guinn , C. Wright
2-out RBI: F. Martinez , G. Parker , C. Panetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tudor , K. Osterhage 2 , F. Najera
GIDP: G. Parker
Sac Bunt: T. Guinn , D. Prentice 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn (8)
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(Cleary at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 2 18
J. Brookins RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .307 12 34
K. Frederick 1B, 2B 5 2 2 3 0 2 0 .299 6 32
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .292 9 19
H. Katzen 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281 6 26
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 4 18
   e-M. Herron 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 2 18
N. Parsons CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 1 39
   b-O. Gonzalez PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274 5 22
I. Cleary C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .202 0 5
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 0 10
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216 3 11
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Weintraub P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .115 0 0
   T. Benson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Obert PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 1 6
Totals 37 7 11 7 3 4 10      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 8th
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
d - D. Obert pinch hit for T. Benson in the 8th
e - M. Herron substituted for L. Messenger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Cleary (5, 8th Inning off B. Tate, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum 2 (9, 3rd Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Tate, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Frederick (6, 3rd Inning off D. Prentice, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bias , J. Brookins , K. Frederick 5 , E. Ronnebaum 8 , N. Parsons , I. Cleary 2 , R. Montoya , R. Weintraub 2
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , E. Ronnebaum 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , I. Cleary , D. Obert
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Bias-Katzen-Frederick)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice 6.1 7 4 4 2 2 2 100 4.24   
R. Goolsby H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.50   
B. Tate L (3-4), BS (7) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 1 29 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 43
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 29, R. Goolsby 2, B. Tate 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 11-6, R. Goolsby 1-0, B. Tate 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 100-63, R. Goolsby 12-8, B. Tate 29-19
WP: D. Prentice
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub 5.0 6 5 5 2 6 0 95 3.89   
T. Benson 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 32 3.83   
F. Wild W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 39
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 24, T. Benson 12, F. Wild 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 5-4, T. Benson 4-2, F. Wild 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 95-61, T. Benson 32-20, F. Wild 6-4
WP: R. Weintraub
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Ronnebaum
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 16645
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