MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
07/04/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 1158 - SUNDAY, JULY 4TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (38-45) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 8 0
Milwaukee Dairymen (31-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 1
Blockbusters Earn 4-2 Road Win Over Milwaukee
John Williams pitched well, but his team, the Milwaukee Dairymen, still dropped a 4-2 decision to the Los Angeles Blockbusters at Milwaukee Municipal Stadium. The winning pitcher was Jon Hampton. He's now 9-5. He went 8.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 9 hits for the Blockbusters. Bill Kaiser earned the save for Los Angeles, his 2nd.

Los Angeles used the clutch hitting of Steve Oubre to snag the win. The catcher drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Blockbusters ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a crucial one.

Said losing manager Brandon Dudley: "Give the Blockbusters credit. They played a better game than we did."

Los Angeles's record now stands at 38-45, placing them 5th in the National Baseball League Western Division.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 1 23
W. Baker LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 0 11
J. Brookins RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .321 17 48
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .243 6 24
M. Perez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 0 12
C. Arkle 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .267 5 21
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Oubre C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .209 2 6
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
J. Hampton P 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .211 0 4
   a-R. Gardner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 7
Totals 34 4 8 3 1 7 8      
a - R. Gardner substituted for J. Hampton in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Hampton (1, 5th Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Oubre (2, 7th Inning off D. Grissinger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Baker , H. Katzen , C. Arkle , S. Oubre 4 , P. Villamil , J. Hampton 5
2-out RBI: J. Hampton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. May , M. Perez
GIDP: B. May
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arkle-May-Katzen, Villamil-May-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Morford at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 3 19
R. Bryce 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .283 1 22
D. Adams RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293 2 32
L. Morford LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .279 3 33
A. Gutierrez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 3 15
B. Malstrom CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .224 3 25
B. Gunn 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 1 9
   c-D. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 0 10
A. Lima C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 2 6
J. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 2
   a-T. Hollenbeck PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 15
   D. Grissinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   b-C. Bragg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 1 14
   A. Cuadra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2 0 1 10      
a - T. Hollenbeck pinch hit for J. Williams in the 6th
b - C. Bragg pinch hit for D. Grissinger in the 8th
c - D. Thomas pinch hit for B. Gunn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Morford (13, 9th Inning off J. Hampton, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Bryce (1, 6th Inning off J. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bell , R. Bryce 4 , D. Adams 2 , L. Morford 3 , A. Gutierrez , B. Malstrom , B. Gunn
2-out RBI: B. Malstrom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Adams , D. Thomas , A. Lima
GIDP: R. Bryce , C. Bragg
Sac Bunt: B. Malstrom
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Malstrom (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Bryce-Bell-Gutierrez)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hampton W (9-5) 8.1 9 2 2 0 1 0 102 4.50   
B. Kaiser SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hampton 58
Batters Faced: J. Hampton 31, B. Kaiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hampton 14-7, B. Kaiser 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hampton 102-69, B. Kaiser 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kaiser 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams L (4-9) 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 82 3.55   
D. Grissinger 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 28 4.08   
A. Cuadra 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 66
Batters Faced: J. Williams 23, D. Grissinger 9, A. Cuadra 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 5-6, D. Grissinger 5-0, A. Cuadra 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 82-52, D. Grissinger 28-18, A. Cuadra 5-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Williams
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 17917
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