MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/16/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1254 - TUESDAY, JULY 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (46-46) 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Chicago Traders (51-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 0
Chicago Dealt 5-2 Defeat
The Los Angeles Blockbusters locked up a win at Union Field, knocking off the Chicago Traders, 5-2. On the mound for Los Angeles was right-hander Larry Mitchell. He played a major role in the triumph. Mitchell got the win, improving to 9-10. He gave up 8 hits and walked 1 over 8.1 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Tom Benson was credited with the save, his 17th in 19 tries.

Los Angeles used the hitting of Ken Frederick to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 2-0. For the game, Frederick had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Los Angeles manager John Trausch.

With the win, Los Angeles raised its record to 46-46.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .267 11 35
E. Laub CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 8 21
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .322 14 53
R. Montoya LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .222 4 7
B. May 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 5 60
D. Kennedy 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 0 5
P. Villamil SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .218 2 26
J. Zimmerman C 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .200 0 1
L. Mitchell P 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .175 0 3
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5 7 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Villamil (8, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Frederick (14, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Montoya (4, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Brookins (11, 5th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 4 , K. Frederick 5 , R. Montoya 4 , P. Villamil 2 , J. Zimmerman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , L. Mitchell 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Frederick-Villamil-Kennedy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cox P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .196 9 30
   W. Stolz P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 2 8
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .322 9 51
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .328 3 45
F. Precourt CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 5 28
E. White C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .257 3 36
W. McCord LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .262 8 40
K. Mays RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .245 2 19
M. White 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 24
   b-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312 1 7
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 0 20
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 5 11      
a - D. Fickes pinch hit for R. Gonzalez in the 9th
b - R. Barber pinch hit for M. White in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Cox 2 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes , E. White 2 , W. McCord 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mays , R. Barber
GIDP: J. Sledd
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Cox (4)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (9-10) 8.1 8 2 2 1 4 0 102 3.38   
T. Benson SV (17) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 62
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 33, T. Benson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 11-8, T. Benson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 102-65, T. Benson 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 3-0
WP: L. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox L (10-5) 5.0 5 5 5 3 3 3 91 3.20   
W. Stolz 3.2 1 0 0 4 2 0 64 3.72   
R. Gonzalez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 37
Batters Faced: L. Cox 23, W. Stolz 16, R. Gonzalez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 6-6, W. Stolz 7-2, R. Gonzalez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 91-51, W. Stolz 64-36, R. Gonzalez 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gonzalez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 17233
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