MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/15/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1294 - FRIDAY, JULY 15TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (37-56) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
New York Knickerbockers (43-50) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 5 13 0
Los Angeles Dealt 5-2 Defeat
The timely hitting of Steve Wells helped the New York Knickerbockers down the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-2. Wells went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk for the Knickerbockers. Dario Fontanez got the win, improving to 8-6. He worked 5.1 innings, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 4. New York goes to 43-50, Los Angeles to 37-56.

Right Fielder Bob Underwood made an impact for New York, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Larry Mitchell in the bottom of the first. For the contest, Underwood went 3 for 4 with a triple and 2 singles.

New York manager Sean Kelly praised his team's "energy."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .255 1 36
D. Taranto 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261 4 26
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Brookins RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .380 30 79
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 8 44
C. Panetta LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .285 3 32
F. Bohley C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 11 33
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .308 6 15
T. Hester SS 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 .251 7 35
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   a-L. Allen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 5 9
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Perez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 2 19
Totals 30 2 6 2 5 6 19      
a - L. Allen pinch hit for J. Hampton in the 7th
b - M. Perez substituted for T. Benson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta 2 (20, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. May (27, 5th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins (30, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. May 2 , J. Brookins 4 , C. Panetta 4 , E. Hernandez 2
2-out RBI: J. Brookins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , C. Panetta , L. Mitchell
GIDP: D. Taranto , J. Brookins
Sac Fly: T. Hester
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (8)
Double Plays: 3 (May-Taranto-Katzen, May-Taranto-Katzen, Benson-Hester-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .234 4 19
B. White 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .261 6 25
B. Underwood RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .318 16 49
T. Schlener CF 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .279 9 42
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Magnuson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 6
   O. Hundley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Hotz C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .314 17 44
S. Wells 3B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .324 11 40
D. Lester 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 9 36
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 5 23
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .079 1 3
   a-J. Madsen CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 5 12
Totals 32 5 13 5 1 6 13      
a - J. Madsen substituted for D. Fontanez in the 6th
b - B. Magnuson pinch hit for B. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guerra (13, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Underwood (4, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Wells (11, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hotz (17, 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 3 , B. White , B. Underwood 5 , T. Schlener , R. Hotz 4 , S. Wells 6 , D. Lester , P. Villamil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Schlener , R. Hotz , D. Fontanez 2
GIDP: B. White , R. Hotz , D. Lester
Sac Bunt: D. Lester
Sac Fly: T. Schlener
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood 2 (19) , D. Lester (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wells-Lester-White, Wells-Lester-White)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (2-5) 5.0 9 4 4 1 5 1 24 98 2.83   
J. Hampton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 3.72   
T. Benson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 3.38   
C. Franklin 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 8 3.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 37
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 24, J. Hampton 3, T. Benson 4, C. Franklin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 6-3, J. Hampton 2-0, T. Benson 1-1, C. Franklin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 98-62, J. Hampton 12-8, T. Benson 13-8, C. Franklin 8-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hampton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (8-6) 5.1 5 2 2 4 2 1 24 87 4.74   
B. Williams H (6) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 26 4.58   
O. Hundley SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 24 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 48
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 24, B. Williams 8, O. Hundley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 6-7, B. Williams 3-3, O. Hundley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 87-47, B. Williams 26-17, O. Hundley 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wells
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 16118
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