MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/19/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1318 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (45-50) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 10 1
New York Knickerbockers (51-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 12 2
Knickerbockers Walk It Off for 51st Win of Season
The New York Knickerbockers beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 8-4, at Knickerbocker Stadium. The win was due in part to left fielder Jeff Madsen, who went 2 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 6 runs and scored once. New York has now won 5 games in a row.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Madsen hit a slider from Tom Benson for a grand slam home run. The Knickerbockers, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"This place was jumping at the end," Madsen said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Quinlan SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 0 13
   b-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .189 6 21
   d-B. May SS, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 7
P. Villamil 3B, SS 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 .238 1 16
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .319 13 43
T. Hester 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .211 0 3
   f-H. Katzen PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 6 49
E. Laub CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 2 20
G. Strum 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .556 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Covarrubio C, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 9 39
R. Pakula RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 1 6
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 6 13
   c-J. Brookins RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 16 50
L. Mitchell P 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .196 0 4
   e-N. Parsons PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 4 27
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 6
Totals 37 4 10 4 5 5 22      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 6th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Quinlan in the 6th
c - J. Brookins substituted for L. Messenger in the 6th
d - B. May substituted for R. Montoya in the 6th
e - N. Parsons pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 8th
f - H. Katzen pinch hit for T. Hester in the 9th
g - E. Jacques substituted for L. Shears in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Brookins (16, 8th Inning off A. Green, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. May , P. Villamil 2 , E. Ronnebaum , E. Laub , G. Strum 2 , L. Messenger , J. Brookins 4 , N. Parsons
2-out RBI: R. Montoya , P. Villamil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Ronnebaum 2 , T. Hester , E. Laub
GIDP: R. Pakula
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Benson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Hester-Quinlan-Strum, Quinlan-Hester-Strum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .301 11 37
S. Wright 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .264 14 52
F. Chavez 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .273 9 54
J. Madsen LF 5 1 2 6 0 0 2 .264 6 40
B. Marston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 5 43
S. Wells 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .268 6 44
D. Lamons SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .285 10 36
R. Hotz C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .221 5 29
C. Hull P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .450 0 0
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   a-R. Freeman PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227 13 36
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. McClatchey PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .211 4 10
Totals 36 8 12 8 3 11 17      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for T. Fried in the 8th
b - E. McClatchey pinch hit for W. Houston in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Wright (10, 8th Inning off L. Shears, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. McClatchey (4, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Madsen (6, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 2 , S. Wright 3 , F. Chavez , J. Madsen 5 , B. Marston , D. Lamons 2 , C. Hull , E. McClatchey 4
2-out RBI: J. Madsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright , S. Wells
GIDP: S. Wright , J. Madsen
Hit by Pitch: D. Lamons
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamons 2 (26)
Double Plays: 1 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Madsen(Ronnebaum at 2nd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell 7.0 6 0 0 1 9 0 107 2.68   
L. Shears 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 25 31.50   
T. Benson L (5-3), BS (7) 0.1 3 6 5 1 0 2 26 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 73
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 26, L. Shears 7, T. Benson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 4-6, L. Shears 0-1, T. Benson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 107-71, L. Shears 25-14, T. Benson 26-12
WP: T. Benson
Hit Batsmen: T. Benson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hull 5.1 5 2 0 4 4 0 103 4.03   
A. Green 2.0 4 2 1 1 1 1 41 3.10   
T. Fried 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.13   
W. Houston W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hull 54
Batters Faced: C. Hull 25, A. Green 11, T. Fried 3, W. Houston 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hull 6-4, A. Green 4-1, T. Fried 1-1, W. Houston 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hull 103-60, A. Green 41-24, T. Fried 12-6, W. Houston 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Green 2-2 , T. Fried 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Madsen
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 20421
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