MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/02/1967
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1454 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (44-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (53-52) 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 8 12 1
Messenger Lays Hammer Down in 8-1 Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters beat the Chicago Traders, 8-1. Los Angeles pitcher and Chicago, Illinois, native Larry Messenger led the way. Los Angeles now has a record of 53-52 with the win.

In his 119-pitch effort, Messenger allowed 1 run on 7 hits over 8 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 10.

"I thought we played a nice game," Messenger told the Los Angeles Times. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Graham 3B 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .205 2 22
M. McCormick CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .255 2 20
B. Swafford 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .262 13 47
D. Deschamps RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .237 7 36
R. Adair C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .188 2 19
E. White LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .219 0 7
R. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .183 1 10
B. Watson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295 2 7
   b-E. Estrada PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 4 24
M. Getz P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 2
   M. Walton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-B. Muller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   M. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Creighton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 1
Totals 37 1 10 1 0 11 21      
a - B. Muller pinch hit for M. Walton in the 7th
b - E. Estrada pinch hit for B. Watson in the 9th
c - D. Creighton pinch hit for M. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Swafford , D. Deschamps 2 , R. Adair , E. White 3 , B. Watson , E. Estrada , D. Creighton
2-out RBI: D. Deschamps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Graham , M. McCormick , E. White , B. Watson
Sac Bunt: M. Getz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Graham (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walton CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .288 3 35
T. Steuart 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .262 6 29
N. Hubbard RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .191 13 37
M. Herron SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .244 9 44
J. Aubert 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .240 6 42
   a-M. Rosenberg PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Horvath LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .168 6 19
S. Crespo 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .203 0 1
A. Florez C 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .222 2 15
L. Messenger P 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .240 2 9
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
Totals 33 8 12 7 5 4 22      
a - M. Rosenberg pinch hit for J. Aubert in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Steuart (8, 5th Inning off M. Getz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Horvath (7, 5th Inning off M. Getz, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Florez (2, 5th Inning off M. Getz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Walton (3, 1st Inning off M. Getz, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Hubbard (13, 1st Inning off M. Getz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Walton 5 , T. Steuart 3 , N. Hubbard 4 , M. Herron , J. Horvath 2 , S. Crespo 2 , A. Florez 3 , L. Messenger
2-out RBI: A. Florez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Walton 2 , T. Steuart , J. Aubert , J. Horvath , L. Messenger
Sac Bunt: L. Messenger 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Crespo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Steuart (5)
CS: M. Herron (6)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Messenger (2)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Getz L (3-5) 4.2 8 6 6 3 2 2 102 3.86   
M. Walton 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.19   
M. Johnson 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 37 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Getz 23
Batters Faced: M. Getz 26, M. Walton 6, M. Johnson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Getz 5-7, M. Walton 1-3, M. Johnson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Getz 102-63, M. Walton 16-8, M. Johnson 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walton 2-0
WP: M. Getz 2 , M. Johnson
Hit Batsmen: M. Getz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (12-7) 8.0 7 1 0 0 10 0 119 2.94   
M. Evert 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 6.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 76
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 32, M. Evert 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 6-8, M. Evert 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 119-84, M. Evert 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM PT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 15343
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