MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/08/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1628 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Milwaukee Dairymen (53-64) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (58-57) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
Blockbusters Take Down Dairymen, 3-2
The Los Angeles Blockbusters clipped the Milwaukee Dairymen, 3-2, in 12 innings at Blockbuster Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Los Angeles pitcher and Chicago, Illinois, native Larry Messenger. The win elevated the Blockbusters to 58-57.

Los Angeles catcher Lee Craig staked his team to an early lead in the bottom of the second inning, when he grounded out, driving in 1 run with a runner on 3rd.

"This place was electric at the end," Craig said.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales CF 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .365 5 43
G. Austin 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 7 44
   a-T. Davis PH, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253 5 20
R. Galvan C 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .274 4 49
   D. Valenti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-R. DeCou PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 1 5
   E. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Morford LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .273 6 51
C. Arkle 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 5 .221 5 29
R. Bryce 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .256 1 31
   e-R. Adams PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 3 9
   f-B. Franklin 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 2
L. Hughes RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 4 25
   b-A. Vazquez PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .175 3 9
C. Bragg SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .258 2 42
A. Campbell P 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .102 0 3
   c-R. Desormeau PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 1 4
   d-D. Adams C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 0 7
Totals 45 2 11 2 5 5 22      
a - T. Davis pinch hit for G. Austin in the 7th
b - A. Vazquez pinch hit for L. Hughes in the 8th
c - R. Desormeau pinch hit for A. Campbell in the 9th
d - D. Adams substituted for R. Desormeau in the 9th
e - R. Adams pinch hit for R. Bryce in the 10th
f - B. Franklin substituted for R. Adams in the 10th
g - R. DeCou pinch hit for D. Valenti in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Franklin (2, 12th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Austin (7, 5th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Austin 3 , T. Davis , R. Galvan 3 , L. Morford , C. Arkle , R. Adams , B. Franklin 2 , A. Campbell 2
2-out RBI: T. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Morales , C. Arkle 2 , R. Bryce , A. Vazquez 2 , D. Adams
GIDP: T. Davis
Sac Bunt: A. Vazquez
Hit by Pitch: C. Bragg
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: B. Franklin (2)
PB: D. Adams
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Obert 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .231 3 21
J. Brookins RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 .269 18 50
K. Frederick 2B 6 0 1 0 0 1 3 .332 10 45
O. Gonzalez LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .299 8 48
D. Kennedy 1B 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .286 1 15
N. Parsons CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .260 3 55
L. Craig C 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 .208 6 33
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .195 1 19
L. Messenger P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .279 5 25
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183 3 13
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 2 14
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 3 9 2 7 10 28      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for F. Wild in the 9th
b - G. Strum pinch hit for T. Benson in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Kennedy (8, 2nd Inning off A. Campbell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , K. Frederick , O. Gonzalez 2 , D. Kennedy 3 , N. Parsons , P. Villamil , L. Messenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Obert , J. Brookins , K. Frederick , O. Gonzalez , L. Craig
Sac Bunt: D. Obert , L. Craig
Sac Fly: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: L. Craig (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Obert-Frederick-Kennedy)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Campbell 8.0 8 2 2 0 5 0 93 3.26   
D. Valenti 2.0 1 0 0 4 3 0 37 2.60   
E. Davis L (0-3) 1.2 0 1 0 3 2 0 45 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Campbell 63
Batters Faced: A. Campbell 32, D. Valenti 11, E. Davis 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Campbell 13-6, D. Valenti 2-1, E. Davis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Campbell 93-63, D. Valenti 37-28, E. Davis 45-23
Balk: D. Valenti
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 7.2 7 1 1 2 2 0 118 2.62   
F. Wild BS (6) 1.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 36 5.50   
T. Benson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.65   
W. Guilmette W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 61
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 32, F. Wild 9, T. Benson 7, W. Guilmette 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 8-12, F. Wild 2-1, T. Benson 2-3, W. Guilmette 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 118-78, F. Wild 36-18, T. Benson 18-13, W. Guilmette 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Messenger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 16852
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