MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/22/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1736 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Dairymen (64-59) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-61) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 4 8 0
Victory Takes Blockbusters to 64-61
The Los Angeles Blockbusters picked up a win at Blockbuster Stadium, knocking off the Milwaukee Dairymen, 4-2. Starting pitcher Larry Messenger was a big reason why. The 4th-place Blockbusters have won 4 in a row.

Dennis Black, who finished 4th in the NBL in wins above replacement with 6.8 in 1959, aided the Los Angeles cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the left fielder was 2-4 with 2 singles.

"It was a solid team effort," said Black after the game.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .257 12 40
M. Wheeler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 6 50
J. Nova RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264 18 56
T. Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 8 28
   d-B. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 2 20
J. Robins 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 4 43
   a-B. Niedziela PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 1 6
   b-G. Austin 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 2 11
C. Bragg SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 2 55
M. Perez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 6 41
I. Cleary C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 4 36
   M. Coyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   L. Leavitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 4
R. Adams P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321 2 7
   c-C. Barry C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 0 8
Totals 32 2 8 2 0 6 12      
a - B. Niedziela pinch hit for J. Robins in the 7th
b - G. Austin substituted for B. Niedziela in the 7th
c - C. Barry substituted for R. Adams in the 7th
d - B. Hunt pinch hit for T. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Smith (12, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith 5 , M. Wheeler , B. Niedziela , G. Austin , C. Bragg , I. Cleary , C. Barry
2-out RBI: L. Smith
GIDP: L. Smith , I. Cleary
Hit by Pitch: C. Bragg
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Smith (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wheeler (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Wheeler-Robins-Howard, Howard-Bragg-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hubbard RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .194 15 43
B. Tonner CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .238 0 13
S. Crespo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .227 3 6
   a-C. Walton 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 4 41
M. Herron SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .248 11 52
D. Black LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .412 0 1
T. Steuart 2B, 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .246 8 33
J. Aubert 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .245 6 48
A. Florez C 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .221 2 20
L. Messenger P 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 .263 2 9
Totals 29 4 8 4 3 5 15      
a - C. Walton substituted for S. Crespo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Herron (25, 6th Inning off R. Adams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hubbard , B. Tonner , S. Crespo , M. Herron 2 , D. Black 2 , A. Florez 2
2-out RBI: A. Florez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tonner , M. Herron , L. Messenger
GIDP: T. Steuart , J. Aubert
Sac Bunt: L. Messenger
Sac Fly: T. Steuart
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Herron-Steuart-Crespo, Messenger-Herron-Crespo)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Adams L (14-8) 6.1 6 4 3 3 4 0 101 2.88   
M. Coyle 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.92   
L. Leavitt 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Adams 48
Batters Faced: R. Adams 27, M. Coyle 3, L. Leavitt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Adams 7-6, M. Coyle 0-0, L. Leavitt 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Adams 101-64, M. Coyle 17-11, L. Leavitt 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Coyle 1-1 , L. Leavitt 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (14-8) 9.0 8 2 2 0 6 1 117 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 69
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 4-14
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 117-81
WP: L. Messenger
Hit Batsmen: L. Messenger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 21912
Special Notes: CL Mike Coyle was injured while pitching.
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