MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
08/31/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
GAME ID: 1894 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-72) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 12 0
Philadelphia Quakers (57-81) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 2
Blockbusters Win at Philadelphia, 8-2
The Los Angeles Blockbusters saddled the Philadelphia Quakers with a loss at Quakers Stadium. The final score was 8-2. Tom Hester was 2 for 5, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Los Angeles shortstop scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Wayne Guilmette recorded the save, making him 1 for 3. The Blockbusters improved to 64-72.

The Blockbusters got a gift in the top of the fifth inning, when they were leading 2-1. With two out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Tom Hester reached on an error by the SS, driving in 1 run. It made the score 3-1, Los Angeles.

Said losing manager Jeff Green: "Give the Blockbusters credit. They played a better game than we did."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .310 28 71
H. Katzen 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .340 8 63
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .295 17 56
T. Hester SS 5 2 2 4 0 1 4 .240 2 19
E. Laub CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .277 3 32
G. Strum 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 7 20
B. May 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 3 19
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .234 13 54
R. Medved P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 0 1
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 12 40
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
Totals 39 8 12 6 3 6 17      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for L. Shears in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ronnebaum (16, 3rd Inning off R. Adams, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Laub (21, 5th Inning off R. Adams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hester (2, 9th Inning off S. Worlund, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , H. Katzen 2 , E. Ronnebaum 3 , T. Hester 5 , E. Laub 3 , B. May , A. Covarrubio 2
2-out RBI: E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Brookins 2 , T. Hester , E. Laub 2 , G. Strum 2
Sac Bunt: R. Medved
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Katzen-Hester-Strum, Hester-Katzen-Strum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Terry 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 3 56
R. Paige 2B 5 0 3 1 0 2 2 .320 1 6
L. Allen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .255 5 58
T. Schlener CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 15 76
J. Linden RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 0 13
G. Russell 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .279 2 9
T. Stutzman SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .278 0 1
E. Bianculli C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .192 0 1
R. Adams P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 2
   a-B. Crankshaw PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   S. Worlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Drago PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 37 2 12 2 1 7 20      
a - B. Crankshaw pinch hit for R. Adams in the 7th
b - J. Drago pinch hit for S. Worlund in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Russell (5, 4th Inning off R. Medved, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Paige 2 (3, 5th Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off L. Shears, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Drago (1, 9th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Terry , R. Paige 5 , T. Schlener 2 , J. Linden , G. Russell 2 , T. Stutzman , E. Bianculli , B. Crankshaw , J. Drago 2
2-out RBI: R. Paige
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paige , L. Allen 2 , T. Schlener , R. Adams
GIDP: T. Stutzman , E. Bianculli
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: G. Russell (4) , T. Stutzman (4)
OF assists: 1 (Linden(Hester at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved W (3-4) 6.2 8 2 2 1 6 0 103 4.21   
L. Shears 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.67   
W. Guilmette SV (1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 55
Batters Faced: R. Medved 28, L. Shears 2, W. Guilmette 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 8-5, L. Shears 1-0, W. Guilmette 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 103-65, L. Shears 6-5, W. Guilmette 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Shears 1-1
WP: R. Medved 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Adams L (0-4) 7.0 8 5 1 2 6 0 107 5.52   
S. Worlund 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 36 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Adams 53
Batters Faced: R. Adams 32, S. Worlund 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Adams 9-5, S. Worlund 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Adams 107-73, S. Worlund 36-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Hester
Ballpark: Quakers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 15460
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