MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
09/02/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 1926 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-74) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 9 2
Pittsburgh Industrials (84-54) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 7 11 1
Industrials Pull Out Late Win, 7-6
Due in large part to right fielder Lew Ward, the Pittsburgh Industrials sunk the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-6. Ward was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Jeff Butler picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Tom Benson suffered the loss. Pittsburgh is now 84-54, 4½ games up in the National Baseball League Eastern Division.

The decisive blow was delivered by Don Keough in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 25-year old right-handed pitcher Tom Benson to win the game for Pittsburgh. The home crowd went nuts.

"Sometimes you get the ball in the right spot and it goes," said Keough.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .212 2 9
J. Quinlan 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .257 2 19
J. Brookins LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .310 28 72
H. Katzen 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .340 8 65
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232 13 54
   b-E. Laub CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 3 32
B. May 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .298 3 19
N. Parsons CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 5 36
   c-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 1 11
P. Villamil SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .227 2 25
L. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179 0 4
   a-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297 18 58
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 6 9 6 6 3 14      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 9th
b - E. Laub substituted for A. Covarrubio in the 9th
c - E. Jacques substituted for N. Parsons in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Pakula (2, 5th Inning off D. Visco, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Ronnebaum (18, 9th Inning off D. Visco, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pakula 5 , J. Quinlan 2 , J. Brookins 2 , N. Parsons , P. Villamil , E. Ronnebaum 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Quinlan , J. Brookins
GIDP: B. May , N. Parsons
Sac Bunt: J. Quinlan , L. Mitchell 2
Sac Fly: H. Katzen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (12) , P. Villamil (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Quinlan-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chavez CF 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 .287 6 55
L. Ward RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .266 7 40
D. Keough LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .309 38 93
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .306 11 72
A. Robinson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282 23 88
T. McClellan C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .284 9 49
T. Grange 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 1 7
   a-E. Yates PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .247 2 24
   b-J. Shuman 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
C. Berry SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .212 3 57
D. Visco P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331 0 12
   J. Lonergan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. MacPherson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 28 92
Totals 37 7 11 6 2 6 13      
a - E. Yates pinch hit for T. Grange in the 8th
b - J. Shuman substituted for E. Yates in the 9th
c - K. MacPherson pinch hit for J. Butler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Chavez (29, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (16, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Keough (28, 8th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Isenbarger (29, 8th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Berry (5, 7th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Ward (7, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Keough (38, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez 2 , L. Ward 7 , D. Keough 6 , R. Isenbarger 3 , T. McClellan , T. Grange , C. Berry 3
2-out RBI: L. Ward , D. Keough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Isenbarger , A. Robinson , D. Visco
GIDP: D. Keough
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Chavez (36) , R. Isenbarger 2 (34)
CS: K. MacPherson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Keough (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Berry-Isenbarger-Robinson, Isenbarger-Berry-Robinson, Berry)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell 8.0 9 5 4 2 5 0 114 3.06   
T. Benson L (6-7), BS (10) 0.2 2 2 0 0 1 2 12 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 49
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 35, T. Benson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 12-6, T. Benson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 114-70, T. Benson 12-9
WP: L. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Visco 8.1 9 6 5 5 3 2 128 4.26   
J. Lonergan 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 7.50   
J. Butler W (2-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Visco 41
Batters Faced: D. Visco 36, J. Lonergan 1, J. Butler 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Visco 11-8, J. Lonergan 0-0, J. Butler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Visco 128-81, J. Lonergan 8-4, J. Butler 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Butler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lew Ward
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 24051
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