MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
04/26/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 194 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (11-4) 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 9 3
Chicago Traders (4-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Herron Hits Two Homers in 7-1 Win for Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Blockbusters knocked off the Chicago Traders, 7-1, at Union Field. Mike Herron was a big reason Los Angeles won. The shortstop was 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 3. Syed Farooqi picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-1. He struck out 3 in 7.1 innings. The Blockbusters raised their record to 11-4.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Herron hit a solo home run to put his team ahead.

Herron attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .322 0 2
M. Herron SS 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .295 4 12
T. Steuart 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .310 2 6
J. Horvath LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .171 1 7
T. Cox RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .273 3 6
J. Aubert 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .258 1 3
A. Florez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .120 0 1
R. Gabbart 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 1 4
S. Farooqi P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Duprey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .368 1 11
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 6 3 4 8      
a - T. Adams pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Steuart (2, 3rd Inning off P. Lester, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Herron 2 (4, 1st Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off P. Lester, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Cox (3, 5th Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Horvath (1, 7th Inning off M. Walton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Walton , M. Herron 9 , T. Steuart 3 , J. Horvath 5 , T. Cox 4
2-out RBI: J. Horvath , T. Cox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Florez
GIDP: T. Steuart , T. Cox
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Herron 2 (4) , T. Steuart (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Steuart-Gabbart-Aubert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Graham 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .149 0 1
D. Deschamps LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 1 5
   a-E. Estrada PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 0 3
P. McCarthy RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .385 1 4
J. Madsen CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .241 1 9
B. Swafford 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236 0 1
R. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
P. Parker SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .217 0 1
J. Dorsett C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .118 0 0
   b-E. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
P. Lester P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   M. Walton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Getz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-M. McCormick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1 4 4 22      
a - E. Estrada pinch hit for D. Deschamps in the 8th
b - E. White pinch hit for J. Dorsett in the 9th
c - M. McCormick pinch hit for M. Getz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. McCarthy (3, 6th Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy 2 , J. Madsen , P. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Graham 3 , B. Swafford , R. Taylor , M. Getz
GIDP: B. Swafford
Sac Bunt: M. Walton , P. Lester
Hit by Pitch: P. McCarthy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: P. Parker (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Taylor-Parker-Swafford, Walton-Parker-Swafford)
PB: J. Dorsett
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi W (2-1) 7.1 2 1 1 4 3 0 116 2.15   
B. Duprey 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
F. Wild 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 69
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 30, B. Duprey 2, F. Wild 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 11-8, B. Duprey 1-0, F. Wild 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 116-65, B. Duprey 5-4, F. Wild 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Duprey 2-1
WP: S. Farooqi
Hit Batsmen: S. Farooqi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lester L (0-2) 4.2 8 6 6 1 2 3 78 10.93   
M. Walton 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 27 7.36   
M. Getz 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lester 25
Batters Faced: P. Lester 23, M. Walton 8, M. Getz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lester 6-5, M. Walton 3-2, M. Getz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lester 78-52, M. Walton 27-14, M. Getz 21-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Herron
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 15893
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