MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/09/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Dairymen (0-1) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (1-0) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 4 10 0
Los Angeles Slaps 4-3 Loss on Milwaukee
Crowds lined up early in front of Blockbuster Stadium, eagerly awaiting the start of the 1974 Major League Baseball season. On the mound was Dan Valenti for the visiting Milwaukee Dairymen and Larry Mitchell for the hometown Los Angeles Blockbusters. In a spirited contest, the Blockbusters pulled out the win, defeating the Dairymen by the score of 4-3. Especially impressive was Larry Morford.

Los Angeles took a 4-3 lead on Ramon Montoya's 1st home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Montoya hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Milwaukee pitcher Dan Valenti visibly frustrated.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Montoya told the Los Angeles Bulletin.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bryce 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
T. Davis 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
G. Morales CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
L. Morford LF 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 1.000 1 3
A. Gutierrez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
D. Adams C 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
C. Bragg SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .250 0 0
C. Arkle 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
   J. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Valenti P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
   a-G. Branan 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 3 3 11 20      
a - G. Branan substituted for D. Valenti in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: R. Bryce (1, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Morford (1, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bryce 3 , T. Davis , G. Morales , L. Morford 5 , A. Gutierrez , D. Adams 4 , C. Bragg , G. Branan
2-out RBI: L. Morford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Davis , A. Gutierrez , C. Bragg
GIDP: R. Bryce , C. Arkle
Sac Fly: L. Morford
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Morales 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Parsons RF, CF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
E. Laub CF, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
B. May 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .750 0 1
P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   c-L. Messenger PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
G. Austin C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   f-T. Pickering C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. McDaniel RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Montoya PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
   e-T. Hester SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4 1 6 14      
a - N. Parsons substituted for J. Brookins in the 4th
b - K. McDaniel substituted for L. Mitchell in the 7th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 7th
d - R. Montoya pinch hit for K. McDaniel in the 7th
e - T. Hester substituted for R. Montoya in the 8th
f - T. Pickering substituted for G. Austin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (1, 2nd Inning off D. Valenti, 0 on, 1 out) , B. May (1, 7th Inning off D. Valenti, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. May (1, 4th Inning off D. Valenti, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Parsons (1, 5th Inning off D. Valenti, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Montoya (1, 7th Inning off D. Valenti, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Parsons 5 , E. Ronnebaum , K. Frederick , H. Katzen 3 , B. May 6 , R. Montoya 4
2-out RBI: N. Parsons , B. May , R. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Villamil , L. Messenger , G. Austin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (1)
CS: E. Laub (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hester-Frederick-Katzen, Katzen-Hester-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Parsons(Morford at 3rd base))
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Valenti L (0-1) 7.0 8 4 4 1 5 2 104 5.14   
J. Williams 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Valenti 49
Batters Faced: D. Valenti 29, J. Williams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Valenti 7-8, J. Williams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Valenti 104-68, J. Williams 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell 6.0 9 3 3 2 10 1 123 4.50   
B. Anderson W (1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 50
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 28, B. Anderson 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 3-4, B. Anderson 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 123-83, B. Anderson 41-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Morford
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 29945
Special Notes: RF Jim Brookins was injured while throwing the ball.
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