MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
09/11/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 2017 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-81) 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 10 2
St. Louis Explorers (79-65) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 8 1
Blockbusters Deal Explorers 10-5 Loss
The Los Angeles Blockbusters picked up a win at Corps of Discovery Stadium, topping the St. Louis Explorers, 10-5. On the mound for Los Angeles was right-hander Randy Medved. He played a principal role in the triumph. The loss makes St. Louis 79-65.

Los Angeles third baseman Bill May helped his team get ahead early. In the top of the first, with the bases loaded, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," May told the Los Angeles Bulletin.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .296 18 68
   d-D. Mateo RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
N. Parsons CF 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .244 5 30
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .325 12 70
E. Ronnebaum LF, RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .301 19 45
B. May 3B 3 1 1 3 1 0 3 .304 7 87
J. Zimmerman C 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .202 2 16
B. Richter SS 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .219 2 27
   a-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 4 8
   b-P. Villamil SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 3 35
O. Gaskins 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .300 0 4
R. Medved P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .240 0 3
   c-K. McDaniel PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271 6 39
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-L. Messenger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 3 14
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 35 10 10 9 9 5 23      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for B. Richter in the 5th
b - P. Villamil substituted for R. Montoya in the 5th
c - K. McDaniel pinch hit for R. Medved in the 8th
d - D. Mateo substituted for J. Brookins in the 8th
e - L. Messenger pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Zimmerman (2, 3rd Inning off J. Goodyear, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Brookins (24, 8th Inning off B. Shone, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. May (6, 8th Inning off B. Shone, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 3 , H. Katzen , E. Ronnebaum , B. May 3 , J. Zimmerman 2 , B. Richter 2 , P. Villamil , O. Gaskins
2-out RBI: B. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , H. Katzen , E. Ronnebaum , J. Zimmerman 2
GIDP: O. Gaskins
Sac Fly: N. Parsons , B. May
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (32)

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (24) , O. Gaskins (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Richter-Gaskins-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Parker at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 3 41
   b-L. Hoffman PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Guinn SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .276 1 36
   c-S. Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170 1 12
   f-F. Najera SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 0 3
C. Panetta LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 6 39
   d-B. Meacham PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
G. Parker RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 12 59
   e-R. Clark PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .226 13 54
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 11 64
A. Voeller 1B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 0 4
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 49
H. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 3
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Kittle P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-T. Pickett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 17
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   g-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 3 29
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 6 9      
a - T. Pickett pinch hit for G. Kittle in the 7th
b - L. Hoffman pinch hit for J. Darnell in the 8th
c - S. Stevens pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 8th
d - B. Meacham pinch hit for C. Panetta in the 8th
e - R. Clark pinch hit for G. Parker in the 8th
f - F. Najera substituted for S. Stevens in the 9th
g - B. Tudor pinch hit for B. Shone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Meacham (1, 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Bartels (8, 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Guinn (11, 5th Inning off R. Medved, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 4 , B. Meacham 2 , G. Parker , R. Clark , C. Bartels 2 , K. Osterhage , G. Kittle
2-out RBI: , T. Guinn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Panetta 2 , A. Voeller
GIDP: K. Osterhage
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Shone (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Voeller-Bieler-Hoffman)
PB: C. Bartels
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved W (5-11) 7.0 5 2 1 1 4 0 107 4.00   
C. Franklin 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 27 3.38   
B. Anderson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 64
Batters Faced: R. Medved 27, C. Franklin 7, B. Anderson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 10-5, C. Franklin 1-0, B. Anderson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 107-70, C. Franklin 27-15, B. Anderson 9-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes L (11-6) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2.98   
J. Goodyear 2.0 4 6 6 5 1 0 68 15.43   
G. Kittle 5.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 64 2.45   
B. Shone 2.0 3 3 1 2 1 0 37 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 36
Batters Faced: H. Estes 1, J. Goodyear 15, G. Kittle 19, B. Shone 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 0-0, J. Goodyear 2-3, G. Kittle 7-5, B. Shone 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 6-3, J. Goodyear 68-36, G. Kittle 64-39, B. Shone 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Goodyear 1-1 , G. Kittle 2-2
WP: G. Kittle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Medved
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 19414
Special Notes: SP Harlan Estes was injured while pitching. RF Jim Brookins was injured while throwing the ball.
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