MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/17/1967
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2077 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (86-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (76-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 9 0
Blockbusters Win, 3-1, in Extra Frames
Starting pitcher Larry Messenger had a solid game. He was a big reason the Los Angeles Blockbusters throttled the St. Louis Explorers, 3-1. With the victory, the Blockbusters record now stands at 76-73.

Los Angeles won the game in the bottom of the 11th inning. With no outs and Dave Golub on the mound for St. Louis, second baseman Tom Adams hit a dramatic 2-run home run, bringing Blockbusters fans to their feet.

"Every loss stings," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood. "This one is no exception."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271 3 40
D. Bueno LF, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264 11 59
J. Horrigan 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .272 6 52
B. Fulton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .234 28 82
G. Kiss RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 11 57
   b-D. McLaughlin PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 0 1
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 3 27
   c-D. Torre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 3 4
   f-W. White SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
F. Najera SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 31
   d-C. Panetta PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 20
C. Wright C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 0 9
   e-D. Fox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 12
   g-P. Lauter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hutto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Martinez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .322 3 23
   D. Golub P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 1 6 1 2 6 9      
a - F. Martinez pinch hit for P. McCoy in the 8th
b - D. McLaughlin pinch hit for G. Kiss in the 9th
c - D. Torre pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 10th
d - C. Panetta pinch hit for F. Najera in the 10th
e - D. Fox pinch hit for C. Wright in the 10th
f - W. White substituted for D. Torre in the 10th
g - P. Lauter substituted for D. Fox in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Pickett , D. Bueno 2 , J. Horrigan , F. Najera , F. Martinez
2-out RBI: F. Martinez
GIDP: J. Horrigan , B. Fulton
Sac Bunt: C. Wright
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rosenberg 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .214 1 1
B. Tonner CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .244 0 17
T. Adams 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .307 7 53
M. Herron SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265 12 64
C. Witmer LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .318 1 3
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 0 0
J. Aubert 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 7 52
A. Florez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 3 22
L. Messenger P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .306 3 13
   a-R. Fischer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 16
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3 2 5 13      
a - R. Fischer pinch hit for L. Messenger in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Witmer (1, 4th Inning off J. Hutto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rosenberg (1, 8th Inning off D. Golub, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Adams (7, 11th Inning off D. Golub, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rosenberg 5 , B. Tonner 2 , T. Adams 5 , M. Herron , C. Witmer 2 , O. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Witmer , A. Florez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Tonner (3) , M. Herron (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Adams-Herron-Aubert, Adams-Herron-Aubert)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hutto 6.1 5 0 0 2 5 0 105 2.25   
P. McCoy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.06   
D. Golub L (9-3), BS (1) 3.0 4 3 3 0 0 2 34 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hutto 66
Batters Faced: J. Hutto 25, P. McCoy 2, D. Golub 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hutto 9-4, P. McCoy 2-0, D. Golub 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hutto 105-63, P. McCoy 10-6, D. Golub 34-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 10.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 115 3.11   
F. Wild W (7-7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 82
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 35, F. Wild 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 17-7, F. Wild 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 115-81, F. Wild 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 22481
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