MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
09/18/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 2111 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (65-87) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 1
Chicago Traders (81-71) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 15 2
Traders Top Blockbusters in Extras, 6-5
The Chicago Traders picked up a win at Union Field, knocking off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 6-5, in 12 innings. On the mound for Chicago was left-hander Skip Crawford. He played a pivotal role in the triumph. Los Angeles has now lost 4 straight.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 12th inning, when Chicago first baseman Doug Fickes, facing Tom Benson, had a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. It gave the Traders the 6-5 win.

"Skip went out and got the job done," said Traders manager Larry Link.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 6 42
H. Katzen 2B 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 .318 12 72
J. Brookins RF 5 0 2 0 1 2 0 .295 19 75
D. Kennedy 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .217 1 10
   a-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 20 48
   b-G. Strum 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
N. Parsons CF 5 0 1 1 1 0 3 .232 5 31
B. Richter SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .218 2 27
T. Pickering C 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .196 0 0
L. Messenger P 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244 3 17
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. May PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 7 88
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 4 8
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Mateo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Villamil 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .238 3 36
Totals 46 5 9 3 4 6 20      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 8th
b - G. Strum substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th
c - B. May pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 9th
d - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 11th
e - D. Mateo substituted for J. Hamby in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Kennedy (7, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Messenger (8, 7th Inning off S. Crawford, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , J. Brookins 2 , D. Kennedy 2 , N. Parsons , T. Pickering , L. Messenger 2 , P. Villamil 2
2-out RBI: N. Parsons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , B. Richter , T. Pickering , P. Villamil
Sac Bunt: B. Richter
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pickering (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Richter-Strum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rathbone RF 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 .289 0 15
J. Sledd 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .343 19 87
F. Precourt CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 .326 8 50
W. McCord LF 6 1 3 3 0 2 1 .255 10 77
D. Fickes 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .279 2 14
M. White SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .227 1 36
T. Karoly 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .165 1 4
G. Auclair C 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .163 3 7
S. Crawford P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 2 13
   a-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 1 7
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Mays PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 5 29
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Cox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 12 39
Totals 46 6 15 5 2 6 16      
a - R. Barber pinch hit for S. Crawford in the 7th
b - K. Mays pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 9th
c - L. Cox pinch hit for R. Weisenberg in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Karoly (5, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. McCord (31, 4th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Precourt (43, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Mays (16, 9th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Sledd (21, 12th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Rathbone , J. Sledd 3 , F. Precourt 3 , W. McCord 4 , D. Fickes 2 , M. White 2 , T. Karoly 3 , K. Mays 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Rathbone 2 , M. White , G. Auclair
GIDP: G. Auclair
Sac Bunt: J. Sledd
Hit by Pitch: D. Fickes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Precourt (19) , W. McCord (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sledd (14) , M. White (15)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger 7.1 10 4 4 0 5 0 104 4.07   
W. Guilmette 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.49   
J. Bailey 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.83   
J. Hamby 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.29   
T. Benson L (3-4), BS (7) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 19 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 47
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 31, W. Guilmette 2, J. Bailey 7, J. Hamby 4, T. Benson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 8-8, W. Guilmette 0-2, J. Bailey 3-2, J. Hamby 1-1, T. Benson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 104-69, W. Guilmette 3-3, J. Bailey 28-19, J. Hamby 10-8, T. Benson 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Benson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford 7.0 5 4 2 1 3 0 107 2.24   
J. Calhoun 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.25   
R. Weisenberg W (4-4) 3.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 53 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 57
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 29, J. Calhoun 8, R. Weisenberg 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 8-10, J. Calhoun 2-3, R. Weisenberg 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 107-66, J. Calhoun 21-16, R. Weisenberg 53-26
WP: S. Crawford 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Skip Crawford
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 18803
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