MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/05/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 355 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (14-12) 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 9 2
Cleveland Bobcats (14-12) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 0
Frederick Hits 2 home runs in Blockbusters Win
Los Angeles and Cleveland took Mother Nature's best shot and still managed to complete their ballgame.

Due in large part to second baseman Ken Frederick, the Los Angeles Blockbusters sunk the Cleveland Bobcats, 7-5. Frederick was 2-4 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Ralph Weintraub, who finished 3rd in the ABL in wins with 18 in 1971, was the winner. He's now 1-3. The loser was Myron Baird. The save was credited to Tom Benson, his 6th.

Ernie Ronnebaum, who finished 2nd in the NBL in on-base percentage with .443 in 1969, helped out the Los Angeles cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the left fielder was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.

Los Angeles manager John Trausch was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys went out there and put good wood on the ball," he said.

The win gives Los Angeles a record of 14-12.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .269 2 12
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .392 2 13
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .324 6 18
   f-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
K. Frederick 2B 4 2 2 5 0 0 3 .393 6 33
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .233 2 14
   d-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 3
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Popeck SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .195 1 5
   a-E. Laub PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 7
   b-T. Hester SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
N. Parsons CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 7
P. Villamil 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .315 0 4
R. Weintraub P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385 0 1
   c-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .171 2 6
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Pakula RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
Totals 36 7 9 7 3 6 16      
a - E. Laub pinch ran for P. Popeck in the 7th
b - T. Hester substituted for E. Laub in the 7th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for R. Weintraub in the 8th
d - L. Messenger pinch hit for A. Covarrubio in the 9th
e - R. Pakula substituted for W. Guilmette in the 9th
f - E. Jacques substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: H. Katzen (4, 6th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Frederick 2 (6, 2nd Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Baird, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , H. Katzen 3 , E. Ronnebaum , K. Frederick 8 , P. Popeck , N. Parsons , P. Villamil , R. Weintraub
2-out RBI: H. Katzen , E. Ronnebaum , K. Frederick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , A. Covarrubio
Hit by Pitch: H. Katzen , K. Frederick
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: P. Popeck (7) , R. Weintraub (1)
PB: A. Covarrubio
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sunseri CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .174 0 2
R. Galvan C 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 23
P. Chirico RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 2 8
R. Gruber LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .296 3 14
M. Bassett SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .296 1 6
D. Pelletier 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 3 6
F. Jimenez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 2
   b-B. Olivas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .418 1 20
B. Magnuson 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .263 0 1
   c-A. Spruill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Baird P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   S. Cheatham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Crowell PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 1 8
   C. Galloway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Muhammad PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 0 5
Totals 36 5 8 3 1 5 10      
a - T. Crowell pinch hit for S. Cheatham in the 7th
b - B. Olivas pinch hit for F. Jimenez in the 9th
c - A. Spruill pinch hit for B. Magnuson in the 9th
d - B. Muhammad pinch hit for C. Galloway in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (4, 4th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Olivas (5, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sunseri , R. Gruber 4 , M. Bassett , B. Olivas 2 , B. Magnuson , T. Crowell
2-out RBI: M. Sunseri , R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sunseri , R. Galvan , M. Bassett , D. Pelletier
Team LOB: 5
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub W (1-3) 7.0 6 5 4 1 3 0 86 5.09   
W. Guilmette H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00   
T. Benson SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 49
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 29, W. Guilmette 4, T. Benson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 8-10, W. Guilmette 1-0, T. Benson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 86-55, W. Guilmette 19-13, T. Benson 14-7
WP: R. Weintraub 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird L (2-3) 6.2 7 7 7 2 4 2 101 2.82   
S. Cheatham 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.00   
C. Galloway 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 33 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 34
Batters Faced: M. Baird 31, S. Cheatham 1, C. Galloway 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 9-7, S. Cheatham 0-0, C. Galloway 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 101-64, S. Cheatham 3-3, C. Galloway 33-18
Hit Batsmen: M. Baird 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Frederick
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15395
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 5th inning.
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