MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/09/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 4 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (1-0) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
San Diego Captains (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
San Diego Blanked by Messenger
Larry Messenger of the Los Angeles Blockbusters put on a dazzling performance at San Diego Sporting Complex today. He shut out the San Diego Captains 2-0 on a well-pitched 5-hitter, ringing up 3 strikeouts and issuing 4 walks.

"I felt strong out there all day," Messenger said later.

LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
D. Roten LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
T. Adams 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .500 1 1
   b-B. Tonner RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Herron SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
T. Steuart 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Aubert 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Ronnebaum RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-C. Walton 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Beaver CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Florez C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Messenger P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2 2 5 6      
a - C. Walton substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th
b - B. Tonner substituted for T. Adams in the 9th
c - J. Aubert substituted for T. Steuart in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Adams (1, 6th Inning off W. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell , D. Roten , T. Adams 5 , L. Messenger
2-out RBI: T. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Steuart
GIDP: D. Roten
Sac Bunt: L. Messenger
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Roten (1)
CS: L. Messenger (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Adams-Herron-Mitchell, Adams-Herron-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roe CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-T. Harris PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Anderson SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
R. Golick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
N. Lane 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. McCallson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Howard LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .500 0 0
   d-A. Vazquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. DeHaan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
E. Peters C 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Fields P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   W. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Rosenberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Leach P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0 4 3 13      
a - M. Rosenberg pinch hit for W. Wilson in the 8th
b - T. Harris pinch hit for R. Roe in the 8th
c - D. Robertson pinch hit for J. McCallson in the 9th
d - A. Vazquez pinch hit for D. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Harris , B. Anderson 2 , R. Golick , D. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Golick
GIDP: D. Howard , D. Fields
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Golick (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DeHaan-Anderson-McCallson)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 4 3 0 125 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 76
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 125-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fields L (0-1) 5.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 78 1.69   
W. Wilson 2.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 29 3.38   
P. Leach 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fields 60
Batters Faced: D. Fields 19, W. Wilson 9, P. Leach 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fields 8-2, W. Wilson 4-4, P. Leach 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fields 78-43, W. Wilson 29-20, P. Leach 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Messenger
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 33372
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