MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/13/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 439 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (18-14) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (18-15) 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 7 9 0
Los Angeles Slaps 7-4 Loss on St. Louis
Randy Medved propelled his team to victory over the St. Louis Explorers. The final score was 7-4, Los Angeles. Los Angeles now has a record of 18-15 with the win.

Left Fielder Ernie Ronnebaum made an impact for Los Angeles, when he swatted a bases-clearing triple off Harlan Estes in the bottom of the second. For the contest, Ronnebaum was 1-1 with a triple and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs.

"It's about putting our team in the best position to win ballgames," said Medved.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .278 0 9
C. Panetta LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .278 2 11
T. Adams 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .284 2 14
C. Bartels C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .193 1 11
F. Martinez 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .207 1 4
K. Campbell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 1 11
S. Heidlebaugh CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
H. Estes P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 0 0
   a-K. Osterhage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 19
   D. Lott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
   b-G. Parker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 3 18
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 7 12      
a - K. Osterhage pinch hit for H. Estes in the 6th
b - G. Parker pinch hit for D. Lott in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Heidlebaugh (1, 2nd Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , T. Adams , C. Bartels , F. Martinez , K. Campbell , S. Heidlebaugh 3
2-out RBI: J. Darnell , T. Adams , C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Martinez , K. Campbell
Sac Fly: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .311 1 11
E. Laub CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247 3 10
E. Ronnebaum LF 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .340 5 18
   a-R. Montoya PR, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091 1 2
H. Katzen 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .295 2 14
B. May 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .427 1 27
B. Richter 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .500 0 0
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 1 12
G. Austin C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .316 1 7
R. Medved P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 3 7
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 7 5 1 13      
a - R. Montoya pinch ran for E. Ronnebaum in the 2nd
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for R. Medved in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Villamil (4, 2nd Inning off H. Estes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Ronnebaum (2, 2nd Inning off H. Estes, 3 on, 2 outs) , H. Katzen 2 (2, 5th Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Lott, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Laub , E. Ronnebaum 3 , R. Montoya , H. Katzen 6 , B. May , B. Richter , P. Villamil 2 , G. Austin
2-out RBI: E. Ronnebaum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDaniel , H. Katzen , B. May
Sac Bunt: R. Medved
Hit by Pitch: E. Ronnebaum
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Laub (4) , B. May (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes L (3-1) 5.0 5 5 5 5 1 0 99 2.66   
D. Lott 3.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 37 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 33
Batters Faced: H. Estes 24, D. Lott 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 5-7, D. Lott 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 99-53, D. Lott 37-23
Hit Batsmen: H. Estes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved W (1-0) 8.0 6 4 4 4 5 0 112 4.50   
T. Benson SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 55
Batters Faced: R. Medved 34, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 11-8, T. Benson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 112-68, T. Benson 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Medved
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16323
Special Notes: LF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases. Harvey Katzen ties the LAB regular season game record for triples with 2.
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