MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
05/16/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 514 - SUNDAY, MAY 16TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (14-23) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Cincinnati Packers (23-15) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 4 6 1
With Late Score, Packers Beat Blockbusters
A 3-RBI performance from Daniel Salas, who is tied for 10th in the NBL in triples with 2, helped the Cincinnati Packers beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 4-3. Earning his 1st save of the year was Jerry Meek. Los Angeles has now lost 4 straight.

Salas had a timely hit for Cincinnati in the bottom of the eighth. With Cincinnati trailing 3-1, he turned a 0-1 fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season, making it 4-3, Cincinnati.

After the game, Salas refused to speak to a reporter for the Cincinnati Citizen. "You've accused me of throwing teammates under the bus," he said. "So, excuse me if I decline to answer your questions."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .223 2 9
K. Frederick 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .365 3 11
J. Brookins RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .291 6 20
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 1 17
K. McDaniel LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .231 1 14
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Arkle 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 4 8
P. Popeck SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 2 17
W. Baker CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 2
F. Lopez P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-B. Capps LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 0 1
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 1 17      
a - B. Capps substituted for F. Lopez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick (6, 8th Inning off A. Ledington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Popeck (2, 4th Inning off A. Ledington, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , K. Frederick 4 , A. Covarrubio , K. McDaniel , C. Arkle , P. Popeck 4 , W. Baker , F. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Frederick , K. McDaniel 2
GIDP: A. Covarrubio
Sac Bunt: P. Popeck
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arkle-Frederick-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Timmons 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .292 4 18
D. Salas 2B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .303 2 22
G. Palmer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 1 18
G. Bennett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338 4 25
J. Anderson RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .274 2 13
R. Brown CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 3 13
J. Hembree C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .383 0 11
J. Dickerson SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .364 0 2
A. Ledington P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 2
   a-J. Murray PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 0 5
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4 3 8 10      
a - J. Murray pinch hit for A. Ledington in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dickerson (1, 5th Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Murray (3, 8th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Salas (2, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Timmons , D. Salas 5 , J. Hembree , J. Dickerson 2 , J. Murray 2
2-out RBI: J. Dickerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hembree , J. Dickerson , A. Ledington
GIDP: G. Bennett
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Anderson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Meek (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Dickerson-Salas-Timmons)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez 7.0 4 2 2 3 6 0 96 3.00   
T. Benson L (0-5), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 22 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 64
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 27, T. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 7-7, T. Benson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 96-61, T. Benson 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ledington W (6-0) 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 1 101 2.65   
J. Meek SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ledington 52
Batters Faced: A. Ledington 32, J. Meek 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ledington 13-8, J. Meek 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ledington 101-66, J. Meek 19-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Salas
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 20131
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