MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
06/05/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 752 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (27-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Chicago Traders (34-20) 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 4 X 14 18 0
Traders Toast Blockbusters, 14-1
The Los Angeles Blockbusters took it on the chin, losing, 14-1, to the Chicago Traders. Jose Mojica, who is tied for 8th in the NBL with a 1.19 WHIP, pitched a strong game for Chicago. Mojica, the winner, moves to 5-2. He threw 8 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 3 walks. The Traders, at 34-20, have now won 6 straight.

In the bottom of the third, Chicago left fielder Tim Rathbone had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Rathbone stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 2-0, Chicago. For the game, he went 3 for 5 with 3 singles.

Los Angeles manager John Trausch summed up his team's performance in one word: "Putrid."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 6 27
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .338 3 29
   d-E. Laub PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 12
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .326 8 54
R. Montoya LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .179 5 14
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 5 23
P. Popeck 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .226 1 20
N. Parsons CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 2 19
P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 0 8
   b-E. Ronnebaum PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355 6 20
   c-T. Hester SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 0
L. Mitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 4
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 2 6
   W. Guilmette P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 6 13      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 5th
b - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
c - T. Hester substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th
d - E. Laub pinch ran for H. Katzen in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Katzen , K. Frederick , R. Montoya , P. Popeck
2-out RBI: P. Popeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Frederick , N. Parsons
GIDP: A. Covarrubio 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Katzen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .320 2 22
   c-W. McCord PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 2 8
T. Rathbone LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .243 0 14
   d-M. White PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .362 2 14
   e-K. Mays LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 0 7
R. Fuentes 2B 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .319 0 33
E. White C 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .326 4 35
J. Seidler 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .316 9 25
   a-G. Auclair PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 0 0
   b-D. Fickes 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .162 0 1
J. Sledd 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .292 2 23
S. Garcia RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .197 8 25
T. Karoly SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .308 1 1
J. Mojica P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .115 0 1
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 14 18 13 0 4 10      
a - G. Auclair pinch hit for J. Seidler in the 7th
b - D. Fickes substituted for G. Auclair in the 8th
c - W. McCord pinch hit for F. Precourt in the 8th
d - M. White pinch ran for T. Rathbone in the 8th
e - K. Mays substituted for M. White in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. White (8, 5th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Fuentes (18, 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Fuentes (9, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Garcia (2, 5th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 1 out) , E. White (1, 7th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Garcia (8, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt , W. McCord , T. Rathbone 3 , R. Fuentes 5 , E. White 5 , J. Seidler , D. Fickes , J. Sledd , S. Garcia 8 , T. Karoly 2 , J. Mojica
2-out RBI: D. Fickes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mojica
Sac Bunt: J. Mojica 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Seidler-Karoly-Seidler, Sledd-Fuentes-Seidler)
PB: E. White
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (8-3) 4.0 9 7 7 0 2 1 58 2.82   
W. Guilmette 3.2 9 7 7 0 2 0 60 4.07   
T. Benson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 18
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 21, W. Guilmette 20, T. Benson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 4-6, W. Guilmette 5-4, T. Benson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 58-41, W. Guilmette 60-43, T. Benson 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-0
Balk: L. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica W (5-2) 8.0 3 1 1 3 5 0 119 2.42   
V. Hensley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 74
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 30, V. Hensley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 13-5, V. Hensley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 119-69, V. Hensley 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Hensley 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Mojica
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Mojica
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16732
Special Notes: CF Tim Rathbone was injured while running the bases. 1B Harvey Katzen was injured being hit by a pitch.
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