MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
06/02/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 758 - FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (24-31) 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 11 13 2
St. Louis Explorers (27-28) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0
Brookins Hits 2 home runs in Blockbusters Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters beat the St. Louis Explorers, 11-4, at Corps of Discovery Stadium. The win was due in part to right fielder Jim Brookins, who hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5. At 24-31, the Blockbusters find themselves in 6th place in the National Baseball League Western Division.

In the top of the sixth, the Blockbusters grabbed the lead when Brookins hit his 6th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Tommy Phillips made it 6-3, Los Angeles.

"My job is to go out and play as hard as I can for the Blockbusters," said Brookins.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 .292 0 8
O. Gonzalez LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 .267 4 15
J. Brookins RF 4 3 3 5 1 0 0 .282 6 19
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .319 6 22
N. Parsons CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .232 0 25
D. Kennedy 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .270 0 8
L. Craig C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .262 3 19
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .174 2 7
   c-I. Cleary C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 0 4
D. Obert SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .153 0 3
L. Messenger P 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .238 4 16
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-K. Frederick PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232 3 15
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 13 10 7 4 22      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for L. Craig in the 9th
b - K. Frederick pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 9th
c - I. Cleary substituted for R. Montoya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gonzalez (10, 1st Inning off T. Phillips, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Kennedy (2, 7th Inning off R. Goolsby, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Obert (3, 7th Inning off R. Goolsby, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Montoya (1, 9th Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (6, 3rd Inning off T. Phillips, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Brookins 2 (6, 6th Inning off T. Phillips, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bias , O. Gonzalez 3 , J. Brookins 9 , H. Katzen 4 , N. Parsons , D. Kennedy 3 , R. Montoya 2 , D. Obert 2 , K. Frederick
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , D. Kennedy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bias , O. Gonzalez , L. Craig 2
GIDP: R. Bias
Sac Bunt: D. Obert
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Parsons (5) , D. Obert (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Obert-Kennedy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 0 15
F. Martinez 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .301 3 17
A. Voeller 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 0 18
G. Parker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .289 4 30
C. Panetta LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .302 2 29
F. Najera SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .181 0 10
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 0 1 0 1 4 .221 5 11
J. O'Neil C 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .151 2 9
   b-T. Adams PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 16
T. Phillips P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 0 1
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 2 8
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Osterhage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 4
Totals 31 4 6 2 6 3 20      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 7th
b - T. Adams pinch hit for J. O'Neil in the 9th
c - K. Osterhage pinch hit for T. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez (10, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Martinez 2 , G. Parker , C. Panetta 2 , J. O'Neil , T. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett , C. Panetta , D. Bieler
GIDP: G. Parker
Sac Bunt: F. Najera
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Najera (1) , B. Tudor (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Najera-Bieler-Voeller)
PB: J. O'Neil
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (6-4) 7.0 4 4 1 6 3 0 109 2.60   
B. Anderson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.92   
W. Guilmette 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 56
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 29, B. Anderson 5, W. Guilmette 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 9-6, B. Anderson 1-2, W. Guilmette 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 109-59, B. Anderson 13-10, W. Guilmette 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Anderson 1-1
WP: L. Messenger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Phillips L (2-2) 5.2 6 6 6 7 2 2 100 3.94   
R. Goolsby 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 31 5.19   
T. Jones 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 27 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Phillips 28
Batters Faced: T. Phillips 30, R. Goolsby 7, T. Jones 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Phillips 8-7, R. Goolsby 2-1, T. Jones 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Phillips 100-54, R. Goolsby 31-20, T. Jones 27-19
WP: R. Goolsby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brookins
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 19809
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