MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
04/14/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Pitching: RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Pitching: RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Kermit McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Fernando Lopez 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Ray Gardner to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ray Gardner to third
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Ray Gardner scores
Bill May to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Dave Lindsey to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Ed Laub to third
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
Rafael Fuentes is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Ron Byrd to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Fernando Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Fernando Lopez to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 98.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Dave Lindsey to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Larry Cox to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at home, 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Larry Cox to third
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Larry Cox scores
John Sledd to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Ed White to third
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Fernando Lopez 0-0: SINGLE (Popup, 6D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Fernando Lopez to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Fernando Lopez to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Harvey Katzen to third
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Chuck Panetta to second
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Chuck Panetta to third
Ron Byrd to second
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3L, EV 68.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Terry Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Ron Byrd to third
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ed White to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Ron Byrd scores
Ed White to third
Larry Cox to second
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Larry Cox
Pitching: LHP Randy Weisenberg
Now at 3B: Edward Almy
Now at SS: Marcus White
Now in LF: Walt McCord
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 4
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