MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
07/29/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jose Mojica
Pitching: RHP Jose Mojica
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 377 ft
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Pitching: RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jose Mojica
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Chuck Panetta to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Chuck Panetta scores
Ed White to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jose Mojica 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Ed White to third
John Seidler to second
Throwing error, E9
Ed White scores
John Seidler to third
Jose Mojica to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jose Mojica
Batting: RHB Jon Hampton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Rafael Fuentes to third
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jose Mojica
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Mojica 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 58.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jose Mojica
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jon Hampton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Andy Covarrubio to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
John Sledd to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 110.6 MPH)
John Sledd scores
Rafael Fuentes scores
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Chuck Panetta to third
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ed White to second
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jose Mojica
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Now at SS: Edward Almy
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Brookins to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jim Brookins to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Jim Brookins scores
Bobby Capps to second
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Now at 3B: Ray Gardner
Now in CF: Ed Laub
Batting: RHB Edward Almy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Edward Almy to second
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Edward Almy to third
Fran Precourt to second
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Edward Almy scores
Fran Precourt to third
John Sledd to second
Throwing error, E8
Fran Precourt scores
John Sledd to third
Rafael Fuentes to second
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 110.0 MPH)
John Sledd scores
Rafael Fuentes to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Chuck Panetta to second
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MS, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 408 ft
Batting: RHB Jimmy Calhoun 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Edward Almy 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jimmy Calhoun to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 10
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 69.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ernie Schendel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 10
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Now in LF: Wayne Baker
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Chicago 10
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Brookins to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jim Brookins scores
Harvey Katzen to third
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Chicago 10
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Batting: RHB Ed White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Seidler to second
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2R, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Edward Almy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Chicago 10
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Pitching: LHP Dick Scorza
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wayne Baker 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Chicago 10
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