MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
09/10/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bob Trout
Pitching: RHP Bob Trout
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 440 ft
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Pitching: RHP Larry Shears
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 3D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bob Trout
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Shears 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Gary Parker to second
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by RF
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bob Trout
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Trout 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bob Trout
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Tom Guinn to second
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Tom Guinn to third
Chuck Panetta to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Chuck Panetta to third
Gary Parker to second
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Gary Parker to third
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bob Trout
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Shears 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Trout 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Dave Bieler to third
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Tom Guinn to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bob Trout
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 427 ft
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Trout 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bob Trout
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bill May to third
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ed Jacques to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Rick Morton
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Pitching: RHP John Bailey
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 55.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : LHP Rick Morton
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SINGLE (Popup, 4D, EV 61.3 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by 2B to home
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP John Bailey
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunt - Flyout to 2R! F2
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Gary Parker to second
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : LHP Rick Morton
Now in LF: Tommy Pickett
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Bernie Tate
Now at 1B: Adam Voeller
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Ramon Montoya to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP John Bailey
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pinch Hitting: LHB Kevin Campbell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 88.1 MPH)
Adam Voeller to third
John Darnell to second
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 10TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bernie Tate
Now at 2B: Bernie Tudor
Now at SS: Fernando Najera
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Runner at 1st Duane Kennedy:
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Duane Kennedy to second
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 66.9 MPH)
Lined into DP, 3-6 (Line Drive, 3, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Now at 2B: Onie Gaskins
Now at SS: Bill May
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Gary Parker to second
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Gary Parker to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ramiro Valdez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 11TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Bernie Tate
Pitching: RHP Dick Lott
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: RHB Fernando Najera 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Fernando Najera to second
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Fernando Najera to third
Bernie Tudor to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bottom of the 11th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 5
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