MLB
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/21/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Randy Medved
Pitching: RHP Randy Medved
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Tom Guinn to second
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Tom Guinn to third
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Pitching: RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Randy Medved
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harlan Estes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Randy Medved
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
John Darnell to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
John Darnell to third
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Medved 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Onie Gaskins to second
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Randy Medved
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 60.6 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Randy Medved
Batting: RHB Harlan Estes 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Harlan Estes to third
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Ball
John Darnell steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Harlan Estes scores
John Darnell to third
Tom Guinn to second
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
John Darnell scores
Tom Guinn to third
Gary Parker to second
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 103.1 MPH)
Tom Guinn scores
Gary Parker scores
Charlie Bartels to third
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Charlie Bartels scores
Ken Osterhage to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Fernando Martinez to second
Pitching: RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harlan Estes 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 15! F1
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Fernando Martinez to third
Dave Bieler to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; St. Louis 7 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jon Hampton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
Kermit McDaniel steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Kermit McDaniel to third
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 7 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 7 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 106.9 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bill May to third
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
John Zimmerman to second
Pitching: RHP Glenn Kittle
Now in LF: Tommy Pickett
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bill May scores
John Zimmerman scores
Bobby Richter to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Jon Hampton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Onie Gaskins to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-3-2
Jon Hampton to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDFS
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 112.5 MPH)
Jon Hampton scores
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Ramon Montoya scores
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Norm Parsons to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 7 - Los Angeles 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Now in LF: Ramon Montoya
Now in RF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Dave Bieler to second
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 78.1 MPH)
Dave Bieler to third
Tommy Pickett to second
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Dave Bieler scores
Tommy Pickett scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Kevin Campbell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Los Angeles 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Glenn Kittle
Pitching: LHP Rick Morton
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 49.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Los Angeles 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Cardell Franklin
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Ken Osterhage to second
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Ken Osterhage to third
Fernando Martinez to second
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Los Angeles 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : LHP Rick Morton
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Los Angeles 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Cardell Franklin
Pitching: RHP Dooley Brewer
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Guinn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Los Angeles 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : LHP Rick Morton
Pitching: RHP Dick Lott
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Popup, 4D, EV 68.1 MPH)
Ramon Montoya to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Los Angeles 6
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