MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
03/15/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Jim Branam
Pitching: RHP Jim Branam
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
Kermit McDaniel steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to third
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: SHB Keith Stoeser 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Campbell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Witte 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Keith Stoeser to third
Batting: RHB Jim Shuman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Campbell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Jim Branam
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 83.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Ed Jacques to second
Batting: LHB Basil Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Kerry Usery 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB John Balser 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Kerry Usery to second
Batting: RHB Louis West 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Branam 0-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Kerry Usery to third
John Balser to second
Batting: SHB Keith Stoeser 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 65.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, 3-6 (Line Drive, 3, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Jim Branam
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Jim Brookins to third
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 109.4 MPH)
Jim Brookins scores
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: LHB Jim Campbell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Witte 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Shuman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Greg Campbell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Jim Branam
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Kerry Usery 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Balser 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Louis West 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Kerry Usery to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rob Isenbarger 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Kerry Usery to third
Batting: SHB Keith Stoeser 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Rob Isenbarger to second
Batting: LHB Jim Campbell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Jim Branam
Pitching: LHP Dennis Visco
Now at 1B: Alex Robinson
Now at 2B: Chip Berry
Now in LF: Bob Boyle
Now in RF: Lew Ward
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: RHP Cardell Franklin
Now at 1B: George Strum
Now at 2B: Bill May
Now at SS: Tom Hester
Now in LF: Cliff Fowler
Now in CF: Norm Parsons
Now in RF: Jim Brookins
Batting: RHB Johnny Witte 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Shuman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Dennis Visco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : LHP Dennis Visco
Pitching: RHP Del Pence
Now at C: Gary Tavares
Now at 2B: Garry Schon
Now at SS: Chip Berry
Pinch Hitting: RHB Scott Pickard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Cardell Franklin
Pitching: RHP Andy Cole
Now at C: Gary Gorsegner
Now at 3B: Scott Pickard
Now in RF: Bill Jimenez
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Keough 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 113.1 MPH), Distance : 432 ft
Batting: RHB Bob Boyle 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Garry Schon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Del Pence
Pitching: RHP Gene Steinhauer
Now in CF: Rich Hoffman
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 111.9 MPH)
Tom Hester to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ernie Schendel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Tom Hester scores
Bill Jimenez to third
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bill Jimenez scores
Ernie Schendel to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
George Strum to second
Batting: RHB Scott Pickard 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
George Strum to third
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Scott Pickard to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Gary Gorsegner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Andy Cole
Pitching: LHP Reggie Eubanks
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Tavares 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Gary Tavares to second
Batting: RHB Rich Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 77.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Carlos Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Gary Tavares to third
Keith MacPherson to second
Batting: RHB Alex Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Pitching: LHP Billy Duprey
Batting: RHB Lew Ward 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Pittsburgh 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Gene Steinhauer
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Now at 3B: Keith MacPherson
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Pittsburgh 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Industrials batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Billy Duprey
Pitching: RHP Mark Kissel
Batting: RHB Bob Boyle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Garry Schon 0-0: TRIPLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bob Boyle scores
Batting: RHB Chip Berry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Garry Schon scores
Batting: RHB Gary Tavares 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Keith MacPherson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Pittsburgh 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Industrials : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: LHP Jim Klane
Pinch Hitting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Pickard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Pittsburgh 8
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