MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CHICAGO TRADERS
03/20/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Pitching: RHP Vern Hensley
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
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 : LHP Billy Duprey
Pitching: LHP Billy Duprey
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ground out 1-6-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 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 Vern Hensley
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Billy Duprey
Batting: RHB Edward Almy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Terry Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Billy Duprey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 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 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Billy Duprey
Batting: RHB Jimmy Griffith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ted Karoly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Hensley 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Ted Karoly to second
Batting: LHB Fran Precourt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Paul Popeck to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Paul Popeck to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Billy Duprey
Batting: SHB Larry Cox 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Ron Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Larry Cox scores
Batting: RHB Edward Almy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Terry Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Ron Byrd scores
Batting: RHB Dave Lindsey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Terry Moore to second
Batting: RHB Jimmy Griffith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Terry Moore to third
Batting: RHB Ted Karoly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jimmy Griffith to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Panetta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Hensley
Pitching: RHP Vern Marcell
Now at 1B: Marcus White
Now in LF: Ken Mays
Now in CF: Walt McCord
Now in RF: Ron Byrd
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Billy Duprey
Pitching: RHP Andy Cole
Now in LF: Wayne Baker
Now in CF: Hal York
Now in RF: Bobby Capps
Batting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2RF, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Murphy 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Marcell
Now in RF: Jeff Dolan
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Tom Hester to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Tom Hester to third
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Andy Cole
Pitching: RHP Fernando Lopez
Now at C: Steve Oubre
Now at 1B: Melvin Perez
Now at 2B: Tom Hester
Now at 3B: Ray Gardner
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rafael Fuentes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Terry Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marcus White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Vern Marcell
Pitching: LHP Rafael Gonzalez
Now at 1B: John Sledd
Now at 2B: Rafael Fuentes
Now at SS: Marcus White
Batting: RHB Wayne Baker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal York 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Wayne Baker to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd Kermit McDaniel:
Batting: RHB Steve Oubre 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Fernando Lopez
Pitching: RHP Bill Kaiser
Now at 1B: Kermit McDaniel
Now in LF: Melvin Perez
Pinch Hitting: RHB Allen Sandifer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Sledd 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Randy Fries 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : LHP Rafael Gonzalez
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Now at 1B: Allen Sandifer
Now at 3B: John Sledd
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Traders batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Bill Kaiser
Pitching: RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: RHB Ken Mays 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Dolan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Chicago Traders : RHP Jimmy Calhoun
Pitching: LHP Wally Mowrey
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Andy Covarrubio to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Chicago 2
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