MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/02/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Pitching: RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 15, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Tom Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Tommy Pickett to second
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Tommy Pickett to third
Tom Adams to second
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Tommy Pickett scores
Tom Adams to third
Gary Parker to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Gary Parker scores
Fernando Martinez to second
Batting: RHB Scott Stevens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Harlan Estes 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
John Darnell to second
Batting: LHB Tom Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fernando Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Kermit McDaniel steals 2nd base
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 84.4 MPH)
Now at 3B: Adam Voeller
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Stevens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harlan Estes 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Dave Bieler to third
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Tom Adams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Ken Osterhage to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Dave Bieler to second
Batting: RHB Scott Stevens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Ken Osterhage scores
Dave Bieler to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jim Brookins to third
Ken Frederick to second
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Harlan Estes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Cardell Franklin
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 94.4 MPH)
John Darnell to third
Batting: LHB Tom Adams 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Darnell scores
Tommy Pickett to third
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Gary Parker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cardell Franklin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Cardell Franklin to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Cardell Franklin
Batting: RHB Adam Voeller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ken Osterhage 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Adam Voeller to third
Batting: RHB Dave Bieler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Scott Stevens 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - St. Louis 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Harlan Estes
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Joe Gibson
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Duane Kennedy scores
Ken Frederick to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Ken Frederick scores
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum scores
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 98.8 MPH)
Norm Parsons to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Explorers batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Cardell Franklin
Pitching: RHP Dooley Brewer
Now at 1B: Duane Kennedy
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Now in LF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bernie Tudor 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tommy Pickett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Tom Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Tommy Pickett is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for St. Louis Explorers : RHP Joe Gibson
Pitching: RHP Bernie Tate
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - St. Louis 7
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