MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/05/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Myron Baird
Pitching: RHP Myron Baird
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Pitching: RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Myron Baird
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 346 ft
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Myron Baird
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ralph Weintraub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Fernando Jimenez 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Magnuson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Myron Baird 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Myron Baird
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Ruben Galvan to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Myron Baird
DELAY Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 5th inning.
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ralph Weintraub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fernando Jimenez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Magnuson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Myron Baird 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Myron Baird
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at home, 5-2 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Batting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Myron Baird
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Paul Popeck to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd Ed Laub:
Batting: LHB Ralph Weintraub 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Ed Laub to third
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Ed Laub scores
Pedro Villamil to third
Ralph Weintraub to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pedro Villamil scores
Ralph Weintraub to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 335 ft
Pitching: RHP Steve Cheatham
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Now at SS: Tom Hester
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Rick Gruber to second
0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Rick Gruber to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Mark Bassett to second
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Mark Bassett to third
Batting: RHB Fernando Jimenez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mark Bassett scores
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Magnuson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Crowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Bobby Magnuson to second
Batting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bobby Magnuson to third
Tom Crowell to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Tom Crowell to third
Mike Sunseri to second
Batting: RHB Ruben Galvan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tom Crowell scores
Mike Sunseri to third
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Cleveland 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Steve Cheatham
Pitching: RHP Chuck Galloway
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Cleveland 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ralph Weintraub
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: SHB Phil Chirico 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mark Bassett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Don Pelletier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
Rick Gruber to second
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Cleveland 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Cleveland Bobcats : RHP Chuck Galloway
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 62.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Cleveland 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Bobcats batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Now at C: Ed Jacques
Now in LF: Jim Brookins
Now in RF: Rich Pakula
Pinch Hitting: SHB Benito Olivas 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Art Spruill 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Billy Muhammad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Sunseri 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 7 - Cleveland 5
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