MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/23/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Pitching: RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
Kermit McDaniel steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Kermit McDaniel to third
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel scores
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Brooklyn 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Brooklyn 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bobby Richter to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-3-4
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Brooklyn 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Greg Landrum to second
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Greg Landrum to third
Oscar Gonzalez to second
Batting: RHB George Fenton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Damon Rutherford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 1 - Brooklyn 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Ed Laub to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ken Frederick to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 6D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Now in CF: Norm Parsons
Now in RF: Jim Brookins
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Dave Fogarty to third
Batting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Mitchell 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fenton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jimmy Mara to second
Batting: RHB Damon Rutherford 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Jimmy Mara to third
George Fenton to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
Jackie Cooper steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 110.6 MPH)
Jackie Cooper scores
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fenton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 86.3 MPH)
Jimmy Mara to second
Batting: RHB Damon Rutherford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lenny Winter 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Jimmy Mara to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Lenny Winter to second
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Brooklyn 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Ed Jacques to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Duane Kennedy to second
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Duane Kennedy to third
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Brooklyn 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Jon Hampton
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF, Error on foul ball, E9
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 50.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Landrum 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jimmy Mara 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Brooklyn 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Brooklyn 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Brooklyn Bluebirds batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Pinch Hitting: LHB Don Calise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Damon Rutherford 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Bennett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Damon Rutherford to second
Batting: LHB Dave Fogarty 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Damon Rutherford to third
Mike Bennett to second
Batting: RHB Jackie Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 102.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Brooklyn 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Brooklyn Bluebirds : RHP Damon Rutherford
Now at 2B: Billy Jo Anderson
Now at SS: Dave Fogarty
Now in CF: Don Calise
Batting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Gary Austin to second
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Brooklyn 4
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