MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
10/06/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 2701 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
St. Louis Explorers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Home Loss Shrinks Bluebirds Series Lead to 3-2
Already down in the Divisional Series, the St. Louis Explorers put on their best show, beating the Brooklyn Bluebirds by a final score of 1-0 today. Bruce Cardenas was special. He threw 8.1 innings of shutout ball. St. Louis now trails Brooklyn 3-2 in the best-of-7 affair.

Cardenas allowed no runs on 6 hits over 8.1 innings for the Explorers. He walked 4 and struck out 4.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Cardenas said after the game.

Game 6 is scheduled for Tuesday at Corps of Discovery Stadium in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
F. Martinez SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
   P. Schuler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Horrigan 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 1
B. Fulton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 1 2
C. Panetta LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .217 0 1
G. Kiss RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
   a-D. Bueno PH, RF, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   f-T. LaDuke PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. McLaughlin PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   g-S. Rolf PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. O'Neil C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   b-D. Fox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Wright C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
B. Cardenas P 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. Sosa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   B. Persails P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-F. Najera PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 43 1 5 1 2 8 11      
a - D. Bueno pinch hit for G. Kiss in the 8th
b - D. Fox pinch hit for J. O'Neil in the 9th
c - C. Wright substituted for D. Fox in the 9th
d - D. McLaughlin pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 11th
e - C. Sosa pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 12th
f - T. LaDuke pinch hit for D. Bueno in the 13th
g - S. Rolf pinch hit for D. McLaughlin in the 13th
h - F. Najera pinch hit for B. Persails in the 13th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Fulton , C. Wright , B. Cardenas 2 , C. Sosa
2-out RBI: C. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Horrigan , F. Najera
GIDP: T. Pickett
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Horrigan (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kiss(Fogarty at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF, 2B 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 .364 0 0
B. Rawlins SS 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 1
H. Rhodes RF 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 .174 0 0
D. Tislow 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 1 2
   a-D. Calise PH, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
T. Austin 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .087 0 1
K. McDaniel LF 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 .636 0 0
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .143 0 0
E. Blain C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   c-T. Brackbill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 2
   d-R. Vallejo C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Rutherford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .062 1 4
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. LeDuc PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   D. Teckenbrock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. LaFrance PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 0 10 0 4 9 21      
a - D. Calise pinch hit for D. Tislow in the 6th
b - J. Seidler pinch hit for D. Rutherford in the 7th
c - T. Brackbill pinch hit for E. Blain in the 9th
d - R. Vallejo substituted for T. Brackbill in the 10th
e - M. LeDuc pinch hit for B. Hill in the 10th
f - J. LaFrance pinch hit for D. Teckenbrock in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fogarty (2, 1st Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty 3 , B. Rawlins , H. Rhodes 2 , D. Tislow , T. Austin , K. McDaniel 2 , J. LaFrance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rhodes , D. Calise , T. Austin , M. Bassett 2 , J. Seidler
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Rhodes (1) , K. McDaniel (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hill
Double Plays: 1 (Fogarty-Rawlins-Austin)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas 8.1 6 0 0 4 4 0 117 0.55   
R. Goolsby 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 41 0.00   
B. Persails W (1-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 18.00   
P. Schuler SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 71
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 33, R. Goolsby 10, B. Persails 5, P. Schuler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 9-10, R. Goolsby 3-2, B. Persails 0-3, P. Schuler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 117-71, R. Goolsby 41-27, B. Persails 14-9, P. Schuler 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Goolsby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford 7.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 80 0.00   
B. Hill 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 2.25   
D. Teckenbrock 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 41 0.00   
B. Keiser L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 19 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 79
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 22, B. Hill 9, D. Teckenbrock 8, B. Keiser 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 11-6, B. Hill 4-3, D. Teckenbrock 4-0, B. Keiser 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 80-53, B. Hill 31-19, D. Teckenbrock 41-26, B. Keiser 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Cardenas
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 37591
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