MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/17/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 109 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (4-4) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 1
San Diego Captains (8-1) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 X 5 7 2
Captains Pull Out Late Win, 5-4
The Captains grabbed a win, 5-4, at San Diego Sporting Complex, overcoming a fine effort from St. Louis pitcher Jorge Gonzalez. Gonzalez went 7 innings and allowed 4 runs. Ed Prater earned the save for San Diego, his 3rd of the year. San Diego, now 8-1, is playing great baseball to start the year.

Ron Byrd drove in one run for San Diego. The 26-year old right fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Robbie Goolsby. It was his 2nd RBI of the season.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood. "But we decided not to take it."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .276 0 1
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .310 1 4
T. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .300 2 6
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
G. Parker RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .303 0 2
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .150 0 2
C. Panetta LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .280 0 3
T. Guinn SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .200 0 2
D. Bieler 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .185 1 2
J. Gonzalez P 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .200 0 1
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 7 21      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for T. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (4, 3rd Inning off E. Payne, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Osterhage (2, 6th Inning off E. Payne, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 2 , K. Osterhage 3 , G. Parker 2 , T. Guinn 2 , J. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: J. Darnell , K. Osterhage , J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darnell , T. Adams , C. Panetta , J. Gonzalez
GIDP: T. Guinn
Sac Bunt: K. Osterhage
Hit by Pitch: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roe RF, 1B, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 6
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .417 0 5
R. Barnes LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .487 2 6
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .353 0 5
G. Jordan 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 1 7
   a-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 0 2
   b-R. Byrd 1B, RF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 0 2
P. Parkyn 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 0 1
G. Kaminski C 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .167 0 0
B. Anderson CF, RF, LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 1 5
E. Payne P 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Locricchio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 2
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Row 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
Totals 30 5 7 5 2 3 9      
a - W. Henry pinch hit for G. Jordan in the 6th
b - R. Byrd substituted for W. Henry in the 7th
c - J. Locricchio pinch hit for B. Meade in the 7th
d - T. Row substituted for H. McDonnell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Anderson (3, 5th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Quinlan (1, 5th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Wilkins (3, 8th Inning off R. Goolsby, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Quinlan 3 , E. Wilkins 3 , B. Anderson 2 , E. Payne 2
2-out RBI: J. Quinlan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , G. Kaminski
Sac Fly: R. Byrd
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilkins (4)
CS: E. Wilkins (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Quinlan (1) , G. Jordan (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Quinlan-Wilkins-Byrd)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez 7.0 6 4 4 2 3 0 101 6.39   
R. Goolsby L (1-2), BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 9.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 50
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 29, R. Goolsby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 9-8, R. Goolsby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 101-63, R. Goolsby 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Goolsby 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Payne 6.1 8 4 4 2 7 0 107 4.85   
B. Meade 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00   
H. McDonnell W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
E. Prater SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Payne 46
Batters Faced: E. Payne 32, B. Meade 2, H. McDonnell 3, E. Prater 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Payne 6-7, B. Meade 1-0, H. McDonnell 2-1, E. Prater 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Payne 107-66, B. Meade 11-4, H. McDonnell 11-6, E. Prater 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Meade 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Payne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Gonzalez
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 20549
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