MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/01/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1115 - THURSDAY, JULY 1ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (35-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (37-43) 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 13 0
St. Louis Upended by Los Angeles, 5-1
Larry Mitchell pitched a gem to lead Los Angeles to victory over the St. Louis Explorers, 5-1. Los Angeles is now 37-43, St. Louis 35-46.

Kermit McDaniel hit a run-scoring triple off Randy Birch in the bottom of the third, which put the Blockbusters in front, 1-0. McDaniel had 2 singles, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 3 for 5.

"We want to make a habit of winning," Mitchell said after the game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .267 2 17
D. Bieler 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .243 2 20
R. Barnes LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .263 6 30
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .228 5 23
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 6 28
F. Boone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 4 20
A. Voeller 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .254 1 20
B. Roberts RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .241 1 3
R. Birch P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .100 0 1
   a-B. Raab PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 6 11
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 1
   b-T. Row PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 3 7
Totals 35 1 10 1 4 7 22      
a - B. Raab pinch hit for R. Birch in the 7th
b - T. Row pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes (14, 8th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn , D. Bieler 3 , R. Barnes 3 , A. Voeller 2 , B. Roberts , T. Row
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , R. Barnes , F. Boone 2 , R. Birch
GIDP: R. Barnes
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Roberts (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (5)
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(May at 2nd base))
PB: C. Bartels
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .264 2 20
B. May 2B 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .271 1 22
J. Brookins RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .326 16 46
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 .241 6 24
M. Perez CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .219 0 11
C. Arkle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 5 19
S. Oubre C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .207 1 4
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .188 0 1
L. Mitchell P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .116 0 2
   a-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 0 7
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5 0 3 17      
a - R. Gardner pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May 2 (14, 1st Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Oubre (3, 7th Inning off R. Goolsby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. McDaniel (2, 3rd Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 5 , B. May 6 , J. Brookins , H. Katzen , M. Perez , C. Arkle , S. Oubre 2 , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: S. Oubre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Katzen 2 , S. Oubre , P. Villamil
Sac Bunt: H. Katzen
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Villamil-Katzen)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch L (3-4) 6.0 10 3 2 0 2 0 95 2.97   
R. Goolsby 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 44
Batters Faced: R. Birch 29, R. Goolsby 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 7-8, R. Goolsby 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 95-62, R. Goolsby 25-18
Hit Batsmen: R. Birch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (6-6) 8.0 8 1 1 3 7 0 114 1.91   
B. Kaiser 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 66
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 33, B. Kaiser 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 9-6, B. Kaiser 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 114-69, B. Kaiser 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 14712
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