MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/15/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1212 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (51-39) 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (46-41) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6 10 0
Blockbusters Dealt 8-6 Home Loss
The 8-6 St. Louis win over Los Angeles was due largely to Bill Fulton. The Explorers third baseman was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Don Dalton earned his 13th save in 17 chances. The first-place Explorers have a one-game lead in their division.

Dave Bieler, the 21-year old second baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Bieler contributed a 2-run triple in the top of the fourth inning to put St. Louis up, 3-1.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said Bieler. "Those qualities define our team."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .265 2 26
D. Bueno LF 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .258 7 39
   b-T. LaDuke RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 1 1
J. Horrigan 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 3 27
B. Fulton 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 1 .234 16 45
G. Kiss RF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299 9 49
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .205 1 18
F. Najera SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .246 2 21
J. O'Neil C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .183 5 19
J. Chapa P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308 0 2
   a-C. Panetta PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 0 12
   D. Dalton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 8 3 7 7      
a - C. Panetta pinch hit for J. Chapa in the 8th
b - T. LaDuke substituted for D. Bueno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bueno 2 (11, 1st Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off W. Guilmette, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Bieler (1, 4th Inning off W. Guilmette, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Fulton (16, 7th Inning off G. Winn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bueno 4 , B. Fulton 6 , G. Kiss , D. Bieler 3 , F. Najera , J. Chapa
2-out RBI: B. Fulton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fulton
Sac Bunt: J. Chapa
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Horrigan (7) , B. Fulton (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Horrigan-Najera-Horrigan, O'Neil-Bieler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Steuart 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .267 5 24
M. Herron SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .263 8 42
E. Ronnebaum RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 13 35
   b-J. Alicea PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 10 32
T. McNeese 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .279 2 5
C. Walton CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .294 2 32
J. Horvath LF 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 .175 6 18
A. Florez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .192 1 9
R. Gabbart 2B 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 .258 1 13
W. Guilmette P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   G. Winn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 1
   a-R. Fischer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 10
   D. Berry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
Totals 37 6 10 6 2 7 20      
a - R. Fischer pinch hit for G. Winn in the 8th
b - J. Alicea pinch hit for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gabbart (3, 6th Inning off J. Chapa, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Horvath (6, 8th Inning off D. Dalton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Steuart , M. Herron , T. McNeese 3 , C. Walton , J. Horvath 4 , A. Florez , R. Gabbart 3
2-out RBI: T. McNeese
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Steuart 2 , E. Ronnebaum
GIDP: M. Herron
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Herron (10)
CS: M. Herron (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chapa W (5-2) 7.0 9 5 4 2 5 0 119 3.35   
D. Dalton SV (13) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chapa 44
Batters Faced: J. Chapa 32, D. Dalton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chapa 11-3, D. Dalton 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chapa 119-76, D. Dalton 26-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Guilmette L (5-8) 3.1 7 7 7 3 3 0 72 4.70   
G. Winn 4.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 55 2.50   
D. Berry 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Guilmette 16
Batters Faced: W. Guilmette 20, G. Winn 16, D. Berry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Guilmette 6-1, G. Winn 5-6, D. Berry 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Guilmette 72-42, G. Winn 55-35, D. Berry 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Winn 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Fulton
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 26320
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