MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
07/16/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1270 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (41-51) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 5 6 0
Kansas City Bulls (49-41) 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 8 7 2
Kansas City Hot Streak Continues with 8-5 Win
Another day, another victory for the red-hot Kansas City Bulls.

St. Louis first baseman Bob Raab was sensational. He was 2-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Kansas City beat the Explorers, 8-5. Tim McDonald, who finished 5th in the NBL in strikeouts with 169 in 1970, was the winner. He's now 7-8. The loser was Marty Clark. Bob Crosby got the save, his 18th in 22 chances.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Tim McDonald hit a 2-run single off St. Louis pitcher Marty Clark. It put the Bulls ahead 3-0.

"This team is real focused right now," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.

The Bulls, at 49-41, have now won 8 straight.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Voeller 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .306 2 26
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 7 28
B. Raab 1B 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .255 7 47
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .275 7 40
C. Panetta LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314 10 48
C. Bartels C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 11 37
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 3 29
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 24
M. Clark P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 2
   J. Hopkins P 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Darnell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 11
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 9
Totals 33 5 6 5 2 1 7      
a - J. Darnell pinch hit for J. Hopkins in the 7th
b - B. Tudor pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Voeller (2, 5th Inning off T. McDonald, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Raab (7, 8th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Voeller 5 , B. Raab 5 , G. Parker , C. Panetta
2-out RBI: G. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bartels
Sac Bunt: J. Hopkins
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Raab (4)
CS: B. Raab (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .310 13 36
D. Conley 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .242 2 20
   b-L. Moses 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 1 15
C. Taylor 1B, LF 4 1 1 5 0 1 0 .282 15 57
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 11 58
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .263 2 32
D. Boggs 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .247 1 10
H. Lahr LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .293 3 9
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Rodriguez C 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .254 1 20
T. McDonald P 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .205 0 3
   a-A. Amador 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 0 6
Totals 31 8 7 8 3 7 5      
a - A. Amador substituted for T. McDonald in the 9th
b - L. Moses substituted for D. Conley in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Taylor (15, 2nd Inning off M. Clark, 3 on, 2 outs) , E. Rodriguez (1, 6th Inning off J. Hopkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Conley , C. Taylor 4 , D. Boggs , H. Lahr , E. Rodriguez 5 , T. McDonald
2-out RBI: C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Conley
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McLemore 2 (24)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Conley (11) , T. McDonald (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark L (5-3) 3.2 6 7 7 2 3 1 68 3.36   
J. Hopkins 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 34 2.02   
R. Goolsby 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 20
Batters Faced: M. Clark 19, J. Hopkins 9, R. Goolsby 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 4-4, J. Hopkins 3-2, R. Goolsby 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 68-42, J. Hopkins 34-23, R. Goolsby 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hopkins 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald W (7-8) 8.0 6 5 1 2 1 2 102 4.26   
B. Crosby SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 57
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 33, B. Crosby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 10-13, B. Crosby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 102-64, B. Crosby 6-4
WP: T. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Raab
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 16197
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