MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/24/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1356 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (55-44) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
Chicago Traders (52-48) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Explorers Squeeze By Chicago, 4-3
A good performance from first baseman Tom Adams helped the St. Louis Explorers defeat the Chicago Traders, 4-3. Adams went 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Explorers. Bernie Tate got the save, his 14th in 16 chances. The 4th-place Traders have dropped 4 straight games.

Adams had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 1-0 slider from Randy Birch, he banged a solo home run to center, giving the Explorers a 4-3 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Adams.

Adams attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .311 0 23
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Osterhage CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .259 9 47
T. Adams 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .327 11 44
G. Parker RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .299 11 52
C. Bartels C 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .196 7 34
C. Panetta LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .225 4 27
   b-T. Pickett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 15
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .292 1 21
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .267 3 39
M. Clark P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .135 0 3
   D. Lott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 15
   c-A. Voeller 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 0 17      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for D. Lott in the 9th
b - T. Pickett substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th
c - A. Voeller substituted for B. Tudor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Osterhage (18, 1st Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Adams (3, 4th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Adams (11, 8th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Osterhage 3 , T. Adams 8 , G. Parker 3 , C. Bartels 2
2-out RBI: K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , D. Bieler
GIDP: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Darnell (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .319 5 29
J. Sledd 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .321 10 55
R. Fuentes 2B 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .332 3 47
L. Cox RF 3 0 2 2 0 0 4 .197 9 32
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 3 38
W. McCord LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 8 42
M. White 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 29
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 0 21
   a-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 7
R. Birch P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .156 1 3
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 2 5 11      
a - R. Barber pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Cox (4, 3rd Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes 2 , L. Cox 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. White 2 , W. McCord
Sac Bunt: J. Sledd , L. Cox
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Precourt (7) , L. Cox (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. White (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Sledd)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark W (7-6) 7.2 8 3 3 2 3 0 99 2.57   
D. Lott H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.48   
B. Tate SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 52
Batters Faced: M. Clark 31, D. Lott 1, B. Tate 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 6-12, D. Lott 0-0, B. Tate 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 99-70, D. Lott 5-3, B. Tate 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lott 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch L (6-8) 7.2 10 4 3 2 0 1 93 3.93   
J. Calhoun 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 43
Batters Faced: R. Birch 34, J. Calhoun 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 12-9, J. Calhoun 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 93-56, J. Calhoun 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 3-0
Balk: R. Birch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Adams
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 14768
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