MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
07/30/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1491 - FRIDAY, JULY 30TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (47-60) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 9 2
St. Louis Explorers (53-54) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 6 1
Explorers Slap 4-3 Loss on Los Angeles
St. Louis beat Los Angeles on the strength of starting pitcher Jorge Gonzalez's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Bernie Tate sewed up the save, his 11th. St. Louis is now 53-54, while Los Angeles is 47-60.

With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Randy Barnes had a game-changing hit. The Explorers left fielder slammed a run-scoring single off Cardell Franklin, making the score 4-1, St. Louis.

"I'm just out there trying to have as much fun as I can while I'm playing," Barnes told the St. Louis Gazette.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 4 28
B. Capps RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .270 4 13
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .261 8 37
M. Perez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 1 19
   b-E. Laub PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .181 2 14
C. Arkle 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 6 29
   c-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 1 9
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254 4 34
P. Popeck 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 5 43
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .284 0 12
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 4
   a-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 22 60
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 4
   d-W. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 0 13
Totals 35 3 9 2 0 3 16      
a - J. Brookins pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 8th
b - E. Laub pinch hit for M. Perez in the 9th
c - R. Gardner pinch hit for C. Arkle in the 9th
d - W. Baker pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Laub (3, 9th Inning off B. Tate, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Capps (4, 6th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , B. Capps 4 , H. Katzen 2 , E. Laub 2 , A. Covarrubio , P. Popeck 2 , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: B. Capps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Capps , W. Baker
GIDP: M. Perez
Hit by Pitch: B. Capps
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (22)
CS: H. Katzen (7)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (4) , C. Franklin (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Popeck-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .265 2 29
G. Parker RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239 4 42
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .299 7 44
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .215 7 37
F. Boone 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243 4 27
A. Voeller 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 2 36
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 3 27
S. Stevens C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .145 0 2
J. Gonzalez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .108 0 2
   a-T. Row PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 4 11
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 4 0 6 5      
a - T. Row pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: R. Barnes (8, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Guinn , G. Parker , R. Barnes 4 , F. Boone , S. Stevens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn
GIDP: K. Osterhage
Sac Bunt: T. Guinn , G. Parker , J. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: K. Osterhage
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Voeller (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Bieler-Boone)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (8-8) 7.0 4 2 2 0 6 0 89 2.04   
C. Franklin 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 24 6.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 67
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 25, C. Franklin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 7-8, C. Franklin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 89-59, C. Franklin 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez W (10-7) 8.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 91 3.23   
B. Tate SV (11) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 26 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 71
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 29, B. Tate 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 9-10, B. Tate 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 91-63, B. Tate 26-17
WP: B. Tate
Hit Batsmen: J. Gonzalez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Gonzalez
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 21679
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