MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
04/06/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 15 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (2-0) 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 6 12 0
Chicago Traders (0-2) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 2
Traders Fall to Explorers, 6-4
The St. Louis Explorers picked up a win at Union Field, dropping the Chicago Traders, 6-4. Randy Birch, who finished 2nd in the NBL in ERA with 2.49 in 1975, was the difference-maker. St. Louis goes to 2-0.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Johnny Witte? The St. Louis catcher had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Explorers on top, 4-3. For the game, Witte had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Witte.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .444 0 1
K. Campbell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
F. Boone 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .111 0 1
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .125 0 1
J. Witte C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .286 0 2
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429 1 1
K. Osterhage CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333 0 1
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .167 0 0
R. Birch P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Row PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6 1 4 19      
a - T. Row pinch hit for R. Morton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (1, 4th Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Witte (1, 5th Inning off B. Peters, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 3 , F. Boone , G. Parker 2 , J. Witte 3 , A. Voeller , K. Osterhage 2 , D. Bieler , R. Birch
2-out RBI: F. Boone , J. Witte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Campbell , A. Voeller , K. Osterhage , D. Bieler , R. Birch
GIDP: D. Bieler
Sac Bunt: K. Campbell , R. Birch
Sac Fly: G. Parker , K. Osterhage
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Voeller-Bieler-Boone)
OF assists: 1 (Parker(White at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
   c-T. Rathbone PR, LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Sledd 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 0 1
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
K. Frederick 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
E. White C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
R. Byrd RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
W. McCord LF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   d-L. Cox PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Lindsey SS 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   a-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Karoly SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Mays PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Peters P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   S. Mason P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 6 15      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 7th
b - T. Karoly substituted for J. Seidler in the 8th
c - T. Rathbone pinch ran for F. Precourt in the 8th
d - L. Cox pinch hit for W. McCord in the 9th
e - K. Mays pinch hit for T. Karoly in the 9th
f - T. Moore pinch hit for S. Mason in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick (1, 1st Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Lindsey (1, 4th Inning off R. Birch, 3 on, 2 outs) , L. Cox (1, 9th Inning off B. Tate, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Precourt (1, 8th Inning off R. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 3 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes 2 , K. Frederick 3 , E. White , R. Byrd , L. Cox 2 , D. Lindsey 2
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , D. Lindsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , T. Moore
GIDP: E. White
Sac Fly: J. Sledd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Fuentes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes (1) , D. Lindsey (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Karoly-Frederick)
OF assists: 1 (Precourt(Bieler at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Birch W (1-0) 7.0 6 3 3 2 5 0 27 105 3.86   
R. Morton H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 9.00   
B. Tate SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 56
Batters Faced: R. Birch 27, R. Morton 4, B. Tate 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 7-7, R. Morton 1-1, B. Tate 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 105-61, R. Morton 11-10, B. Tate 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Peters L (0-1) 8.2 12 6 3 1 3 0 39 112 3.12   
S. Mason 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 44
Batters Faced: B. Peters 39, S. Mason 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 11-10, S. Mason 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 112-76, S. Mason 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Mason 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Birch
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 18892
Special Notes: CF Fran Precourt was injured while running the bases.
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