MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/05/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1608 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (63-52) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (51-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Underwood Deals Los Angeles 4-0 Setback
Bernie Underwood, who finished 5th in the NBL in ERA with 2.68 in 1964, was terrific for the St. Louis Explorers in his team's 4-0 triumph over the Los Angeles Blockbusters. His performance earned Underwood rave reviews. The triumph puts St. Louis at 63-52 for the season.

It was a remarkable effort from Underwood, who is one of the team leaders. Underwood recorded 2 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 4 hits. Underwood, who finished 5th in the NBL in ERA with 2.68 in 1964, moves to 11-9 on the year with 75 strikeouts.

"Bernie giving us the start that he did was huge," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .214 0 3
G. Parker RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 8 40
C. Panetta LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .304 7 38
T. Adams 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .327 20 65
C. Bartels C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .244 10 45
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 3 25
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .223 3 26
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 8 48
B. Underwood P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .327 1 6
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 4 11 3 0 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta (14, 9th Inning off J. Hamby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Darnell (2, 1st Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bartels (10, 1st Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 3 , G. Parker , C. Panetta 3 , T. Adams , C. Bartels 5 , D. Bieler 2 , B. Underwood 2
2-out RBI: C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Darnell 2 , G. Parker , C. Panetta , T. Adams , A. Voeller
Sac Bunt: B. Underwood
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Darnell-Bieler-Adams)
OF assists: 1 (Parker(Messenger at 3rd base))
PB: C. Bartels
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 17 51
R. Adair C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 6 35
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .298 8 44
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 13 41
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .291 2 39
O. Gonzalez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 12 43
D. Obert SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 2 18
P. Villamil 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 5 21
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .370 8 21
   c-S. Pickard 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Duprey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 3
   b-N. Parsons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 39
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 1 3 15      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
b - N. Parsons pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 8th
c - S. Pickard substituted for L. Messenger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick (21, 4th Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Messenger (6, 8th Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Brookins (26, 9th Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 2 , K. Frederick 2 , H. Katzen , L. Messenger 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ronnebaum , H. Katzen , O. Gonzalez
GIDP: R. Adair
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Frederick (12) , E. Ronnebaum (5)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood W (11-9) 8.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 100 2.83   
T. Jones 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 75
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 28, T. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 9-10, T. Jones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 100-58, T. Jones 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Underwood
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey L (8-13) 8.0 10 4 3 0 4 1 111 4.07   
J. Hamby 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 52
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 36, J. Hamby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 10-10, J. Hamby 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 111-78, J. Hamby 17-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernie Underwood
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 18967
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