MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/11/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1663 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (47-71) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 11 1
St. Louis Explorers (68-52) 0 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 12 13 2
Explorers Hand Los Angeles 12-6 Loss
The St. Louis Explorers defeated the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 12-6, at Corps of Discovery Stadium. Leading the charge for St. Louis was first baseman Freddie Boone. He went 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. He scored 2 runs. The winner was Dave Gilson, who threw 124 pitches over 6.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 6 runs on 8 hits. St. Louis has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.

In the bottom of the second, St. Louis catcher Charlie Bartels had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Bartels stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 6-1, St. Louis. For the game, he was 1-5. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," said Los Angeles manager John Trausch.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Norton CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .272 4 34
B. May 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .256 2 44
J. Brookins RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .378 38 99
H. Katzen 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .294 10 60
L. Allen LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .286 8 19
C. Arkle 3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .291 7 27
S. Oubre C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .241 2 15
T. Hester SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 8 42
F. Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 6
   J. Hampton P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
   a-C. Panetta PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 4 41
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0
   b-J. Locricchio PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 2 12
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5 6 6 20      
a - C. Panetta pinch hit for J. Hampton in the 6th
b - J. Locricchio pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (22, 3rd Inning off D. Gilson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Katzen (2, 6th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Norton , B. May , J. Brookins , H. Katzen 5 , L. Allen , C. Arkle 2 , S. Oubre , J. Hampton , J. Locricchio
2-out RBI: H. Katzen , C. Arkle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , C. Arkle , T. Hester , C. Panetta
GIDP: J. Brookins , S. Oubre
Sac Fly: B. May
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Norton 2 (36)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Oubre (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .331 5 28
D. Bieler 2B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .249 8 41
   a-D. Ayers 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Voeller 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .313 10 56
C. Bartels C 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .280 17 42
B. Roberts CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .272 4 19
F. Boone 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .293 8 48
T. Row SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .218 2 12
G. Parker RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .247 10 53
D. Gilson P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237 0 4
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Coppage PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
Totals 35 12 13 11 4 2 13      
a - D. Ayers substituted for D. Bieler in the 3rd
b - D. Coppage pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (22, 2nd Inning off F. Lopez, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. Boone (23, 2nd Inning off J. Hampton, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Campbell (20, 6th Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Campbell 3 , D. Bieler 2 , A. Voeller , C. Bartels , B. Roberts , F. Boone 3 , T. Row , G. Parker 3 , D. Gilson
2-out RBI: F. Boone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ayers , C. Bartels , B. Roberts , T. Row
Sac Fly: B. Roberts , D. Coppage
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Parker (31)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Boone (12) , G. Parker (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Ayers-Row-Boone, Row-Ayers-Boone)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
F. Lopez L (5-11) 1.1 8 8 8 1 0 0 13 55 5.35   
J. Hampton 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 45 3.39   
G. Forgette 2.0 3 4 2 2 0 0 11 42 4.68   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez -1
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 13, J. Hampton 13, G. Forgette 11, T. Benson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 2-2, J. Hampton 2-7, G. Forgette 3-3, T. Benson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 55-32, J. Hampton 45-32, G. Forgette 42-26, T. Benson 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hampton 2-2
WP: J. Hampton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Gilson W (8-8) 6.2 8 6 3 4 5 0 32 124 3.15   
J. Gonzalez 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 15 2.42   
R. Goolsby 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 25 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gilson 41
Batters Faced: D. Gilson 32, J. Gonzalez 3, R. Goolsby 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gilson 8-6, J. Gonzalez 0-0, R. Goolsby 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gilson 124-73, J. Gonzalez 15-7, R. Goolsby 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gonzalez 3-3
WP: J. Gonzalez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Freddie Boone
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 20890
Special Notes: 2B Dave Bieler was injured while running the bases.
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