MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
09/06/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1948 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (77-63) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3
Chicago Traders (76-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
Traders Rally to Win
The Traders grabbed a win, 3-2, at Union Field, overcoming a fine effort from St. Louis pitcher Harlan Estes. Estes went 6.2 innings and allowed 1 run. The Traders have now won 4 straight.

The Traders got a clutch hit from first baseman John Sledd. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Traders.

"Great to get the crowd on its feet," Sledd said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 .305 2 39
T. Guinn SS 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .277 1 34
C. Panetta LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .251 6 39
G. Parker RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262 12 58
C. Bartels C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .229 13 52
   b-A. Voeller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 0 4
   c-J. O'Neil C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .268 10 63
B. Tudor 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 3 29
D. Bieler 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .263 4 49
H. Estes P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203 0 3
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Pickett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 16
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-F. Najera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 0 3
   e-K. Campbell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 1 4
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 2 10 2 5 2 23      
a - T. Pickett pinch hit for T. Jones in the 8th
b - A. Voeller pinch hit for C. Bartels in the 10th
c - J. O'Neil substituted for A. Voeller in the 10th
d - F. Najera pinch hit for R. Morton in the 11th
e - K. Campbell pinch ran for F. Najera in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta (23, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Bieler (16, 2nd Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Darnell (2, 7th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 5 , T. Guinn 2 , C. Panetta 4 , B. Tudor , D. Bieler 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darnell , T. Guinn , G. Parker , K. Osterhage 2 , D. Bieler , H. Estes
GIDP: C. Panetta
Sac Bunt: K. Osterhage
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn (25) , B. Tate (2) , H. Estes (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Guinn-Tudor, Tudor-Guinn-Morton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rathbone RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .329 0 15
   b-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 11
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 0
J. Sledd 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .346 19 85
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .331 7 67
F. Precourt CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .336 8 49
E. White C 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .256 11 65
W. McCord LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .260 9 69
M. White 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 1 33
   c-R. Barber PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 1 7
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 0 31
L. Cox P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 12 39
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Mays PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 5 28
Totals 40 3 10 2 4 8 24      
a - K. Mays pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 9th
b - D. Fickes pinch hit for T. Rathbone in the 9th
c - R. Barber pinch hit for M. White in the 11th
d - J. Murphy pinch hit for R. Weisenberg in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fuentes (36, 8th Inning off R. Morton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sledd 3 , R. Fuentes 2 , F. Precourt 2 , E. White , W. McCord , D. Lindsey , L. Cox
2-out RBI: J. Sledd , W. McCord
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rathbone , J. Sledd , E. White , W. McCord
GIDP: F. Precourt
Sac Bunt: D. Lindsey , L. Cox
Hit by Pitch: J. Sledd
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Cox (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Fuentes-Sledd)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes 6.2 7 1 1 0 6 0 99 2.93   
T. Jones H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
R. Morton BS (4) 3.0 2 1 0 3 2 0 42 0.61   
B. Tate L (1-6) 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 19 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 62
Batters Faced: H. Estes 27, T. Jones 1, R. Morton 14, B. Tate 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 9-5, T. Jones 0-1, R. Morton 2-3, B. Tate 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 99-65, T. Jones 3-2, R. Morton 42-25, B. Tate 19-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Morton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox 7.1 9 2 2 3 1 1 107 3.32   
J. Calhoun 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.54   
R. Weisenberg W (2-4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 50
Batters Faced: L. Cox 34, J. Calhoun 5, R. Weisenberg 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 11-10, J. Calhoun 3-0, R. Weisenberg 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 107-66, J. Calhoun 21-14, R. Weisenberg 27-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harlan Estes
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 23965
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