MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
09/10/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 2002 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (63-81) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 10 1
St. Louis Explorers (79-64) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 0
St. Louis Gets Riveting Walk-Off Win
The St. Louis Explorers picked up a win at Corps of Discovery Stadium, dropping the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-4, in 11 innings. Bob Trout, who is tied for 4th in the NBL with a 2.35 ERA, was the difference-maker. St. Louis reliever Dick Lott picked up the win. Joe Hamby took the loss for Los Angeles. The win puts St. Louis at 79-64 this season.

The Explorers got a clutch hit from left fielder Tommy Pickett. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Explorers.

"What an ending!" said a jubilant Trout.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 .294 18 67
N. Parsons CF 6 1 2 1 0 1 5 .246 5 29
H. Katzen 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .325 12 70
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 19 45
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .235 3 35
   c-D. Kennedy PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 8
   d-O. Gaskins SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
B. May 2B, SS 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .304 7 84
B. Richter 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .214 2 26
E. Jacques C 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .209 4 27
L. Shears P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. McDaniel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 6 39
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-R. Montoya PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .202 4 8
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 4 10 4 4 8 18      
a - K. McDaniel pinch hit for L. Shears in the 7th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 9th
c - D. Kennedy pinch ran for P. Villamil in the 10th
d - O. Gaskins substituted for D. Kennedy in the 10th
e - G. Strum pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (30, 7th Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Villamil (14, 8th Inning off R. Morton, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Montoya (3, 9th Inning off R. Morton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (12, 1st Inning off B. Trout, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , N. Parsons 2 , H. Katzen 4 , E. Ronnebaum , P. Villamil 2 , B. May 4 , R. Montoya 2
2-out RBI: N. Parsons , B. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Parsons , H. Katzen
GIDP: N. Parsons
Hit by Pitch: E. Ronnebaum , P. Villamil
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .301 3 41
T. Guinn SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 34
   d-B. Tudor PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 3 29
C. Panetta LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .252 6 39
   a-T. Pickett LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .221 0 17
G. Parker RF 4 0 3 1 1 0 2 .264 12 59
C. Bartels C 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .226 13 53
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .266 11 64
F. Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 2 19
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-R. Valdez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   D. Lott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
D. Bieler 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 4 49
   c-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1 4
   e-F. Najera SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .302 0 3
B. Trout P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .186 1 8
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Voeller 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 0 4
Totals 37 5 11 5 5 6 18      
a - T. Pickett substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th
b - A. Voeller substituted for R. Morton in the 9th
c - K. Campbell pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 9th
d - B. Tudor pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 9th
e - F. Najera substituted for K. Campbell in the 10th
f - R. Valdez pinch hit for B. Tate in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bieler (17, 5th Inning off L. Shears, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Voeller (2, 9th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Osterhage (11, 6th Inning off L. Shears, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Guinn , C. Panetta 2 , T. Pickett , G. Parker 3 , K. Osterhage 4 , D. Bieler 3 , A. Voeller 2
2-out RBI: T. Pickett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pickett , G. Parker , F. Martinez 2 , R. Valdez
GIDP: F. Martinez
Sac Bunt: C. Bartels , K. Osterhage , B. Trout , A. Voeller
Sac Fly: J. Darnell , C. Bartels
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bieler-Guinn-Martinez, Voeller-Najera)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Shears 6.0 8 4 4 1 2 1 77 5.00   
J. Bailey 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.03   
W. Guilmette 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 26 3.67   
J. Hamby L (2-9) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 14 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Shears 41
Batters Faced: L. Shears 27, J. Bailey 7, W. Guilmette 9, J. Hamby 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Shears 9-6, J. Bailey 3-3, W. Guilmette 3-0, J. Hamby 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Shears 77-51, J. Bailey 15-9, W. Guilmette 26-17, J. Hamby 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout 6.2 5 2 2 3 2 1 109 2.35   
R. Morton H (1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 4 0 31 1.65   
B. Tate BS (5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.22   
D. Lott W (6-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 55
Batters Faced: B. Trout 28, R. Morton 8, B. Tate 7, D. Lott 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 9-8, R. Morton 1-0, B. Tate 1-2, D. Lott 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 109-70, R. Morton 31-20, B. Tate 30-16, D. Lott 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morton 3-0 , B. Tate 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Trout , B. Tate
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Trout
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 19345
Special Notes: SS Pedro Villamil was injured being hit by a pitch. SS Fernando Najera was injured while running the bases.
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