MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/11/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2072 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (84-65) 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 1
Kansas City Bulls (84-65) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
Explorers Turn Back Kansas City, 6-4
The St. Louis Explorers trumped the Kansas City Bulls, 6-4, at Independence Field. St. Louis left fielder Kevin Campbell was terrific. He went 2-5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Bob Rivers picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Waldo Hardaway suffered the loss. The win makes St. Louis 84-65.

With St. Louis leading 4-0 in the top of the third, Randy Birch hit a 2-run single off Kansas City pitcher Waldo Hardaway. It put the Explorers ahead 6-0.

St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .327 7 43
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 9 49
A. Voeller 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .311 11 70
C. Bartels C 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .264 21 54
B. Roberts CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .250 6 28
F. Boone 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .305 16 65
G. Parker RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .257 13 64
T. Guinn SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .245 5 38
R. Birch P 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .118 0 3
   B. Rivers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 1 4
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6 3 4 17      
a - D. Howard pinch hit for B. Rivers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (31, 2nd Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Guinn (24, 2nd Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Campbell (7, 1st Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Campbell 5 , A. Voeller 3 , C. Bartels , B. Roberts 2 , F. Boone 2 , G. Parker 3 , T. Guinn 2 , R. Birch
2-out RBI: R. Birch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bieler , G. Parker , T. Guinn
GIDP: C. Bartels , F. Boone
Sac Bunt: R. Birch
Hit by Pitch: D. Bieler , G. Parker
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Bieler-Boone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .232 5 29
B. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .278 5 58
C. Taylor 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .337 41 103
H. McLemore LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .252 34 87
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 9 58
E. Wathen 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .353 1 3
M. Alva SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 6 36
B. Shingleton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .271 11 52
W. Hardaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 3
   C. Galloway P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 4 7
   J. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 23 61
   G. Stalling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4 6 6 15      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for C. Galloway in the 7th
b - K. Durick pinch hit for J. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (26, 8th Inning off R. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. McLemore (26, 8th Inning off R. Sandoval, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Taylor (7, 4th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Wathen (1, 4th Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Taylor 5 , H. McLemore 3 , R. Lewis , E. Wathen 4 , M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Durick
GIDP: B. Anderson
Sac Bunt: C. Galloway
Hit by Pitch: M. Alva
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Anderson (22) , R. Lewis (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shingleton-Alva-Taylor, Alva-Shingleton-Taylor)
OF assists: 1 (Lahr(Bartels at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Birch 4.2 3 3 3 6 4 1 21 99 3.30   
B. Rivers W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 31 0.00   
R. Sandoval H (19) 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 7 24 1.87   
B. Tate SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 44
Batters Faced: R. Birch 21, B. Rivers 8, R. Sandoval 7, B. Tate 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 3-4, B. Rivers 2-5, R. Sandoval 2-0, B. Tate 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 99-53, B. Rivers 31-19, R. Sandoval 24-17, B. Tate 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rivers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Rivers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (11-8) 2.2 10 6 6 1 2 1 18 68 4.09   
C. Galloway 4.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 17 64 0.00   
J. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2.49   
G. Stalling 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 19 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 11
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 18, C. Galloway 17, J. Williams 3, G. Stalling 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 4-0, C. Galloway 8-3, J. Williams 0-3, G. Stalling 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 68-44, C. Galloway 64-43, J. Williams 7-6, G. Stalling 19-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Galloway 1-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Hardaway , C. Galloway
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Campbell
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 24996
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