MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/17/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2162 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (67-89) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 2
Kansas City Bulls (68-87) 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 X 11 18 0
Taylor Goes 5-for-5 Against St. Louis
A jubilant Chris Taylor joined the postgame press conference at Independence Field to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the St. Louis Explorers pitching staff he had just vanquished.

"It may not have looked like it," said the Kansas City Bulls left fielder, "but I saw some awful good pitches today. If luck hadn't been on my side it might have turned out a lot different."

That would not have been the conclusion of anyone who saw his dominant 5-for-5 hitting performance, which led to the 11-4 Bulls win.

"He made it look easy," said Ray Fleetwood, manager of the Explorers. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."

Chris Taylor hit a solo-shot off Dick Lott in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 4th, hit a two-run double in the 5th and singled in the 7th.

Taylor is currently batting .325 with 25 home runs, 75 RBIs and 85 runs scored. He has 177 hits in 544 at-bats.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett LF, CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .204 0 28
F. Martinez 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .297 11 63
G. Parker RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .279 8 74
K. Osterhage CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 4 30
   b-B. Meacham PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
F. Najera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 0 24
   J. Thurlow P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059 0 0
   e-J. McPhearson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 0 5
D. Bieler 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .229 6 29
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .236 2 33
C. Wright C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .208 4 21
D. Lott P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .181 1 4
   a-B. Tudor 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 3 23
   c-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-A. Voeller 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 26
Totals 38 4 10 4 3 9 21      
a - B. Tudor substituted for D. Lott in the 5th
b - B. Meacham pinch hit for K. Osterhage in the 7th
c - K. Campbell pinch hit for B. Tudor in the 8th
d - A. Voeller substituted for K. Campbell in the 8th
e - J. McPhearson pinch hit for J. Thurlow in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Osterhage (16, 4th Inning off W. Hardaway, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Parker (31, 9th Inning off W. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Bieler (2, 4th Inning off W. Hardaway, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Martinez (11, 4th Inning off W. Hardaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Martinez 5 , G. Parker 3 , K. Osterhage 3 , D. Bieler 3 , C. Wright 2 , B. Tudor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Parker , F. Najera , J. McPhearson , D. Lott
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pickett (6) , T. Guinn (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Guinn-Tudor)
OF assists: 2 (Pickett(Hardaway at 2nd base), Pickett(Kremer at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lester 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .214 0 9
R. Kremer 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .287 17 61
C. Taylor LF 5 2 5 5 0 0 0 .325 25 75
H. Lahr CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .260 5 24
K. Durick RF 4 2 2 0 1 2 4 .238 7 28
R. Turner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 .231 6 42
M. Alva SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .199 5 30
R. Bell C 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .353 0 4
W. Hardaway P 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 .129 0 5
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 13
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 18 11 3 5 24      
a - L. Smith pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (22, 5th Inning off J. Thurlow, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Kremer (18, 7th Inning off J. Thurlow, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (25, 1st Inning off D. Lott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester 2 , R. Kremer 4 , C. Taylor 9 , H. Lahr , K. Durick 2 , R. Turner , R. Bell 2 , W. Hardaway 2
2-out RBI: , R. Kremer 2 , C. Taylor 3 , H. Lahr , R. Bell , W. Hardaway
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , R. Turner , R. Bell
GIDP: R. Bell
Sac Bunt: R. Turner 2 , W. Hardaway
Team LOB: 9
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott L (16-10) 4.2 13 10 10 1 3 1 88 3.30   
J. Thurlow 3.1 5 1 1 2 2 0 64 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 0
Batters Faced: D. Lott 29, J. Thurlow 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 5-6, J. Thurlow 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 88-63, J. Thurlow 64-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thurlow 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (9-17) 5.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 78 3.92   
D. Solomon 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 43 3.75   
W. Jones 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 45
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 23, D. Solomon 11, W. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 3-7, D. Solomon 3-1, W. Jones 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 78-53, D. Solomon 43-24, W. Jones 24-16
WP: D. Solomon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16000
Special Notes: SP Waldo Hardaway was injured while running the bases. Chris Taylor ties the KCB regular season game record for hits with 5.
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