MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/23/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2180 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (88-68) 2 0 2 0 4 3 1 4 1 17 18 2
Kansas City Bulls (80-76) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 9 2
Parker Strokes 5 Hits
Gary Parker did more than his part as the St. Louis Explorers topped the Kansas City Bulls, 17-6, at Independence Field. The Explorers right fielder pounded out 5 hits to pace his team. Gary Parker hit a two-run home run off Tim McDonald in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit a solo-shot off Willie Jones in the 9th.

Thus far this year, Parker has hit .270 with 14 home runs and 65 RBIs.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 6 2 4 4 0 0 2 .312 5 52
C. Panetta LF 6 2 1 2 0 0 2 .257 7 51
T. Adams 1B 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 .316 12 51
G. Parker RF 5 5 5 3 1 0 0 .270 14 65
T. Guinn SS 6 2 3 3 0 1 2 .279 1 44
K. Osterhage CF 6 1 2 4 0 0 1 .263 13 71
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263 4 52
C. Bartels C 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .235 15 62
J. Gonzalez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .183 1 4
   a-T. Pickett PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237 0 17
   J. Hopkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Campbell PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .321 1 5
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 46 17 18 17 5 3 13      
a - T. Pickett pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 7th
b - K. Campbell pinch hit for J. Hopkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Darnell 3 (30, 3rd Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off G. Stalling, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Stalling, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Osterhage (28, 6th Inning off D. Solomon, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Guinn (31, 8th Inning off G. Stalling, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Parker 2 (14, 1st Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off W. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Panetta (7, 3rd Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Osterhage (13, 5th Inning off D. Solomon, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Darnell (5, 6th Inning off D. Solomon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 10 , C. Panetta 4 , T. Adams , G. Parker 11 , T. Guinn 4 , K. Osterhage 6 , D. Bieler , K. Campbell
2-out RBI: J. Darnell , G. Parker , K. Osterhage , K. Campbell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darnell , C. Panetta , T. Adams , D. Bieler
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Panetta 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Darnell-Bieler-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .246 6 24
D. Conley 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306 0 2
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .296 28 91
K. Durick RF 5 3 2 2 0 1 3 .306 22 65
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .251 4 16
A. Amador 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .275 8 47
M. Alva SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .209 15 55
   b-L. Moses PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 4 36
   c-R. Colbourne SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 16
I. Smith C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .245 6 30
T. McDonald P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .134 1 9
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 4 15
   G. Stalling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Jones P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6 4 4 15      
a - R. Turner pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 6th
b - L. Moses pinch hit for M. Alva in the 8th
c - R. Colbourne substituted for L. Moses in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Conley (3, 2nd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Durick (22, 7th Inning off J. Hopkins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , D. Conley 3 , C. Taylor , K. Durick 5 , D. Tislow , A. Amador , I. Smith
2-out RBI: I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , C. Taylor , K. Durick , T. McDonald
GIDP: I. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr (33)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (22) , D. Solomon (1)
OF assists: 1 (Durick(Parker at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez W (10-4) 6.0 8 4 3 3 2 0 107 2.29   
J. Hopkins 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 20 7.71   
T. Jones 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 41
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 28, J. Hopkins 5, T. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 4-11, J. Hopkins 0-3, T. Jones 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 107-64, J. Hopkins 20-12, T. Jones 26-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald L (13-15) 4.1 8 7 5 2 2 2 71 4.01   
D. Solomon 1.2 4 4 4 1 0 2 29 6.28   
G. Stalling 1.2 5 5 5 2 0 0 37 14.09   
W. Jones 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 23
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 23, D. Solomon 11, G. Stalling 12, W. Jones 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 6-4, D. Solomon 3-2, G. Stalling 2-3, W. Jones 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 71-41, D. Solomon 29-16, G. Stalling 37-24, W. Jones 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Solomon 1-1 , W. Jones 1-0
WP: T. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Parker
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 14135
Special Notes: Gary Parker ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 5.
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