MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/24/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2187 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (88-69) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 8 11 2
Kansas City Bulls (81-76) 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 11 1
Bulls Earn Clutch Win, 9-8
In the 9-8 Kansas City win over St. Louis, the impact of Dave Lester was substantial. Lester went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Kansas City reliever Don Callahan was the winner. His record is now 2-0. Rick Morton took the loss. With the win, Kansas City upped its record to 81-76.

Armando Amador was the walk-off hero for Kansas City. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bulls first baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"It's great to get the crowd pumped up," Lester said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 5 52
C. Panetta LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 7 51
   c-R. Clark CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
T. Adams 1B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .316 12 51
G. Parker RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .273 14 65
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Guinn SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .277 1 44
K. Osterhage CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .263 14 72
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-F. Martinez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 2 22
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Campbell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 1 5
D. Bieler 2B 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .267 5 55
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .235 15 64
B. Trout P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191 1 8
   a-T. Pickett CF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 0 17
Totals 37 8 11 7 3 2 10      
a - T. Pickett substituted for B. Trout in the 6th
b - F. Martinez pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 8th
c - R. Clark substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th
d - K. Campbell substituted for R. Morton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Osterhage (14, 2nd Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Bieler (5, 7th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , T. Adams , G. Parker 3 , K. Osterhage 4 , F. Martinez , D. Bieler 6 , C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , K. Osterhage
GIDP: C. Panetta , T. Guinn
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (14) , T. Guinn (30)
Double Plays: 3 (Bieler-Guinn-Adams, Guinn-Bieler-Adams, Guinn-Bieler-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .245 6 24
   b-R. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 4 15
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Lester SS 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .262 5 31
C. Taylor LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 .298 28 91
K. Durick RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .303 22 65
D. Conley 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 2
   d-R. Kremer PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261 3 10
A. Amador 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .277 9 50
D. Tislow 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .247 4 16
I. Smith C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .246 6 30
D. Scorza P 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .243 2 6
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 0 0
   a-M. Alva PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 15 55
   c-D. Arrington CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 0 2
Totals 31 9 11 9 8 0 14      
a - M. Alva pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 8th
b - R. Turner pinch hit for H. Lahr in the 8th
c - D. Arrington substituted for M. Alva in the 9th
d - R. Kremer pinch hit for D. Conley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (30, 1st Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Amador (9, 2nd Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lester (5, 3rd Inning off B. Trout, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lester 6 , C. Taylor 3 , D. Conley , R. Kremer , A. Amador 5 , I. Smith , D. Scorza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Durick 2 , D. Tislow
GIDP: K. Durick , D. Scorza , M. Alva
Sac Bunt: H. Lahr
Sac Fly: A. Amador
Hit by Pitch: D. Conley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Conley (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Conley (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Tislow-Lester-Amador, Tislow-Lester-Amador)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout 5.1 6 7 6 4 0 2 98 2.49   
R. Goolsby 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 2.75   
R. Morton L (0-4) 1.0 1 2 2 3 0 0 27 2.19   
B. Tate BS (7) 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 26
Batters Faced: B. Trout 27, R. Goolsby 7, R. Morton 6, B. Tate 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 7-7, R. Goolsby 2-2, R. Morton 1-1, B. Tate 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 98-55, R. Goolsby 22-12, R. Morton 27-8, B. Tate 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Goolsby 2-2 , B. Tate 3-2
WP: R. Goolsby
Hit Batsmen: B. Trout
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza 6.0 7 3 2 1 2 2 91 3.89   
W. Jones 1.1 2 4 4 2 0 0 41 4.32   
T. Mitchell BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 4.51   
D. Callahan W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 49
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 25, W. Jones 8, T. Mitchell 4, D. Callahan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 3-11, W. Jones 1-3, T. Mitchell 1-1, D. Callahan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 91-56, W. Jones 41-22, T. Mitchell 13-10, D. Callahan 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mitchell 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Lester
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 14406
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