MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
09/27/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 2244 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (53-108) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
St. Louis Explorers (85-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Washington Tacks 5-0 Loss on St. Louis
The Washington Eagles downed the St. Louis Explorers, 5-0, at Corps of Discovery Stadium. Washington pitcher Alex Fonseca had a scintillating performance. Fonseca, now 9-22, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 9 hits, while striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing no runs. The triumph makes Washington 53-108.

The Eagles had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 5-0, Washington, with no one out. St. Louis, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Jorge Escobeda dug in at the plate, but on a 1-1 fastball, he hit into a double play.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .272 15 57
L. Wools 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .311 6 48
V. Marshall 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .287 2 50
G. Long SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .264 15 84
J. Lawler CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .255 6 42
J. Stites RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .258 8 52
E. Cook 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .269 3 50
G. Kill C 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 .246 5 33
A. Fonseca P 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .216 0 10
   M. Rice P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5 4 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Cassill (25, 1st Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Wools (47, 5th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Fonseca (2, 8th Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cassill 2 , L. Wools 4 , V. Marshall , G. Long , J. Lawler 2 , J. Stites , A. Fonseca 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cassill , J. Lawler , G. Kill
GIDP: A. Cassill , G. Long
Sac Fly: A. Fonseca
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: L. Wools (27)
Double Plays: 2 (Wools-Cook-Marshall, Wools-Cook-Marshall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 4 41
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298 5 49
G. Parker LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .278 13 70
B. Raab 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256 13 79
B. Roberts RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .260 2 21
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .286 13 74
J. Escobeda SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .193 1 8
S. Stevens C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 1 12
   b-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 1 16
J. Gonzalez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128 0 1
   T. Jones P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 7
   H. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
Totals 34 0 9 0 1 3 18      
a - K. Campbell pinch hit for T. Jones in the 7th
b - B. Tudor pinch hit for S. Stevens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (32, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Roberts (7, 9th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Voeller 2 , G. Parker 3 , B. Roberts 4 , J. Escobeda , T. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Raab , K. Osterhage 2 , B. Tudor
GIDP: B. Roberts , J. Escobeda
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Escobeda (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Voeller (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Bieler-Escobeda-Raab, Raab-Escobeda-Raab)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca W (9-22) 8.0 9 0 0 0 3 0 103 3.98   
M. Rice 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 67
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 32, M. Rice 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 9-10, M. Rice 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 103-68, M. Rice 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rice 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez L (8-9) 4.0 7 5 5 3 1 0 71 3.53   
T. Jones 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 37 0.00   
H. Estes 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 26
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 21, T. Jones 12, H. Estes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 5-4, T. Jones 4-3, H. Estes 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 71-44, T. Jones 37-22, H. Estes 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Fonseca
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 20403
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