MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/22/1974
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 549 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (25-16) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
St. Louis Explorers (20-20) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Chicago Beats St. Louis, 3-2
Chicago left-hander Skip Crawford helped his team edge St. Louis by the score of 3-2. Crawford kept the opposing lineup in check. Crawford, who leads the NBL in complete games with 5, went the distance for Chicago. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. The win for the Traders lifted their record to 25-16.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the top of the seventh, Crawford had a key at-bat for Chicago. With a runner on 2nd, Crawford hit a run-scoring single off Dave Church, making the score 3-2, Traders.

Afterward, Traders manager Larry Link was ebullient. "That was a fun game to coach," he told a group of reporters, adding, "I hope it was just as fun to watch."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .340 3 21
T. Rathbone RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .224 0 6
   a-L. Cox RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 3 13
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .342 1 20
E. White C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .326 2 22
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291 4 20
W. McCord LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 4 22
M. White 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .210 0 7
D. Lindsey SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .215 0 4
S. Crawford P 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .182 1 4
Totals 34 3 10 2 1 4 9      
a - L. Cox substituted for T. Rathbone in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt 2 (16, 1st Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Church, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. White (4, 5th Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 4 , T. Rathbone 2 , E. White 2 , J. Sledd , W. McCord , M. White 2 , S. Crawford
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , S. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rathbone , J. Sledd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Rathbone (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .329 0 11
T. Pickett LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .294 0 3
T. Adams 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .282 2 15
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 3 21
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 1 12
   a-C. Panetta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 12
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 5 24
T. Guinn SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .218 1 11
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 2 15
D. Church P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 1 6 7      
a - C. Panetta pinch hit for C. Bartels in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Darnell (14, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 3 , T. Adams 2 , T. Guinn
2-out RBI: J. Darnell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bartels , K. Osterhage
Sac Bunt: T. Pickett , D. Church
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Adams (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(Rathbone at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford W (6-2) 9.0 5 2 2 1 6 0 94 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 74
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 94-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Church L (3-4) 9.0 10 3 3 1 4 0 110 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Church 58
Batters Faced: D. Church 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Church 13-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Church 110-70
WP: D. Church
Balk: D. Church
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Skip Crawford
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 16859
Tuesday, November 11th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82