MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/24/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 636 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (25-22) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 15 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (20-28) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 12 1
St. Louis Rallies for 7-5 Victory
The St. Louis Explorers topped the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-5, at Blockbuster Stadium. St. Louis left fielder Chuck Panetta was a spark plug for the offense. He was 4 for 5 with 4 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Tony LaDuke picked up the save, his 2nd. The win for the Explorers lifted their record to 25-22.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Carl Wright came to bat in the top of the eighth. Facing Los Angeles pitcher Joe Hamby, he hit a first pitch sinker for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting St. Louis on top, 4-3.

"They beat us fair and square," Los Angeles skipper John Trausch said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .291 2 8
F. Martinez 3B, SS 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .285 2 14
T. Adams 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .254 1 13
   d-A. Voeller SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 17
C. Panetta LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .304 2 26
T. Pickett CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .201 0 14
D. Bieler RF, SS, 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .245 5 10
T. Guinn SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .264 1 13
   a-K. Osterhage PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .184 0 3
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. O'Neil PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 2 9
   T. LaDuke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
C. Wright C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .225 1 4
G. Kittle P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 0 1
   b-G. Parker PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 4 26
Totals 40 7 15 7 2 7 24      
a - K. Osterhage pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 8th
b - G. Parker pinch hit for G. Kittle in the 8th
c - J. O'Neil pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 9th
d - A. Voeller substituted for T. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Adams (5, 3rd Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Martinez (3, 1st Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Martinez 4 , T. Adams 2 , C. Panetta 4 , T. Pickett , D. Bieler 2 , T. Guinn , K. Osterhage , C. Wright 2 , G. Parker
2-out RBI: , C. Panetta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Adams , T. Pickett 2 , C. Wright , G. Kittle
Sac Bunt: B. Tudor
Hit by Pitch: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Guinn (3) , C. Wright (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Tudor-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .299 0 7
O. Gonzalez CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .252 4 14
K. Frederick 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .213 2 11
J. Brookins RF 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 .280 3 11
G. Schindler LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .167 0 5
N. Parsons 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .229 0 23
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 4 13
   c-H. Katzen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 4 18
D. Obert SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .141 0 1
I. Cleary C 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .161 0 4
   d-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 1 9
B. Anderson P 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 2 6
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-L. Craig PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 3 17
Totals 38 5 12 5 7 6 24      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 7th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 8th
c - H. Katzen substituted for L. Messenger in the 9th
d - G. Strum pinch hit for I. Cleary in the 9th
e - L. Craig pinch hit for F. Wild in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Parsons (8, 5th Inning off G. Kittle, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Frederick (4, 6th Inning off G. Kittle, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Gonzalez (4, 8th Inning off R. Goolsby, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (2, 8th Inning off R. Goolsby, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bias 2 , O. Gonzalez 5 , K. Frederick 6 , J. Brookins , G. Schindler , N. Parsons 3 , D. Obert , B. Anderson
2-out RBI: N. Parsons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , N. Parsons , I. Cleary 2
GIDP: I. Cleary
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Obert (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kittle W (4-3) 7.0 9 3 3 7 2 0 128 4.27   
R. Goolsby 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 2 27 4.03   
T. LaDuke SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kittle 42
Batters Faced: G. Kittle 36, R. Goolsby 6, T. LaDuke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kittle 14-4, R. Goolsby 1-0, T. LaDuke 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kittle 128-66, R. Goolsby 27-19, T. LaDuke 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 7.0 6 2 2 2 6 0 106 3.43   
J. Hamby L (0-3), BS (1) 0.2 8 5 5 0 1 0 21 5.60   
F. Wild 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 61
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 30, J. Hamby 10, F. Wild 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 7-7, J. Hamby 0-1, F. Wild 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 106-64, J. Hamby 21-18, F. Wild 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 3-0
WP: B. Anderson
Hit Batsmen: B. Anderson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chuck Panetta
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15227
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