MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/29/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 680 - SATURDAY, MAY 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (24-25) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
St. Louis Explorers (26-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 11 1
Explorers Drop Captains, 4-3, with Late Score
The St. Louis Explorers had to overcome a fine effort from San Diego pitcher Jeff Ferguson to win, 4-3, at Corps of Discovery Stadium. Ferguson went 7.1 innings and allowed 1 run. The winner was Randy Birch in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Ed Prater took the loss. The victory gives St. Louis a record of 26-24.

Tom Guinn was the walk-off hero for St. Louis. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Explorers shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The fans went nuts at the end," Guinn said.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Schiffer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 0 11
M. Alford RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 0 8
D. Conley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .361 2 28
J. Locricchio 1B, LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .209 5 17
B. Jackson CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .229 4 25
B. Kidder C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 2 18
J. Panneton LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .254 0 6
   a-R. Montoya PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 5 20
B. Newton SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .155 0 3
J. Ferguson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .067 0 1
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-J. Escobeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 14
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 7 9      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Panneton in the 9th
b - J. Escobeda pinch hit for B. Meade in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Locricchio (5, 2nd Inning off R. Goolsby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Schiffer , M. Alford , D. Conley , J. Locricchio 4 , B. Jackson , J. Panneton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ferguson 2
Sac Fly: B. Newton
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schiffer-Newton-Locricchio)
OF assists: 1 (Alford(Barnes at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .299 2 12
G. Parker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .228 1 19
R. Barnes LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 5 18
B. Raab 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 4 6
   b-K. Campbell PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .407 0 17
   c-F. Martinez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
C. Bartels C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229 6 26
A. Voeller 3B 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .239 1 11
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .239 1 15
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .205 2 12
R. Goolsby P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 1 1
   D. Maughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 3 13
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 0 1
Totals 33 4 11 4 4 4 12      
a - F. Boone pinch hit for D. Maughan in the 7th
b - K. Campbell pinch hit for B. Raab in the 8th
c - F. Martinez substituted for K. Campbell in the 9th
d - B. Roberts pinch hit for R. Birch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Voeller (5, 8th Inning off B. Meade, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Osterhage (1, 9th Inning off E. Prater, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bartels (6, 8th Inning off B. Meade, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 2 , G. Parker , R. Barnes , K. Campbell , C. Bartels 4 , A. Voeller 4 , D. Bieler , K. Osterhage 3
2-out RBI: C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bieler , K. Osterhage 2
GIDP: G. Parker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Barnes (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Goolsby (2)
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(Conley at home))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ferguson 7.1 6 1 1 3 4 0 105 4.25   
B. Meade BS (2) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1 21 3.04   
E. Prater L (4-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ferguson 63
Batters Faced: J. Ferguson 29, B. Meade 5, E. Prater 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ferguson 6-10, B. Meade 0-1, E. Prater 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ferguson 105-66, B. Meade 21-12, E. Prater 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Meade 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Goolsby 6.1 7 3 3 3 4 1 98 3.02   
D. Maughan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.69   
R. Birch W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Goolsby 48
Batters Faced: R. Goolsby 28, D. Maughan 2, R. Birch 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Goolsby 5-9, D. Maughan 1-0, R. Birch 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Goolsby 98-61, D. Maughan 8-6, R. Birch 25-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Ferguson
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 19865
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