MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
10/08/1968
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 2702 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds 1 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 1 11 12 0
St. Louis Explorers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Bluebirds Win Divisional Series
The Brooklyn Bluebirds are off to the League Championship Series.

By a final score of 11-1 at Corps of Discovery Stadium, Brooklyn ended the Divisional Series and knocked out the St. Louis Explorers by a series score of 4-2.

"Two great teams, only one can go on and we're happy that's us," said Bob Rawlins, who was named series MVP. "There's no easy games, no easy series in the Major League Baseball playoffs."

For the series, Rawlins hit .429 with a .467 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 2 RBI and scored 6 runs.

The Brooklyn Bluebirds will play against the New York Knickerbockers in the next round. New York won their series against the Pittsburgh Industrials 4 games to 2. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Divisional Series finishes.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 .346 0 0
B. Rawlins SS 4 5 4 1 1 0 0 .429 0 2
H. Rhodes RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 2 .250 0 4
D. Tislow 2B 5 1 1 3 0 2 3 .250 2 5
T. Austin 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .107 0 2
J. Seidler LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .050 1 4
M. Bassett 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .160 0 0
E. Blain C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 0 1
D. Conway P 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 11 12 9 2 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins (2, 1st Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Rhodes (2, 7th Inning off R. Goolsby, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Tislow (2, 4th Inning off P. Burkholder, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty , B. Rawlins 5 , H. Rhodes 5 , D. Tislow 4 , T. Austin , M. Bassett , E. Blain
2-out RBI: T. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty
GIDP: D. Tislow
Hit by Pitch: D. Fogarty
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bassett (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
F. Martinez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .179 0 0
J. Horrigan 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .148 0 2
B. Fulton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 1 2
C. Panetta LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Sosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   C. Holmes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Fox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
G. Kiss RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. O'Neil C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
P. Burkholder P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   a-D. Bueno LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 6 8      
a - D. Bueno substituted for P. Burkholder in the 5th
b - C. Sosa pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 7th
c - D. Fox pinch hit for C. Holmes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Horrigan (1, 4th Inning off D. Conway, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Martinez , J. Horrigan 2 , G. Kiss , D. Bueno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Horrigan , C. Panetta
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pickett
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Martinez-Horrigan)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Conway W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 93 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Conway 80
Batters Faced: D. Conway 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Conway 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Conway 93-65
WP: D. Conway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Burkholder L (0-1) 4.1 4 7 7 1 5 1 84 7.15   
R. Goolsby 2.2 4 3 3 0 2 0 38 2.61   
C. Holmes 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 43 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burkholder 31
Batters Faced: P. Burkholder 20, R. Goolsby 12, C. Holmes 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burkholder 4-5, R. Goolsby 4-2, C. Holmes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burkholder 84-48, R. Goolsby 38-27, C. Holmes 43-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Goolsby 2-2
WP: P. Burkholder 2
Hit Batsmen: P. Burkholder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Rawlins
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 38315
Special Notes: Bob Rawlins ties the NBL playoff game record for runs with 4. Bob Rawlins sets the NBL playoff game record for runs with 5.
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