MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/20/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1004 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (38-33) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1
Kansas City Bulls (34-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 8 1
Bulls Score Late, Topple Explorers, 5-4
Skip Carter, who leads the NBL in quality starts with 13, propelled his team to victory over the St. Louis Explorers. The final score was 5-4, Kansas City. By defeating St. Louis, the 5th-place Bulls improved to 34-38.

Larry Moses was the walk-off hero for Kansas City. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bulls pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Awesome outing. Skip was on top of them all night long," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .301 2 10
T. Pickett CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 2 17
   a-T. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 10 33
   b-K. Osterhage CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 6 33
C. Panetta LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .309 1 18
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 4 33
D. Bieler 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .226 3 24
F. Najera SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .178 1 4
K. Campbell RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 0 7
J. O'Neil C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 3
D. Lott P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   H. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
Totals 31 4 4 4 0 4 4      
a - T. Adams pinch hit for T. Pickett in the 9th
b - K. Osterhage substituted for T. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bieler (8, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Najera (1, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Panetta , D. Bieler 2 , F. Najera 4 , J. O'Neil
2-out RBI: D. Bieler , F. Najera
GIDP: B. Tudor
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pickett (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Najera-Bieler-Tudor, Tudor-Najera-Tudor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .255 6 22
R. Colbourne 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 8 31
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304 4 32
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-L. Moses PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 3 22
L. Smith LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .267 0 4
E. Cortez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .290 3 15
F. Johnson C 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .267 6 27
R. Turner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .233 0 2
H. Lahr RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .222 0 8
M. Alva SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .198 0 8
   d-D. Tislow PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 8 24
S. Carter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .108 0 2
   a-K. Durick PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .259 10 34
   c-B. Crankshaw 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
Totals 30 5 8 5 5 7 16      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for S. Carter in the 8th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 8th
c - B. Crankshaw substituted for K. Durick in the 9th
d - D. Tislow pinch hit for M. Alva in the 9th
e - L. Moses pinch hit for A. Luce in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Turner (1, 8th Inning off D. Lott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , R. Colbourne , R. Kremer , L. Moses , L. Smith 2 , R. Turner 2 , H. Lahr
2-out RBI: R. Kremer , L. Moses , L. Smith , F. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez , R. Turner
GIDP: R. Colbourne , F. Johnson
Sac Bunt: B. Crankshaw
Sac Fly: H. McLemore
Hit by Pitch: H. Lahr
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Smith (5) , H. Lahr (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Colbourne-Cortez)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott 7.2 6 4 2 4 6 0 103 3.16   
H. Estes L (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 57
Batters Faced: D. Lott 32, H. Estes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 11-4, H. Estes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 103-63, H. Estes 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Estes 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Lott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter 8.0 4 4 0 0 4 1 88 2.19   
A. Luce W (1-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 70
Batters Faced: S. Carter 28, A. Luce 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 13-6, A. Luce 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 88-58, A. Luce 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Skip Carter
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 13559
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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