MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/21/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1019 - THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (38-34) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 5 0
Kansas City Bulls (35-38) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 7 10 0
Bulls Win Thriller, 7-5
The outcome was not decided until the very end at Independence Field.

The Kansas City Bulls withstood an impressive performance by St. Louis left fielder Chuck Panetta to defeat the Explorers, 7-5, at Independence Field. Panetta was 3-4 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Andy Luce picked up the win in relief for Kansas City, while Tommie Jones took the loss.

Kansas City got a clutch hit from Ken Durick. The pinch hitter launched a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"It's great when the crowd gets into it," Durick said.

Kansas City is now 35-38. St. Louis is 38-34.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 2 16
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 6 33
C. Panetta LF 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .322 3 20
T. Adams 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .350 11 35
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 33
C. Bartels C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 6 29
T. Guinn SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 2 29
B. Tudor 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 2 10
M. Clark P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 3
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Bieler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 3 24
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5 2 1 2      
a - D. Bieler pinch hit for J. Gibson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Panetta 2 (3, 1st Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Bartels (6, 2nd Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Adams (11, 9th Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Panetta 9 , T. Adams 4 , C. Bartels 4
2-out RBI: , C. Panetta 2
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Adams (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Clark-Tudor, Martinez-Adams-Tudor, Bartels-Guinn)
PB: C. Bartels
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 6 22
R. Colbourne 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .290 8 31
L. Smith LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .287 0 4
E. Cortez 1B 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .288 3 15
   a-K. Hussey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 8
   b-R. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 4 32
F. Johnson C 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 .269 6 28
R. Turner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .234 0 3
   c-K. Durick PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262 11 36
H. Lahr RF 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 .219 0 9
M. Alva SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .211 0 9
T. Mitchell P 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 0 1
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 6 9 7 14      
a - K. Hussey substituted for E. Cortez in the 9th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for K. Hussey in the 9th
c - K. Durick pinch hit for R. Turner in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Durick (11, 9th Inning off T. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , R. Colbourne , L. Smith 3 , F. Johnson , R. Turner , K. Durick 4 , M. Alva 2
2-out RBI: K. Durick , M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cortez , R. Turner , M. Alva , T. Mitchell 2
GIDP: R. Turner
Sac Fly: H. Lahr
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Smith (6) , H. Lahr (4)
CS: L. Smith (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark 4.2 6 5 5 6 4 0 99 3.39   
J. Gibson 2.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 34 5.14   
T. Jones L (1-1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 20 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 30
Batters Faced: M. Clark 25, J. Gibson 10, T. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 3-6, J. Gibson 3-2, T. Jones 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 99-53, J. Gibson 34-19, T. Jones 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gibson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell 8.1 5 5 5 2 1 4 104 4.14   
A. Luce W (2-5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 52
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 31, A. Luce 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 12-11, A. Luce 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 104-68, A. Luce 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chuck Panetta
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 14554
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