MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
06/22/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1031 - FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (38-35) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3
Chicago Traders (33-41) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 5 7 0
Traders Handle St. Louis, Snag 5-2 Win
Chicago registered a win at Union Field by beating the St. Louis Explorers, 5-2. Pitcher Jose Mojica was one reason why the Traders triumphed. Mojica, who is tied for 8th in the NBL in quality starts with 10, went the distance for Chicago. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits. Chicago is now 33-41, while St. Louis is 38-35.

The Traders got a big at-bat from right fielder Jimmy Benson. For the game, Benson was 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 7th home run of the season gave Chicago a 4-2 lead.

Chicago manager Larry Link praised his team's "energy."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .279 2 17
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283 6 33
C. Panetta LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .327 3 20
T. Adams 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .348 11 36
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271 4 33
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 6 29
T. Guinn SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 2 29
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .229 3 24
B. Underwood P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .344 1 6
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 2 10
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 6 13      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bieler (9, 9th Inning off J. Mojica, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Osterhage , C. Panetta 2 , T. Adams , F. Martinez , T. Guinn , D. Bieler 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Osterhage , C. Bartels , B. Underwood , B. Tudor
Sac Bunt: T. Guinn , B. Underwood
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Martinez (14) , T. Guinn 2 (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Bieler-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 2 24
J. Sledd 3B 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .299 5 28
   b-B. Richter 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 1 10
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .309 1 26
G. Russell 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .223 2 18
   c-A. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
J. Benson RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .249 7 35
   a-L. Cox RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195 1 5
E. White C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 5 31
W. McCord CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 3 21
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .212 0 18
J. Mojica P 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .188 0 2
Totals 33 5 7 5 3 4 18      
a - L. Cox substituted for J. Benson in the 7th
b - B. Richter substituted for J. Sledd in the 8th
c - A. Garcia substituted for G. Russell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. McCord (7, 4th Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Fuentes (20, 7th Inning off R. Goolsby, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sledd (5, 1st Inning off B. Underwood, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Benson (7, 5th Inning off B. Underwood, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sledd 5 , R. Fuentes 2 , G. Russell , J. Benson 4 , E. White , W. McCord 2
2-out RBI: J. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , E. White , J. Mojica
GIDP: G. Russell
Team LOB: 7
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood L (7-4) 6.1 5 4 1 2 2 2 102 2.64   
R. Goolsby 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 26 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 53
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 28, R. Goolsby 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 3-13, R. Goolsby 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 102-64, R. Goolsby 26-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica W (6-9) 9.0 8 2 2 1 6 0 122 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 68
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 15-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 122-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Mojica
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 17443
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