MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
07/04/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1114 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (41-41) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 9 13 1
San Diego Captains (52-30) 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 7 10 1
Explorers Deal San Diego 9-7 Defeat
The St. Louis Explorers beat the San Diego Captains, 9-7, at San Diego Sporting Complex. The Explorers got a fine performance from shortstop Fernando Najera, who was 3-5 with a triple and 2 singles, while scoring 2. Ramon Sandoval recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 1 for 1. St. Louis is now 41-41, San Diego 52-30.

St. Louis used a timely hit from Adam Voeller to get the win. The third baseman stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Explorers ahead, 6-5. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Voeller.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 0 14
   a-A. Voeller 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .262 0 4
K. Osterhage CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .247 8 40
T. Adams 1B 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .321 7 30
G. Parker RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296 10 45
C. Panetta LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .235 2 21
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .200 6 31
D. Bieler 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .236 3 32
F. Najera SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .342 0 3
B. Cardenas P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   b-T. Guinn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 1 19
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   c-B. Tudor PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .246 0 13
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 8 4 8 13      
a - A. Voeller substituted for J. Darnell in the 1st
b - T. Guinn pinch hit for B. Cardenas in the 7th
c - B. Tudor pinch hit for B. Shone in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Voeller (1, 7th Inning off D. Fields, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Tudor (5, 8th Inning off J. Espersen, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Parker (20, 9th Inning off E. Prater, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Najera (1, 7th Inning off D. Fields, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , A. Voeller 2 , K. Osterhage , T. Adams 2 , G. Parker 2 , C. Bartels , D. Bieler , F. Najera 5 , B. Cardenas , B. Tudor 2
2-out RBI: D. Bieler , B. Tudor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Voeller , T. Adams , G. Parker , F. Najera
Sac Bunt: A. Voeller
Sac Fly: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (14)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (8)
PB: C. Bartels
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson RF 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 .274 7 36
R. Roe CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .254 3 34
R. Barnes LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .362 20 67
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .294 4 50
E. Peters C 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .226 19 46
G. Jordan 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .225 3 20
T. Row 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .289 1 28
J. Quinlan 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .291 3 17
D. Fields P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   D. Gilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Espersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 3
   a-P. Parkyn PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 2 14
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7 4 8 18      
a - P. Parkyn pinch hit for J. Espersen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Anderson (16, 1st Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Roe (19, 5th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Quinlan (6, 8th Inning off R. Sandoval, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Barnes (8, 5th Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Peters (19, 4th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 3 , R. Roe 2 , R. Barnes 4 , E. Peters 4 , T. Row , J. Quinlan 3 , P. Parkyn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roe , E. Wilkins , G. Jordan
Sac Fly: B. Anderson 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Wilkins (7)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Row (14)
OF assists: 1 (Roe(Najera at 2nd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (4-3) 6.0 7 5 4 4 4 1 84 3.23   
B. Shone H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.21   
R. Sandoval SV (1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 29 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 40
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 29, B. Shone 3, R. Sandoval 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 6-7, B. Shone 1-0, R. Sandoval 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 84-51, B. Shone 9-7, R. Sandoval 29-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fields L (2-5) 6.1 8 6 5 1 5 0 91 4.38   
D. Gilson 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.07   
J. Espersen 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 14 2.19   
E. Prater 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 29 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fields 39
Batters Faced: D. Fields 28, D. Gilson 3, J. Espersen 6, E. Prater 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fields 7-6, D. Gilson 0-1, J. Espersen 3-0, E. Prater 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fields 91-56, D. Gilson 13-7, J. Espersen 14-11, E. Prater 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gilson 1-0
WP: D. Fields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Najera
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 20773
Special Notes: 3B John Darnell was injured while running the bases.
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