MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
07/03/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1179 - TUESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (39-45) 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 2
St. Louis Explorers (44-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 1
Chicago Gets 6-2 Win
The Chicago Traders beat the St. Louis Explorers, 6-2. Chicago pitcher and Pearl City, Hawaii, native Marty Arnold led the way. Chicago now sits at 39-45, while St. Louis falls to 44-40.

In the top of the third, Chicago center fielder Walt McCord had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out, McCord stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 4-0, Chicago. For the game, he was 1-3, while adding 2 RBI.

Chicago manager Larry Link praised his team's "energy."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .285 2 31
J. Sledd 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 7 32
   c-B. Richter 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 1 11
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .311 1 30
J. Madsen 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .292 4 14
   d-A. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
J. Benson RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .244 9 38
W. McCord CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .230 3 24
E. Jacques C 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .139 2 8
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .208 0 20
L. Cox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 5
   a-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 0 5
   M. Arnold P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 0 5
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6 3 3 19      
a - D. Fickes pinch hit for L. Cox in the 2nd
b - T. Rathbone pinch hit for M. Arnold in the 8th
c - B. Richter substituted for J. Sledd in the 9th
d - A. Garcia substituted for J. Madsen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Madsen (6, 3rd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Madsen (4, 7th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Jacques (2, 7th Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 2 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes , J. Madsen 6 , J. Benson 2 , W. McCord , E. Jacques 4
2-out RBI: E. Jacques
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Lindsey 2 , D. Fickes
Sac Bunt: W. McCord
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes (6) , J. Benson (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Sledd-Fuentes-Madsen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .210 0 7
F. Martinez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .258 4 35
C. Panetta LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .304 5 26
T. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336 14 42
K. Osterhage CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 7 38
   a-T. Pickett CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262 2 18
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 2 15
F. Najera SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 1 4
   c-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 2 10
J. O'Neil C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 3
   d-C. Bartels PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .249 8 35
J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 4
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Parker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 2 20
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Guinn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 3 36
Totals 32 2 7 1 2 0 16      
a - T. Pickett substituted for K. Osterhage in the 3rd
b - G. Parker pinch hit for T. Jones in the 8th
c - B. Tudor pinch hit for F. Najera in the 9th
d - C. Bartels pinch hit for J. O'Neil in the 9th
e - T. Guinn pinch hit for J. Gibson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Campbell 2 , F. Martinez , K. Osterhage , T. Pickett 2 , A. Voeller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Campbell , C. Panetta 2 , T. Adams , F. Najera
GIDP: F. Martinez
Sac Bunt: J. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pickett (5)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Najera (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Voeller-Adams)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.68   
M. Arnold W (1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 69 5.33   
R. Birch 2.0 4 2 1 0 0 0 26 0.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 45
Batters Faced: L. Cox 3, M. Arnold 22, R. Birch 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 2-0, M. Arnold 13-4, R. Birch 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 8-6, M. Arnold 69-43, R. Birch 26-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez L (8-7) 6.0 9 5 5 3 2 1 99 3.20   
T. Jones 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 29 4.11   
J. Gibson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 33
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 31, T. Jones 7, J. Gibson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 4-12, T. Jones 3-2, J. Gibson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 99-64, T. Jones 29-17, J. Gibson 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marty Arnold
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 18976
Special Notes: SP Larry Cox was injured while pitching. CF Ken Osterhage was injured while throwing the ball.
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