MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/15/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 120 - THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (5-4) 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 0
San Diego Captains (3-7) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Captains Absorb 5-3 Home Loss
The St. Louis Explorers grabbed a win, 5-3, over the San Diego Captains at San Diego Sporting Complex. St. Louis left fielder Randy Barnes went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Alex Alonso locked down his 4th save. San Diego falls to 3-7.

With St. Louis leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Barnes hit a fastball from Jeff Ferguson for a run-scoring double. It was his 3rd double of the season and put the Explorers ahead, 2-0.

"I'm proud to wear a St. Louis jersey," Barnes told the St. Louis Gazette. "We played a good game and came out with the win. What more can you ask for?"
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .310 0 0
A. Voeller 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .219 0 1
R. Barnes LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .379 1 6
G. Parker RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .276 0 3
F. Boone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .133 1 2
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .231 0 3
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .188 0 2
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .097 0 1
J. Gonzalez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Roberts PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5 1 6 12      
a - B. Roberts pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 7th
b - K. Campbell pinch hit for R. Morton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes (3, 3rd Inning off J. Ferguson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Roberts (1, 7th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn , A. Voeller , R. Barnes 4 , G. Parker 2 , C. Bartels , D. Bieler , B. Roberts 3
2-out RBI: C. Bartels , D. Bieler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bartels , K. Osterhage
GIDP: G. Parker
Sac Bunt: A. Voeller
Hit by Pitch: T. Guinn
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Bieler-Boone)
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(Locricchio at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Newton 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0
M. Alford RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .389 0 3
   b-R. Montoya PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 6
D. Conley 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .359 0 5
J. Locricchio 1B, RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .229 1 4
E. Peters C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .333 0 1
B. Jackson CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .171 2 11
J. Escobeda SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154 0 0
J. Panneton LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 0 2
   c-B. Kidder PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 4
J. Ferguson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   M. Pike P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3 4 5 12      
a - H. Lee pinch hit for H. McDonnell in the 7th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for M. Alford in the 7th
c - B. Kidder pinch hit for J. Panneton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Conley (4, 5th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Alford (1, 5th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alford 4 , D. Conley 2 , J. Locricchio 2 , E. Peters , J. Panneton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Peters , J. Escobeda , J. Panneton
GIDP: B. Jackson
Sac Bunt: B. Jackson , J. Ferguson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Conley-Locricchio)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez W (1-1) 6.0 7 3 3 2 4 0 105 3.00   
R. Birch H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 5.40   
R. Morton H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
A. Alonso SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 48
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 26, R. Birch 6, R. Morton 1, A. Alonso 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 5-8, R. Birch 0-3, R. Morton 1-0, A. Alonso 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 105-59, R. Birch 26-14, R. Morton 7-5, A. Alonso 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morton 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ferguson L (0-2) 6.1 8 5 5 1 5 0 89 7.71   
H. McDonnell 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 13.50   
M. Pike 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ferguson 41
Batters Faced: J. Ferguson 29, H. McDonnell 2, M. Pike 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ferguson 6-8, H. McDonnell 1-0, M. Pike 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ferguson 89-59, H. McDonnell 6-4, M. Pike 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. McDonnell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Ferguson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Barnes
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 16312
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