MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/18/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 123 - THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (5-4) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
San Diego Captains (8-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lott Deals San Diego 2-0 Setback
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the St. Louis Explorers and the San Diego Captains. St. Louis won it, 2-0. St. Louis starter Dick Lott was in command. Bernie Tate collected his 2nd save. San Diego, with the loss, is still a stout 8-2.

Lott, who dominated for St. Louis, earned the victory to move to 1-1. He was in control the whole game, scattering 2 hits over 8.2 innings, while striking out 3. San Diego batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Lott.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 1 4
T. Adams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 2 6
G. Parker RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .333 0 2
C. Bartels C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 0 2
C. Panetta LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .310 1 5
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .172 0 2
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
D. Lott P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 2
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta (2, 9th Inning off H. McDonnell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Adams (1, 9th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Panetta (1, 5th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , T. Adams 3 , G. Parker 2 , C. Panetta 6 , D. Bieler
2-out RBI: C. Panetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Osterhage , T. Guinn
GIDP: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 1 5
J. Quinlan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 0 5
G. Jordan 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 1 7
   c-E. Wilkins PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 0 5
   d-P. Parkyn 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .172 0 1
R. Roe CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 1 6
   a-R. Barnes PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .463 2 6
E. Peters C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 4 8
J. Locricchio LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 0 2
   b-R. Byrd PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 2
T. Row 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 3
W. Henry 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 0 2
J. Espersen P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0 2 3 6      
a - R. Barnes pinch hit for R. Roe in the 7th
b - R. Byrd pinch hit for J. Locricchio in the 7th
c - E. Wilkins pinch ran for G. Jordan in the 7th
d - P. Parkyn substituted for E. Wilkins in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Peters , W. Henry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Byrd
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Henry-Quinlan-Jordan)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott W (1-1) 8.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 105 2.87   
B. Tate SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 81
Batters Faced: D. Lott 30, B. Tate 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 12-11, B. Tate 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 105-66, B. Tate 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Tate 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen L (0-1) 8.1 6 2 2 0 4 1 112 1.88   
H. McDonnell 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 67
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 30, H. McDonnell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 9-11, H. McDonnell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 112-78, H. McDonnell 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. McDonnell 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Lott
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 20633
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