MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
07/13/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1289 - FRIDAY, JULY 13TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (48-43) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 2
Cincinnati Packers (29-66) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
Packers Lose at Home, 4-2
Behind an impressive start by Bob Trout, St. Louis beat Cincinnati, 4-2. Trout, who is tied for 8th in the NBL with a 2.78 ERA, went the distance for St. Louis. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. The third-place Explorers have won 4 straight games.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Fernando Martinez? The St. Louis second baseman had a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put the Explorers on top, 3-1. For the game, Martinez had 1 double and 3 singles in 5 at-bats.

"It was a real good effort by Bob," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood. "I loved the way he bore down."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Parker RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .252 2 21
F. Martinez 2B 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .274 4 36
C. Panetta LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .298 6 30
T. Adams 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .330 17 48
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 .237 8 36
A. Voeller 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .295 2 18
K. Osterhage CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .286 7 41
   a-T. Pickett CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 2 19
T. Guinn SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .271 4 41
B. Trout P 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 6
Totals 36 4 11 4 5 6 23      
a - T. Pickett substituted for K. Osterhage in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez (18, 3rd Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Adams (15, 7th Inning off I. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Panetta (8, 9th Inning off T. Stallings, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Voeller (1, 2nd Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Martinez 5 , C. Panetta 2 , T. Adams 2 , A. Voeller 3 , K. Osterhage , T. Guinn , B. Trout 2
2-out RBI: F. Martinez , K. Osterhage , T. Guinn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Panetta 2 , K. Osterhage 2 , T. Pickett
GIDP: C. Panetta , A. Voeller
Sac Fly: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Adams (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Panetta (4) , A. Voeller (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Guinn-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Muhammad 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 2 17
J. Anderson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 10 38
S. Timmons 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .262 4 40
   d-G. Palmer PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 6 39
G. Bennett SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 10 33
R. Brown CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 25
   a-B. Wesley PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .147 0 2
M. Clement 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .253 1 10
   b-G. Borowy PH, CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .242 0 8
D. Beckwith LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .169 2 10
D. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 3 20
F. Lopez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .163 0 3
   I. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Haffner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 6
   T. Stallings P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 4 17      
a - B. Wesley pinch hit for R. Brown in the 6th
b - G. Borowy pinch hit for M. Clement in the 6th
c - D. Haffner pinch hit for I. Gutierrez in the 7th
d - G. Palmer pinch hit for S. Timmons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bennett (12, 9th Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Muhammad , J. Anderson , S. Timmons , G. Bennett 2 , D. Beckwith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Borowy , F. Lopez
GIDP: G. Bennett
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Clement (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Timmons-Bennett, Bennett-Muhammad-Palmer)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout W (10-2) 9.0 5 2 1 1 4 0 112 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 74
Batters Faced: B. Trout 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 112-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez L (6-8) 6.0 7 3 0 3 6 0 126 4.05   
I. Gutierrez 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.81   
T. Stallings 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 7.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 55
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 28, I. Gutierrez 6, T. Stallings 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 4-7, I. Gutierrez 1-2, T. Stallings 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 126-78, I. Gutierrez 10-6, T. Stallings 20-12
WP: F. Lopez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Trout
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 13839
Special Notes: CF Ken Osterhage was injured on a defensive play.
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