MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
07/20/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1363 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (57-43) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 8 0
Kansas City Bulls (53-45) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 8 11 2
Bulls Score Late, Top Explorers, 8-6
The Kansas City Bulls used the hitting of catcher Rich Lewis to subdue the St. Louis Explorers, 8-6. For the game, Lewis was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Kansas City is 53-45 and St. Louis, with the loss, 57-43.

Kansas City got a clutch hit from Ken Durick. The pinch hitter launched a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"This place was jumping at the end," Durick said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .309 5 19
G. Parker RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .239 9 44
A. Voeller 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .322 10 47
F. Boone 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .285 7 41
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .286 10 41
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .260 7 34
T. Row SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .237 2 8
J. Witte C 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .178 1 9
D. Gilson P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 4
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Bartels PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 9 26
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6 10 3 20      
a - C. Bartels pinch hit for R. Sandoval in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Witte (1, 4th Inning off T. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Campbell , G. Parker , A. Voeller , F. Boone 2 , D. Bieler , J. Witte 5
2-out RBI: G. Parker , D. Bieler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Osterhage , T. Row
GIDP: T. Row
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Campbell 2 (21) , G. Parker (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Voeller-Bieler-Boone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 21 49
H. Lahr RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .222 4 15
C. Taylor 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .333 26 66
R. Lewis C 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .260 7 40
B. Anderson CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .281 3 38
K. Giese 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 0 0
B. Madaras SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .218 1 10
   a-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 1 4
   b-B. Shingleton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 8 45
D. Boggs 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 2 17
T. Mitchell P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .130 0 0
   c-R. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 4
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Durick PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .303 20 53
Totals 34 8 11 8 2 1 10      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for B. Madaras in the 6th
b - B. Shingleton substituted for E. Cortez in the 7th
c - R. Adams pinch hit for T. Mitchell in the 7th
d - K. Durick pinch hit for D. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (7, 2nd Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Lahr (4, 6th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Anderson (3, 2nd Inning off D. Gilson, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (7, 8th Inning off D. Gilson, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Durick (20, 9th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 2 , C. Taylor , R. Lewis 6 , B. Anderson 6 , B. Madaras , D. Boggs , T. Mitchell , K. Durick 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Madaras , E. Cortez
GIDP: H. McLemore
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Anderson (13)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Anderson (5) , B. Shingleton (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Madaras-Boggs-Taylor)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Gilson 7.0 9 6 6 2 1 2 31 108 3.28   
R. Sandoval 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1.59   
J. Gonzalez L (1-5) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 9 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gilson 34
Batters Faced: D. Gilson 31, R. Sandoval 3, J. Gonzalez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gilson 8-11, R. Sandoval 3-0, J. Gonzalez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gilson 108-70, R. Sandoval 10-6, J. Gonzalez 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Mitchell 7.0 6 5 4 7 2 1 34 136 4.90   
D. Fields W (2-4) 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 11 52 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 42
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 34, D. Fields 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 9-9, D. Fields 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 136-73, D. Fields 52-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Lewis
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 17562
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