MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/27/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1381 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (59-43) 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 12 0
Chicago Traders (42-58) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
Explorers Prevail, 5-4, Over Chicago
St. Louis Explorers starter Pat Burkholder was in fine form against the Chicago Traders at Union Field, leading his team to a win, 5-4. Don Dalton earned his 16th save in 20 chances. St. Louis improves to 59-43 with the win. They lead their division by 4 games.

George Kiss, who is tied for 9th in the NBL with a .288 batting average, aided the St. Louis cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth. For the game, the right fielder was 1 for 3 with a walk.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .280 2 30
F. Najera SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .242 2 21
J. Horrigan 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .274 4 35
C. Panetta LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .261 0 12
   b-T. LaDuke RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 1 1
G. Kiss RF, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .288 10 52
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .215 1 20
W. White 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .173 0 2
J. O'Neil C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .177 5 20
P. Burkholder P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .156 0 0
   a-B. Fulton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 20 57
   D. Dalton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5 3 8 15      
a - B. Fulton pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 8th
b - T. LaDuke substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pickett (15, 6th Inning off M. Walton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Horrigan (4, 1st Inning off M. Getz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 3 , F. Najera , J. Horrigan 4 , C. Panetta 3 , G. Kiss , D. Bieler , W. White 2 , J. O'Neil
2-out RBI: T. Pickett , J. Horrigan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Najera , W. White , J. O'Neil
GIDP: J. Horrigan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pickett (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Graham 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .193 2 21
M. McCormick LF, CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270 2 19
P. McCarthy RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 7 20
B. Swafford 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 13 45
B. Hill C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .234 2 8
P. Parker SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 4 21
   c-R. Taylor PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 1 9
B. Watson 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .286 1 6
T. Clay CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .185 0 2
   a-D. Deschamps PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 7 33
M. Getz P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   M. Walton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-E. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 7
   C. Littlejohn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 7 30
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 4 11      
a - D. Deschamps pinch hit for T. Clay in the 7th
b - E. White pinch hit for M. Walton in the 7th
c - R. Taylor pinch hit for P. Parker in the 9th
d - T. Nelson pinch hit for C. Littlejohn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McCormick (4, 3rd Inning off P. Burkholder, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Getz (1, 5th Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Swafford (19, 6th Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Graham (3, 3rd Inning off P. Burkholder, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hill (2, 4th Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Watson (1, 7th Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Graham 3 , M. McCormick 3 , B. Swafford 2 , B. Hill 4 , B. Watson 5 , M. Getz 2
2-out RBI: G. Graham , M. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McCormick , P. McCarthy , P. Parker , T. Nelson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. McCormick (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Watson-Parker-Swafford)
PB: B. Hill
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Burkholder W (9-5) 7.0 7 4 4 1 2 2 97 2.22   
D. Dalton SV (16) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burkholder 48
Batters Faced: P. Burkholder 28, D. Dalton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burkholder 13-5, D. Dalton 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burkholder 97-62, D. Dalton 27-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Getz L (3-4) 5.2 10 5 5 2 4 1 95 3.33   
M. Walton 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 25 3.35   
C. Littlejohn 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Getz 31
Batters Faced: M. Getz 27, M. Walton 7, C. Littlejohn 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Getz 8-3, M. Walton 1-1, C. Littlejohn 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Getz 95-62, M. Walton 25-14, C. Littlejohn 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walton 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Burkholder
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 16666
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