MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/26/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1385 - FRIDAY, JULY 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (57-44) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 14 1
Chicago Traders (52-50) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 12 1
Extra-Inning Win by Explorers Over Traders
The St. Louis Explorers outlasted the Chicago Traders, 8-5, in 10 innings. John Darnell provided some punch at the plate for St. Louis. He went 3-5 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Dick Lott, who is tied for 2nd in the NBL in holds with 6, picked up the win in relief. Randy Weisenberg took the loss for Chicago. St. Louis has won 5 straight, while Chicago has lost 6 in a row.

St. Louis used a timely hit from Tom Guinn to get the win. The shortstop stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put the Explorers ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"Baseball is such a beautiful game," said Guinn. "Anything can happen on any night, and that's why you don't dwell on what happened yesterday. Just look forward and trust you're going to have positive results."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 .322 0 26
K. Osterhage CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .258 9 47
T. Adams 1B 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 .333 11 47
   a-C. Bartels PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 7 34
   b-B. Tudor 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 1 15
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .298 11 52
C. Panetta LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .227 5 28
T. Guinn SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .291 1 22
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .267 3 40
S. Stevens C 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .145 0 8
B. Trout P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .177 1 7
   c-A. Voeller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 4
   D. Lott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
   d-F. Martinez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 1 12
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8 4 6 19      
a - C. Bartels pinch ran for T. Adams in the 8th
b - B. Tudor substituted for C. Bartels in the 8th
c - A. Voeller pinch hit for B. Trout in the 9th
d - F. Martinez pinch hit for D. Lott in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Adams 2 (18, 3rd Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Tudor (6, 10th Inning off R. Weisenberg, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Guinn (19, 10th Inning off R. Weisenberg, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Darnell (7, 10th Inning off R. Weisenberg, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 5 , K. Osterhage , T. Adams 5 , B. Tudor 2 , G. Parker , C. Panetta , T. Guinn 2 , D. Bieler , A. Voeller , F. Martinez
2-out RBI: J. Darnell , T. Adams , F. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Osterhage 2 , G. Parker , D. Bieler
Sac Bunt: G. Parker
Sac Fly: T. Adams , S. Stevens
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell 2 (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Darnell-Bieler-Adams, Darnell-Bieler-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .322 5 30
J. Sledd 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .321 10 55
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .336 4 48
L. Cox RF 4 0 0 2 0 1 4 .193 9 34
E. White C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .249 3 39
W. McCord LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 8 42
M. White 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .217 1 29
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 0 21
   a-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 7
   c-T. Karoly SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 0 3
S. Crawford P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .169 1 6
   b-K. Mays PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 21
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Stolz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 4 2 4 20      
a - R. Barber pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th
b - K. Mays pinch hit for S. Crawford in the 9th
c - T. Karoly substituted for R. Barber in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (27, 6th Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 4 , J. Sledd 2 , R. Fuentes 2 , E. White 2 , M. White 2 , S. Crawford
2-out RBI: F. Precourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd , E. White , M. White , D. Lindsey
GIDP: R. Fuentes , E. White
Sac Bunt: W. McCord
Sac Fly: L. Cox
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fuentes (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. McCord (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Sledd)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout 8.0 9 3 3 2 4 0 103 2.58   
D. Lott W (5-6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.42   
R. Goolsby 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 23 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 54
Batters Faced: B. Trout 34, D. Lott 3, R. Goolsby 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 15-3, D. Lott 1-2, R. Goolsby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 103-61, D. Lott 9-6, R. Goolsby 23-13
WP: R. Goolsby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford 9.0 10 3 3 2 6 0 124 2.63   
R. Weisenberg L (1-4) 0.2 4 5 5 2 0 0 11 6.04   
W. Stolz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 59
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 38, R. Weisenberg 8, W. Stolz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 11-9, R. Weisenberg 1-1, W. Stolz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 124-83, R. Weisenberg 11-9, W. Stolz 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Stolz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Darnell
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 18260
Special Notes: 1B Tom Adams was injured while running the bases.
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