MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/26/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1446 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (45-60) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 8 13 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (51-51) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Explorers Rally to Win
The St. Louis Explorers topped the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 8-5, in National Baseball League action at Blockbuster Stadium. The standout performance belonged to St. Louis pitcher and Humboldt Hill, California, native Tony LaDuke. St. Louis has now won 3 in a row.

St. Louis needed the clutch hitting of Bernie Tudor to seal the deal. The second baseman swatted a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Explorers on top, 6-5. For the game, Tudor had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," LaDuke told the St. Louis Herald.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B, 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 .252 3 17
F. Martinez 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .303 8 38
   b-T. Pickett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 0 20
C. Panetta LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .286 3 48
   c-A. Voeller 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 23
G. Parker RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .283 6 50
K. Osterhage CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .260 1 16
F. Najera 1B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .218 0 18
T. Guinn SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 1 22
   a-T. Adams PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .298 10 41
   d-D. Bieler 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 6 18
C. Wright C 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .189 1 10
T. Phillips P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
   T. LaDuke P 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .148 1 3
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 6 3 5 20      
a - T. Adams pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 8th
b - T. Pickett substituted for F. Martinez in the 9th
c - A. Voeller substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th
d - D. Bieler substituted for T. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez 2 (19, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Parker (24, 9th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Osterhage (8, 9th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Tudor (3, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tudor 5 , F. Martinez 4 , C. Panetta 2 , G. Parker 3 , K. Osterhage 4 , T. Adams , T. LaDuke
2-out RBI: B. Tudor , G. Parker , T. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Parker , K. Osterhage 2 , T. Guinn , T. LaDuke
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Obert 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .245 2 16
D. Kennedy 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .293 1 12
K. Frederick 2B 4 2 1 3 0 0 2 .328 10 42
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .297 18 44
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 6 37
N. Parsons CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .262 1 50
L. Craig C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 5 29
   b-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 16 44
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 0 11
   c-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 4 21
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .086 0 4
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 3 11
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5 1 7 7      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 7th
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for L. Craig in the 9th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Frederick (10, 2nd Inning off T. Phillips, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Obert 3 , D. Kennedy , K. Frederick 4 , E. Ronnebaum , N. Parsons
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , N. Parsons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Craig
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Obert (11)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Phillips 1.2 6 5 5 1 2 1 60 4.28   
T. LaDuke W (6-3) 5.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 49 3.10   
B. Tate SV (13) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Phillips 18
Batters Faced: T. Phillips 12, T. LaDuke 17, B. Tate 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Phillips 3-0, T. LaDuke 9-6, B. Tate 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Phillips 60-35, T. LaDuke 49-35, B. Tate 25-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 4.1 4 2 0 1 4 0 73 3.40   
J. Wilson 2.2 4 1 1 1 0 0 35 2.70   
T. Benson L (4-4), BS (1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 16 3.60   
W. Guilmette 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 24 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 54
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 19, J. Wilson 13, T. Benson 5, W. Guilmette 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 6-3, J. Wilson 5-3, T. Benson 0-1, W. Guilmette 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 73-42, J. Wilson 35-21, T. Benson 16-10, W. Guilmette 24-15
WP: D. Fontanez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony LaDuke
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 17633
Special Notes: SP Dario Fontanez was injured while pitching.
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