MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/05/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1597 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (57-55) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 8 12 2
St. Louis Explorers (48-67) 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 1 X 9 14 3
Blockbusters Fall Short, 9-8, at St. Louis
Conditions were not ideal but St. Louis and Los Angeles were able to put their game in the books.

The St. Louis Explorers beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters by a score of 9-8. St. Louis third baseman Fernando Martinez deserved the lion's share of the credit. Martinez was 3-5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Explorers. The Explorers, at 48-67, sit in last place in the National Baseball League Western Division.

With the game tied, 6-6, in the bottom of the seventh, Martinez had a key at-bat for St. Louis. With the bases loaded, Martinez hit a 2-run single off Jerry Wilson, making the score 8-6, Explorers.

"We take it day by day here," said Martinez, "and today was a good one for us."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Obert SS 4 1 2 0 2 1 3 .240 3 20
J. Brookins RF 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .267 18 50
K. Frederick 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .331 10 45
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 1 2 5 0 1 3 .298 19 50
D. Kennedy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 1 15
   c-L. Messenger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 4 24
   d-G. Strum 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 2 13
N. Parsons CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .258 2 53
L. Craig C 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .212 6 32
M. Herron 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .280 2 19
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .081 0 4
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .193 3 13
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Villamil PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 1 18
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Schindler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .162 1 10
Totals 39 8 12 7 8 8 26      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 6th
b - P. Villamil pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 7th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 8th
d - G. Strum substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th
e - G. Schindler pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Herron 2 (10, 2nd Inning off T. Phillips, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Phillips, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (6, 8th Inning off B. Tate, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (21, 8th Inning off B. Tate, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (19, 7th Inning off T. Phillips, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Obert 2 , J. Brookins , K. Frederick 3 , E. Ronnebaum 6 , N. Parsons , M. Herron 5 , R. Montoya
2-out RBI: R. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Obert 2 , E. Ronnebaum , D. Kennedy , L. Craig , P. Villamil
GIDP: K. Frederick
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Obert (12) , D. Kennedy (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilson-Herron-Strum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B, 1B 4 2 1 0 2 1 2 .256 3 17
F. Martinez 3B 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .302 8 42
   b-D. Bieler 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 6 19
T. Adams LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .297 11 43
G. Parker RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .279 7 55
A. Voeller 1B, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .252 0 24
K. Osterhage CF 5 1 2 2 0 3 6 .268 2 19
F. Najera SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .213 0 19
C. Wright C 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .193 1 13
T. Phillips P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 0 1
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Pickett PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 20
   B. Tate P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 9 6 7 29      
a - T. Pickett pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 7th
b - D. Bieler substituted for F. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez (20, 6th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Najera (6, 8th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Osterhage (2, 8th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tudor , F. Martinez 4 , T. Adams 2 , G. Parker , A. Voeller 2 , K. Osterhage 5 , F. Najera 2 , C. Wright , T. Pickett
2-out RBI: A. Voeller , K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tudor , A. Voeller 2 , K. Osterhage , F. Najera , T. Phillips
GIDP: B. Tate
Sac Bunt: T. Phillips
Sac Fly: G. Parker
Hit by Pitch: A. Voeller , F. Najera
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Adams (8)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Parker (2) , A. Voeller 2 (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Najera-Tudor-Voeller)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 5.0 8 5 2 3 5 0 96 3.57   
W. Guilmette 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 3.52   
J. Wilson L (0-1) 2.0 4 3 3 3 0 1 61 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 39
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 27, W. Guilmette 6, J. Wilson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 4-5, W. Guilmette 0-1, J. Wilson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 96-55, W. Guilmette 17-12, J. Wilson 61-29
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez , J. Wilson
Balk: W. Guilmette
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Phillips 6.0 9 5 5 4 5 1 101 4.42   
J. Gonzalez BS (2) 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 19 2.30   
B. Tate W (5-4), BS (8) 2.0 2 2 2 3 2 0 38 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Phillips 35
Batters Faced: T. Phillips 31, J. Gonzalez 5, B. Tate 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Phillips 3-9, J. Gonzalez 0-2, B. Tate 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Phillips 101-61, J. Gonzalez 19-10, B. Tate 38-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Martinez
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Rain (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 17587
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