MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/06/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1612 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (57-56) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 9 1
St. Louis Explorers (49-67) 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 X 11 12 2
Explorers Squash Blockbusters, 11-2
The St. Louis Explorers handed the Los Angeles Blockbusters a sound defeat, 11-2, at Corps of Discovery Stadium. Gary Parker was a main contributor to the win. He went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for St. Louis. St. Louis has won 3 straight, while Los Angeles has lost 3 in a row.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Explorers grabbed the lead when Parker hit his 25th double of the season. The 2-run double off Billy Duprey made it 3-1, St. Louis.

"They just got us," said Los Angeles manager John Trausch, "and that's all I can say."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Obert 3B, SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .239 3 21
D. Kennedy 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 1 15
   d-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 18 50
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 19 50
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .336 10 45
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .295 8 47
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .256 2 53
I. Cleary C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184 0 7
P. Villamil SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 1 18
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 5 25
   b-M. Herron SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 19
B. Duprey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 0 5
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Craig PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 6 32
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 3 21      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 7th
b - M. Herron substituted for L. Messenger in the 7th
c - L. Craig pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th
d - J. Brookins pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Messenger (5, 7th Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Obert , D. Kennedy , E. Ronnebaum 2 , K. Frederick 3 , O. Gonzalez , L. Messenger 4
2-out RBI: D. Obert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Kennedy , J. Brookins , E. Ronnebaum 2 , O. Gonzalez , N. Parsons , I. Cleary
GIDP: N. Parsons
Sac Bunt: B. Duprey
Hit by Pitch: P. Villamil
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Duprey (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bieler 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .221 6 20
F. Martinez 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .303 8 45
T. Adams 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .296 11 44
   b-A. Voeller PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 0 24
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Parker RF 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .283 7 58
T. Pickett LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .209 0 21
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .272 2 19
T. Guinn SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .237 1 23
J. O'Neil C 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .155 4 17
D. Prentice P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 3
   a-B. Tudor PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 3 18
Totals 35 11 12 11 4 4 13      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for D. Prentice in the 8th
b - A. Voeller pinch ran for T. Adams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (25, 6th Inning off B. Duprey, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bieler , F. Martinez 2 , T. Adams , G. Parker 4 , K. Osterhage 2 , J. O'Neil 2 , B. Tudor
2-out RBI: , F. Martinez 2 , T. Adams , G. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Adams , T. Pickett
Sac Bunt: D. Prentice
Sac Fly: T. Pickett
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Clark (1) , T. Guinn (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Bieler-Adams)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey L (10-11) 7.0 6 5 4 2 4 0 100 3.79   
W. Guilmette 0.2 5 6 6 2 0 0 25 4.47   
T. Benson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 49
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 30, W. Guilmette 9, T. Benson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 8-9, W. Guilmette 1-1, T. Benson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 100-63, W. Guilmette 25-15, T. Benson 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 2-1
WP: B. Duprey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice W (3-8) 8.0 9 2 2 0 3 1 105 3.09   
M. Clark 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 59
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 34, M. Clark 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 15-5, M. Clark 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 105-68, M. Clark 20-15
WP: D. Prentice
Hit Batsmen: D. Prentice
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Parker
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 16752
Special Notes: 1B Tom Adams was injured while running the bases.
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