MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT DENVER BURROS
08/07/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1613 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (65-52) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Denver Burros (56-59) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Explorers Win, 3-2, at Denver
Jim Thurlow pitched well, but his team, the Denver Burros, still dropped a 3-2 decision to the St. Louis Explorers at Gates Crescent Park. St. Louis reliever Robbie Goolsby got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Jim Thurlow was tagged with the loss. The save was credited to Alex Alonso, his 19th.

Freddie Boone had a direct impact on the outcome. Boone contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put St. Louis up, 3-2.

In postgame remarks, Boone hailed his team's "grit."

With the win, the Explorers hiked their record to 65-52.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .329 5 26
D. Bieler 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .243 8 38
A. Voeller 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .312 10 54
F. Boone 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .293 8 46
   c-B. Raab 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 1 6
B. Roberts CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .272 4 17
G. Parker RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .243 10 52
T. Row SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .227 2 11
J. Witte C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .187 1 9
R. Birch P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   a-D. Coppage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Bartels PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 16 38
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 3 4 19      
a - D. Coppage pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 7th
b - C. Bartels pinch hit for R. Sandoval in the 9th
c - B. Raab substituted for F. Boone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Campbell (18, 1st Inning off J. Thurlow, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Witte (7, 2nd Inning off J. Thurlow, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Voeller (15, 5th Inning off J. Thurlow, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Campbell 2 , A. Voeller 3 , F. Boone 2 , B. Roberts , G. Parker , J. Witte 2 , C. Bartels
2-out RBI: F. Boone , B. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Voeller , T. Row , J. Witte
Sac Bunt: D. Bieler , A. Voeller
Hit by Pitch: D. Bieler
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .266 9 51
G. Moret RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .306 22 43
A. Martinez 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .293 15 72
C. Carr SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .257 7 36
J. Kolakowski LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .207 2 11
C. Wright 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 3 15
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .257 4 47
T. Clark C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .221 3 8
J. Thurlow P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .121 0 1
   a-B. Powers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 3 17
   R. Weintraub P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   b-A. Rebolledo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 12 49
   K. Torkelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2 3 6 25      
a - B. Powers pinch hit for J. Thurlow in the 6th
b - A. Rebolledo pinch hit for R. Weintraub in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Gunn 2 (20, 2nd Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Goolsby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Morales 2 , G. Moret 2 , A. Martinez 2 , C. Carr , K. Gunn 5 , T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Morales 2 , A. Martinez , C. Wright , K. Gunn , A. Rebolledo
Sac Bunt: J. Kolakowski
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 2 (59) , A. Martinez (1)
CS: G. Moret (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Wright)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Birch 4.1 6 2 2 3 2 0 22 98 3.34   
R. Goolsby W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 16 5.29   
R. Sandoval H (12) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 27 1.87   
A. Alonso SV (19) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 42
Batters Faced: R. Birch 22, R. Goolsby 6, R. Sandoval 8, A. Alonso 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 6-5, R. Goolsby 3-1, R. Sandoval 2-2, A. Alonso 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 98-57, R. Goolsby 16-14, R. Sandoval 27-19, A. Alonso 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Thurlow L (3-8) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 26 94 6.18   
R. Weintraub 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 33 4.60   
K. Torkelson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thurlow 49
Batters Faced: J. Thurlow 26, R. Weintraub 9, K. Torkelson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thurlow 5-9, R. Weintraub 1-4, K. Torkelson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thurlow 94-59, R. Weintraub 33-22, K. Torkelson 14-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Thurlow
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thurlow
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 22124
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