MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
08/07/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1629 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (65-52) 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 10 1
Kansas City Bulls (52-67) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Bulls Beaten By Explorers, 7-1
Starting pitcher Jorge Gonzalez did his part in helping the St. Louis Explorers thwart the Kansas City Bulls, 7-1. The third-place Explorers have won 4 in a row.

In the top of the second, St. Louis shortstop John Darnell had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out, Darnell stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 3-0, St. Louis. For the game, he went 1-4 with a walk, while adding 2 RBI.

"We put our best foot forward tonight," said a smiling Darnell.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell SS 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .318 0 9
T. Pickett LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .272 3 25
T. Adams 1B 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .328 20 65
C. Bartels C 5 1 1 0 0 0 8 .244 10 45
F. Martinez 2B 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .280 5 44
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .272 9 51
A. Voeller 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .264 3 25
K. Campbell RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .210 0 9
J. Gonzalez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 0 6
   a-G. Parker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 8 40
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 7 4 16      
a - G. Parker pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Osterhage (9, 3rd Inning off T. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Martinez (5, 9th Inning off D. Solomon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , T. Pickett , T. Adams 3 , C. Bartels , F. Martinez 5 , K. Osterhage 5
2-out RBI: , F. Martinez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Bartels 2 , K. Osterhage , A. Voeller , K. Campbell
Sac Bunt: J. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pickett (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Darnell-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .177 2 14
L. Moses 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .255 7 31
C. Taylor LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .344 16 47
D. Lester 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .289 9 32
   b-R. Kremer PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 9 45
K. Hussey 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .246 4 10
   c-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 0 6
   d-D. Tislow 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 11 34
E. Cortez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270 6 29
R. Colbourne SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .270 9 46
I. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 1 9
T. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Alva PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 5 26
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 2 20      
a - M. Alva pinch hit for W. Jones in the 7th
b - R. Kremer pinch hit for D. Lester in the 8th
c - L. Smith pinch hit for K. Hussey in the 8th
d - D. Tislow substituted for L. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Moses (10, 1st Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Lester (12, 6th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , L. Moses 4 , C. Taylor , D. Lester 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , K. Hussey , L. Smith , R. Colbourne
GIDP: R. Kremer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (13)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Mitchell (2)
OF assists: 1 (Cortez(Adams at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez W (12-8) 7.0 6 1 1 1 1 0 100 2.87   
R. Goolsby 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 61
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 28, R. Goolsby 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 9-11, R. Goolsby 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 100-69, R. Goolsby 20-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell L (9-11) 6.2 8 5 4 5 4 1 121 4.28   
W. Jones 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.66   
D. Solomon 2.0 2 2 2 2 0 1 40 4.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 39
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 33, W. Jones 1, D. Solomon 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 5-10, W. Jones 1-0, D. Solomon 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 121-66, W. Jones 1-1, D. Solomon 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Jones 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Gonzalez
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 15029
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