MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/10/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1633 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (57-60) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (52-65) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 X 5 10 0
Blockbusters Score Late to Upend Explorers, 5-4
The St. Louis Explorers and Los Angeles Blockbusters provided some drama for the home crowd.

The Los Angeles Blockbusters locked up a win at Blockbuster Stadium, knocking off the St. Louis Explorers, 5-4. On the mound for Los Angeles was right-hander Ken Morrison. He played a major role in the triumph. Earning the save was Bill Kaiser. He's now cashed in 3 of 6 save opportunities.

Had Bill May not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, May hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Blockbusters.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Morrison.

Los Angeles is now 52-65, St. Louis 57-60.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .265 2 29
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 2 37
G. Parker RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .239 4 43
C. Bartels C 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .226 9 40
F. Boone 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .251 5 33
B. Roberts LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 2 4
   a-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 0 23
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .234 7 38
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 3 27
R. Birch P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .107 0 2
   D. Maughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Raab PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 8 23
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 7 6      
a - K. Campbell pinch hit for B. Roberts in the 9th
b - B. Raab pinch hit for D. Maughan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bartels (7, 8th Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Roberts (2, 2nd Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Boone (5, 7th Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn , C. Bartels 3 , F. Boone 4 , B. Roberts 4 , K. Osterhage 2 , D. Bieler
2-out RBI: , C. Bartels 2 , B. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Boone , R. Birch
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Osterhage (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .255 10 42
B. May SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .285 2 32
J. Brookins RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .301 22 62
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .309 6 23
M. Perez CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .188 1 20
   a-B. Capps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 4 15
   d-E. Schendel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Covarrubio C 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .256 4 34
W. Baker LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .229 0 16
C. Arkle 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .259 6 29
   b-R. Gardner PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .202 1 11
K. Morrison P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .041 0 4
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 4
   c-P. Villamil PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .260 0 15
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 6 6 24      
a - B. Capps pinch hit for M. Perez in the 8th
b - R. Gardner pinch hit for C. Arkle in the 8th
c - P. Villamil pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 8th
d - E. Schendel substituted for B. Capps in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Katzen , B. May 3 , K. Frederick 2 , W. Baker , C. Arkle , R. Gardner , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: B. May , W. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , M. Perez , K. Morrison
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Katzen (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Parker at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch 6.2 7 2 2 4 6 0 99 2.52   
D. Maughan L (2-2), BS (1) 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 38 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 54
Batters Faced: R. Birch 30, D. Maughan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 4-9, D. Maughan 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 99-63, D. Maughan 38-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Maughan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Morrison 7.0 6 3 3 1 6 2 97 3.82   
C. Franklin W (5-10) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 6.52   
B. Kaiser SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Morrison 58
Batters Faced: K. Morrison 27, C. Franklin 5, B. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Morrison 6-8, C. Franklin 1-2, B. Kaiser 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Morrison 97-64, C. Franklin 15-10, B. Kaiser 17-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Morrison
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 15098
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