MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/14/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1665 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (63-56) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
St. Louis Explorers (57-62) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Explorers 4-1 Winners Versus San Diego
Jorge Gonzalez brought his A-game to help St. Louis defeat the San Diego Captains, 4-1. Bernie Tate earned save number 29 this season. St. Louis is now 57-62, San Diego 63-56.

Ken Osterhage, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1967 draft, took San Diego hurler Jack DeWitt deep in the bottom of the second. His 3-run home run put the Explorers on top, 3-0. In all, Osterhage had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Osterhage called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 11 53
B. Newton 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 0 2
   b-F. Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 6 50
   c-W. Henry 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 6 36
R. Roe RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .224 5 34
T. Row SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 0 44
J. Locricchio 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 3 26
R. Barnes LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 18 68
E. Peters C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .240 11 44
R. Rodgers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .303 8 47
J. DeWitt P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 7
   a-G. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 4 18
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095 0 2
Totals 35 1 7 1 1 5 14      
a - G. Jordan pinch hit for J. DeWitt in the 7th
b - F. Boone pinch hit for B. Newton in the 8th
c - W. Henry substituted for F. Boone in the 8th
d - J. Torres pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Peters (7, 2nd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Roe (11, 4th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes 2 (22, 7th Inning off J. Hopkins, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Tate, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Row (16, 8th Inning off J. Hopkins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Roe 3 , T. Row 2 , J. Locricchio , R. Barnes 4 , E. Peters 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Locricchio , E. Peters , R. Rodgers , G. Jordan , J. Torres
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Henry-Row-Locricchio)
OF assists: 1 (Barnes(Bieler at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253 3 42
B. Roberts RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .189 0 3
G. Parker LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 11 53
C. Bartels C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .247 11 40
B. Raab 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .257 11 62
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .286 10 49
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Voeller 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291 2 33
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 3 32
J. Gonzalez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
   J. Hopkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Heidlebaugh CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
Totals 30 4 9 4 2 2 9      
a - S. Heidlebaugh substituted for J. Hopkins in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Osterhage (10, 2nd Inning off J. DeWitt, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn , G. Parker , C. Bartels , B. Raab 2 , K. Osterhage 5 , A. Voeller , D. Bieler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roberts , K. Osterhage , A. Voeller
GIDP: K. Osterhage
Sac Bunt: J. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (20)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. DeWitt L (11-9) 6.0 8 4 4 2 2 1 93 4.32   
B. Elsner 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeWitt 40
Batters Faced: J. DeWitt 27, B. Elsner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeWitt 6-9, B. Elsner 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeWitt 93-54, B. Elsner 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez W (2-8) 6.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 100 4.76   
J. Hopkins H (2) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 3.56   
B. Tate SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 64
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 23, J. Hopkins 9, B. Tate 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 8-7, J. Hopkins 3-3, B. Tate 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 100-63, J. Hopkins 31-19, B. Tate 13-11
WP: J. Hopkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Gonzalez
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 16241
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