MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/16/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1729 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (71-54) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (63-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Brooklyn Upended, 4-1, by St. Louis
The Brooklyn Bluebirds went down to defeat to Dave Gilson and his St. Louis teammates. The final score was 4-1, in favor of the Explorers. Gilson got the win, improving to 9-8. He gave up 4 hits and walked 2 over 8 innings. He allowed 1 run. Alex Alonso, credited with the save, is now 22 for 28 in save opportunities.

St. Louis relied on the bat of Sandy Heidlebaugh to get the win. The center fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the second inning to put the Explorers ahead, 2-0. For the game, Heidlebaugh had 1 double and 1 triple in 4 at-bats.

"It was a team effort and I thought the guys had a good plan and approach," said Heidlebaugh after the game.

The win puts St. Louis at 71-54 this season.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .332 5 32
D. Bieler 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 8 41
C. Bartels C 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .277 18 44
T. Row SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .228 3 14
B. Roberts LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 4 20
B. Raab 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .113 1 7
A. Sanders 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270 0 4
S. Heidlebaugh CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .157 1 6
D. Gilson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 0 4
   a-F. Boone PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 8 49
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 4 13      
a - F. Boone pinch hit for D. Gilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Campbell (22, 1st Inning off R. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Row (9, 3rd Inning off R. Henry, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Raab (3, 4th Inning off R. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Heidlebaugh (1, 4th Inning off R. Henry, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Heidlebaugh (1, 2nd Inning off R. Henry, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Campbell 3 , T. Row 2 , B. Raab 2 , A. Sanders , S. Heidlebaugh 5
2-out RBI: K. Campbell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Campbell 2 , D. Bieler , B. Roberts
Sac Bunt: A. Sanders
Sac Fly: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Row 2 (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 4 30
M. Cash LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 10 42
J. Cooper RF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .341 8 48
R. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .262 22 62
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 10 45
   b-T. Golf PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 6 35
R. Canal 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 5 26
R. Pace C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 7 29
J. Huston SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 1 14
R. Henry P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 2
   a-G. Landrum PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 21 74
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Mara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 5 23
Totals 33 1 4 1 3 4 14      
a - G. Landrum pinch hit for R. Henry in the 8th
b - T. Golf pinch hit for W. Fields in the 8th
c - J. Mara pinch hit for B. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (30, 1st Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Landrum (21, 8th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 4 , G. Landrum 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , W. Fields , T. Golf , J. Mara
Team LOB: 8
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Gilson W (9-8) 8.0 4 1 1 2 4 1 32 116 3.05   
A. Alonso SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 14 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gilson 72
Batters Faced: D. Gilson 32, A. Alonso 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gilson 12-8, A. Alonso 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gilson 116-74, A. Alonso 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Henry L (3-7) 8.0 5 3 3 3 4 0 32 116 4.87   
B. Hill 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 20 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Henry 61
Batters Faced: R. Henry 32, B. Hill 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Henry 11-9, B. Hill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Henry 116-72, B. Hill 20-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Gilson
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 16092
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