MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/20/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1746 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (61-64) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (59-66) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0
Explorers Subdue Brooklyn, 3-2
The St. Louis Explorers earned a close win over the Brooklyn Bluebirds, thanks in part to Randy Birch. The St. Louis right-hander, who is tied for 4th in the NBL with a 2.65 ERA, played a key role in the 3-2 victory. Bernie Tate notched his 32nd save in 36 chances. The Bluebirds, at 59-66, have lost 4 straight games.

St. Louis used the hitting of Charlie Bartels to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Explorers on top, 3-1. For the game, Bartels had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

Afterward, Brooklyn manager John Meeker said: "We've hit a rough patch."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 3 45
B. Roberts RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 0 5
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 13
   b-S. Heidlebaugh RF, LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
G. Parker LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 11 56
C. Bartels C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .262 15 49
B. Raab 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .259 11 64
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .291 11 53
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 2 35
D. Bieler 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .249 3 34
R. Birch P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Pickett CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 6
Totals 32 3 9 2 2 3 10      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for B. Roberts in the 8th
b - S. Heidlebaugh substituted for B. Tudor in the 8th
c - T. Pickett substituted for R. Birch in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Bieler (3, 2nd Inning off D. Teckenbrock, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bartels (15, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Parker , C. Bartels 6 , B. Raab 2 , K. Osterhage , D. Bieler 4
2-out RBI: C. Bartels , D. Bieler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Guinn 2
GIDP: K. Osterhage
Sac Bunt: R. Birch
Hit by Pitch: T. Guinn
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Bieler-Raab)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Eubanks CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 0 29
   c-D. Calise PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 6 22
D. Fogarty 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .223 2 20
J. Cooper RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .358 11 59
G. Landrum LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .284 19 75
W. Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 8 29
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 8 45
R. Pace C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 2 25
G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .253 1 4
   a-M. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 5 18
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   d-J. Mara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 18
D. Teckenbrock P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 3
   b-L. Winter PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 3 22
Totals 30 2 4 2 4 3 14      
a - M. Bennett pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 7th
b - L. Winter pinch hit for D. Teckenbrock in the 7th
c - D. Calise pinch hit for R. Eubanks in the 7th
d - J. Mara pinch hit for B. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Winter (2, 7th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cooper (11, 8th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cooper (11, 6th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 7 , O. Gonzalez , L. Winter 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Calise , D. Fogarty , R. Pace
GIDP: R. Pace
Sac Bunt: D. Teckenbrock
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fogarty-Fenton-Gonzalez)
OF assists: 2 (Cooper(Bartels at 2nd base), Eubanks(Bieler at 2nd base))
PB: R. Pace
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch W (2-1) 7.1 3 2 2 4 3 1 100 4.50   
B. Tate SV (32) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 63
Batters Faced: R. Birch 30, B. Tate 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 6-13, B. Tate 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 100-58, B. Tate 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Tate 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Teckenbrock L (8-11) 7.0 7 2 1 2 2 0 83 3.81   
B. Hill 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 24 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Teckenbrock 57
Batters Faced: D. Teckenbrock 28, B. Hill 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Teckenbrock 7-9, B. Hill 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Teckenbrock 83-56, B. Hill 24-19
Hit Batsmen: D. Teckenbrock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Birch
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 14849
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