MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/25/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1814 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (65-65) 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 0
Chicago Traders (69-60) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0
Traders Absorb 6-3 Home Loss
Ken Osterhage left his imprint on the 6-3 St. Louis win against the Chicago Traders. Osterhage, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1967 draft, was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs. Rick Morton, credited with the save, is now 5 for 6 in save opportunities. St. Louis has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Bob Roberts? The St. Louis right fielder had a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Explorers on top, 2-1. For the game, Roberts had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It was a solid team effort," said Roberts after the game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bieler 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 3 35
A. Voeller 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 3 43
G. Parker LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .278 12 60
B. Raab 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .260 11 69
C. Bartels C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .267 15 50
B. Roberts RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .234 0 8
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .303 13 64
F. Najera SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .345 1 6
R. Birch P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Tudor PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 1 13
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6 3 4 15      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for R. Sandoval in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts (4, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Bartels (17, 6th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Osterhage (24, 8th Inning off C. Hardage, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Parker (12, 1st Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bieler , A. Voeller 2 , G. Parker 5 , C. Bartels 2 , B. Roberts 3 , K. Osterhage 4 , F. Najera
2-out RBI: G. Parker , K. Osterhage , F. Najera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bieler , C. Bartels , R. Birch
GIDP: B. Raab , F. Najera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Najera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rathbone RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .228 1 17
J. Sledd 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .307 8 50
C. Panetta LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .279 2 4
J. Seidler 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .278 25 61
W. McCord CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .225 3 26
D. Fickes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .193 0 5
T. Karoly SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 1 10
G. Auclair C 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .178 0 3
S. Crawford P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .164 0 2
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. White PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 3 22
   C. Hardage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Lindsey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 29
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 6 15      
a - M. White pinch hit for R. Gonzalez in the 7th
b - D. Lindsey pinch hit for C. Hardage in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. White (9, 7th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Seidler (17, 8th Inning off R. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Seidler (25, 4th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Rathbone , J. Seidler 6 , W. McCord , G. Auclair , M. White 2
2-out RBI: T. Rathbone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Auclair 2
Sac Bunt: S. Crawford
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fickes-Karoly-Seidler, Sledd-Fickes-Seidler)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch W (3-1) 6.0 5 3 3 4 5 1 101 4.50   
R. Sandoval 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
R. Morton SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 51
Batters Faced: R. Birch 27, R. Sandoval 3, R. Morton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 7-6, R. Sandoval 2-1, R. Morton 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 101-64, R. Sandoval 9-7, R. Morton 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sandoval 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford L (14-11) 6.0 9 6 6 1 3 1 92 3.24   
R. Gonzalez 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.87   
C. Hardage 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 1.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 32
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 27, R. Gonzalez 5, C. Hardage 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 9-5, R. Gonzalez 1-1, C. Hardage 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 92-59, R. Gonzalez 20-10, C. Hardage 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Osterhage
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 20012
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