MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/27/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1815 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (71-61) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 9 1
St. Louis Explorers (74-57) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Traders Prevail, 4-2, Over St. Louis
Chicago picked up a win at Corps of Discovery Stadium, bumping off the St. Louis Explorers, 4-2. Pitcher Skip Crawford was a major reason the Traders emerged victorious. The Traders improved their record to 71-61 by beating St. Louis.

Chicago used the hitting of Rafael Fuentes to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Traders on top, 3-2. For the game, Fuentes had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Crawford.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rathbone RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .329 0 15
   a-L. Cox RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 12 39
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .343 17 79
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333 6 63
F. Precourt CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .337 7 45
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260 9 60
W. McCord LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261 9 67
M. White 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 31
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 0 30
   b-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 1 7
   c-T. Karoly SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 1 4
S. Crawford P 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .214 2 13
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 4 11      
a - L. Cox substituted for T. Rathbone in the 8th
b - R. Barber pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th
c - T. Karoly substituted for R. Barber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Rathbone (15, 6th Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Fuentes (6, 6th Inning off H. Estes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rathbone 2 , J. Sledd 2 , R. Fuentes 5 , F. Precourt , W. McCord , S. Crawford 2
2-out RBI: R. Fuentes , S. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cox , E. White , M. White
GIDP: T. Rathbone
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Precourt (17)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Crawford (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Karoly-Fuentes-Sledd)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .300 1 34
B. Tudor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252 3 28
G. Parker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .268 12 57
T. Guinn SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .279 1 33
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271 3 48
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 10 60
K. Campbell LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 .326 1 3
   a-C. Panetta PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 5 35
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .228 10 47
H. Estes P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 0 3
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-A. Voeller PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 4
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 5 17      
a - C. Panetta pinch hit for K. Campbell in the 8th
b - A. Voeller pinch hit for B. Shone in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Guinn (9, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , T. Guinn 3 , D. Bieler , K. Osterhage 2 , K. Campbell
2-out RBI: J. Darnell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , C. Bartels , H. Estes
GIDP: J. Darnell
Sac Bunt: K. Campbell , H. Estes
Hit by Pitch: A. Voeller
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Guinn-Tudor)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford W (15-9) 8.1 6 2 2 3 5 0 107 2.25   
R. Weisenberg SV (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 65
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 36, R. Weisenberg 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 15-5, R. Weisenberg 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 107-73, R. Weisenberg 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Weisenberg 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Crawford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes L (11-4) 8.0 8 4 4 1 4 1 99 2.88   
B. Shone 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 53
Batters Faced: H. Estes 33, B. Shone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 11-8, B. Shone 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 99-73, B. Shone 13-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shone 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Skip Crawford
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 22562
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