MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
08/23/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 1828 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (59-74) 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 11 0
Milwaukee Dairymen (59-73) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 1
Dairymen Suffer 6-3 Home Defeat
The St. Louis Explorers beat the Milwaukee Dairymen, 6-3. St. Louis pitcher and Tamarac, Florida, native Ken Morrison led the way. The 6th-place Explorers are 59-74.

St. Louis grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Morrison hit a solo home run off Andy Campbell. His 1st home run of the season put the Explorers out in front, 3-2.

St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .210 0 25
F. Martinez 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .307 10 55
T. Adams 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .301 12 52
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .287 7 68
K. Osterhage CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272 3 24
D. Bieler 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .223 6 24
T. Guinn SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .247 1 28
C. Wright C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .203 3 19
J. Thurlow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
   K. Morrison P 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .152 1 1
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 3 19
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Najera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 0 21
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6 2 7 14      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 7th
b - F. Najera pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pickett (18, 9th Inning off D. Valenti, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Martinez (25, 9th Inning off D. Valenti, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Wright (3, 2nd Inning off A. Campbell, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Morrison (1, 5th Inning off A. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 3 , F. Martinez 3 , T. Adams , K. Osterhage , T. Guinn 2 , C. Wright 4 , K. Morrison 4 , B. Tudor
2-out RBI: T. Guinn , C. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Parker , K. Osterhage 2 , C. Wright
Sac Bunt: T. Pickett , F. Martinez , D. Bieler
Sac Fly: G. Parker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett (19) , D. Bieler (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Osterhage-Wright, Gonzalez-Guinn-Adams)
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(Arkle at home))
PB: C. Wright
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357 6 50
G. Austin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 8 52
C. Arkle 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .239 7 36
L. Morford 1B, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .275 9 56
L. Hughes RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 4 27
   a-R. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 3 12
   b-A. Vazquez RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .195 3 9
D. Adams C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 0 8
J. Barron LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 0 1
   c-M. Wheeler PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 0 6
C. Bragg SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .254 2 49
A. Campbell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .109 0 3
   d-R. Bryce PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 1 35
   D. Valenti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Galvan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 5 54
Totals 35 3 10 2 1 1 12      
a - R. Adams pinch hit for L. Hughes in the 6th
b - A. Vazquez substituted for R. Adams in the 7th
c - M. Wheeler pinch hit for J. Barron in the 7th
d - R. Bryce pinch hit for A. Campbell in the 8th
e - R. Galvan pinch hit for D. Valenti in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bragg (17, 9th Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Barron (1, 2nd Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Morales , G. Austin , C. Arkle 2 , A. Vazquez , J. Barron 3 , M. Wheeler , C. Bragg 3 , R. Bryce
2-out RBI: C. Bragg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Galvan
GIDP: C. Arkle
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bragg (21)
PB: D. Adams 2
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thurlow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.91   
K. Morrison W (3-8) 5.2 5 2 1 1 1 0 81 4.19   
J. Gonzalez H (6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.12   
M. Clark 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thurlow 43
Batters Faced: J. Thurlow 1, K. Morrison 22, J. Gonzalez 7, M. Clark 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thurlow 0-1, K. Morrison 9-6, J. Gonzalez 2-3, M. Clark 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thurlow 5-3, K. Morrison 81-55, J. Gonzalez 20-11, M. Clark 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Campbell L (9-11) 8.0 9 5 4 1 7 2 129 3.43   
D. Valenti 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Campbell 52
Batters Faced: A. Campbell 35, D. Valenti 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Campbell 9-8, D. Valenti 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Campbell 129-86, D. Valenti 22-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Morrison
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 11843
Special Notes: SP Jim Thurlow was injured while pitching.
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