MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/25/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1858 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (59-75) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 4
Brooklyn Bluebirds (54-79) 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 X 6 10 0
Explorers Suffer 6-3 Road Loss
The Brooklyn Bluebirds picked up a win at Flatbush Park, knocking off the St. Louis Explorers, 6-3. On the mound for Brooklyn was right-hander Damon Rutherford. He played a key role in the triumph. The Bluebirds go to 54-79 with the win.

John Seidler, who led the NBL in RBI with 102 in 1963, helped out the Brooklyn cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1 for 1 with a double.

Brooklyn manager John Meeker said his team played a "no nonsense" game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273 3 19
F. Martinez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .307 10 56
T. Adams 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .303 13 54
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 7 68
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 3 24
T. Pickett LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 0 25
F. Najera SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .201 0 21
C. Wright C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 3 19
D. Prentice P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 4
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Bieler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 6 24
   R. DeJoseph P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 1 0 8      
a - D. Bieler pinch hit for B. Tate in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Adams (13, 9th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Tudor (2, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Martinez (6, 6th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Adams (13, 6th Inning off D. Rutherford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Tudor 3 , F. Martinez 3 , T. Adams 6 , F. Najera 2 , C. Wright , D. Prentice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Martinez , F. Najera
GIDP: C. Wright
Sac Bunt: D. Prentice
Sac Fly: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Tudor 2 (13) , F. Najera (8) , B. Tate (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 3 49
   b-J. Seidler PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .218 18 33
   B. Hill P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Fogarty CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 5 24
G. Landrum LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .312 6 52
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .291 13 59
K. McDaniel 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .224 2 17
D. Tislow 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .223 6 34
T. Pena SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .137 1 3
E. Blain C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .226 6 23
D. Rutherford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 0 4
   a-M. LeDuc PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 5 15
Totals 38 6 10 6 3 5 25      
a - M. LeDuc pinch hit for D. Rutherford in the 7th
b - J. Seidler pinch hit for J. Cooper in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. McDaniel 2 (21, 2nd Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Prentice, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Seidler (4, 7th Inning off D. Prentice, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. LeDuc (8, 7th Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Seidler 2 , D. Fogarty , G. Landrum 2 , B. Rawlins , K. McDaniel 4 , D. Tislow , T. Pena , M. LeDuc 2
2-out RBI: T. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rawlins , K. McDaniel , E. Blain , D. Rutherford , M. LeDuc
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Tislow-McDaniel)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice L (5-9) 6.1 9 6 5 2 3 0 101 3.03   
B. Tate 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.48   
R. DeJoseph 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 34
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 33, B. Tate 3, R. DeJoseph 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 8-8, B. Tate 1-0, R. DeJoseph 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 101-62, B. Tate 12-7, R. DeJoseph 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Tate 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (7-15) 7.0 7 3 3 0 0 1 106 4.08   
B. Hill SV (21) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 51
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 26, B. Hill 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 13-6, B. Hill 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 106-69, B. Hill 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Damon Rutherford
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 15452
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