MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/26/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1872 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (60-75) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (54-80) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
Explorers Jolt Bluebirds, 3-1, with Late Rally
Tommy Phillips pitched a gem to lead St. Louis to victory over the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 3-1. Phillips, now 7-7, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. Bernie Tate collected his 16th save.

Gary Parker came through with a big-time hit for St. Louis. The right fielder smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 3-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Tommy was throwing strikes, locating well," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.

The Explorers now have a record of 60-75.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 .209 0 25
F. Martinez 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .306 10 56
T. Adams 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .300 13 54
   c-J. O'Neil C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 4 19
G. Parker RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .285 8 71
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 3 24
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .220 6 24
T. Guinn SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 1 28
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Wright C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 3 19
   b-B. Tudor PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 3 19
T. Phillips P 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .295 0 2
   a-A. Voeller SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 0 25
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 5 17      
a - A. Voeller substituted for T. Phillips in the 8th
b - B. Tudor pinch hit for C. Wright in the 9th
c - J. O'Neil substituted for T. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Osterhage (12, 6th Inning off C. Hurley, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Guinn (16, 7th Inning off C. Hurley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Parker (8, 8th Inning off C. Hurley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Pickett , F. Martinez , G. Parker 4 , K. Osterhage 2 , T. Guinn 2 , C. Wright , B. Tudor , T. Phillips 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Pickett 2 , F. Martinez , T. Adams , K. Osterhage , D. Bieler
Sac Bunt: T. Pickett
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .301 3 49
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 5 24
G. Landrum LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .313 6 52
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 13 59
J. Seidler 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .216 18 34
L. Winter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 6 22
T. Pena SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .148 1 3
   a-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 2 17
E. Blain C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 6 23
   b-D. Tislow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 6 34
C. Hurley P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 8 13      
a - K. McDaniel pinch hit for T. Pena in the 9th
b - D. Tislow pinch hit for E. Blain in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Blain (13, 7th Inning off T. Phillips, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 2 , G. Landrum , B. Rawlins , T. Pena , E. Blain 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , G. Landrum , B. Rawlins , L. Winter
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty
Sac Fly: J. Seidler
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (11)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hurley (1)
PB: E. Blain
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Phillips W (7-7) 7.1 6 1 1 1 7 0 113 4.43   
B. Tate SV (16) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Phillips 68
Batters Faced: T. Phillips 29, B. Tate 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Phillips 10-5, B. Tate 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Phillips 113-78, B. Tate 22-14
WP: T. Phillips
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hurley L (1-3) 8.0 8 3 3 2 5 1 126 4.75   
K. Wade 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 8.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hurley 57
Batters Faced: C. Hurley 34, K. Wade 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hurley 14-5, K. Wade 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hurley 126-80, K. Wade 19-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Phillips
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 16684
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