MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
08/29/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1891 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (66-69) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 2
Brooklyn Bluebirds (70-65) 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 X 7 11 1
Fields has 3 hits in Bluebirds Win
Brooklyn third baseman Wade Fields was instrumental in helping the Bluebirds triumph, 7-4, over the St. Louis Explorers. Fields was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. With the win, Brooklyn goes to 70-65, while the Explorers fall to 66-69.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Fields hit a run-scoring single off Bob Trout. It propelled the Bluebirds into the lead, 4-3.

"There's never a lack of effort in our clubhouse. We're willing to do the little things to get the win," Fields told the Brooklyn Gazette.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .262 2 34
G. Parker RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .244 4 50
F. Boone 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .258 6 44
B. Raab LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 .236 9 30
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268 2 41
B. Roberts CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .219 2 6
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 3 29
S. Stevens C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .174 0 3
   D. Maughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Row PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 12
B. Trout P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 2
   a-J. Ruiz C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 0
   c-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 1 25
Totals 33 4 7 3 3 6 16      
a - J. Ruiz substituted for B. Trout in the 6th
b - T. Row pinch hit for D. Maughan in the 9th
c - K. Campbell pinch hit for J. Ruiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (27, 7th Inning off B. Keiser, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Guinn 2 (10, 7th Inning off B. Keiser, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 7 , G. Parker 3 , A. Voeller , S. Stevens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , G. Parker , B. Raab , B. Roberts , D. Bieler
Sac Bunt: B. Trout
Sac Fly: B. Raab
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Voeller 2 (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Voeller-Bieler-Boone)
PB: S. Stevens
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. White 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .274 3 41
W. Fields 3B 5 1 3 5 0 1 2 .271 10 53
G. Landrum LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .308 16 84
J. Cooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .268 15 68
O. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 14 52
B. Turley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 3 24
T. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 6 38
R. Pace C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .242 3 20
K. Wade P 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .127 0 3
   a-D. Fogarty PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .259 2 23
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Saenz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 6
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6 1 4 18      
a - D. Fogarty pinch hit for K. Wade in the 6th
b - M. Saenz pinch hit for B. Keiser in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pena (22, 6th Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Fields (10, 3rd Inning off B. Trout, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. White 3 , W. Fields 6 , G. Landrum 2 , T. Pena 2 , K. Wade 2
2-out RBI: W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Landrum 2 , O. Gonzalez , B. Turley
GIDP: J. Cooper
Hit by Pitch: G. Landrum
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Fields (7) , J. Cooper (25) , D. Fogarty (10)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (20)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout L (12-14) 5.1 8 7 6 1 3 1 99 2.95   
D. Maughan 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 38 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 28
Batters Faced: B. Trout 28, D. Maughan 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 11-3, D. Maughan 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 99-55, D. Maughan 38-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Maughan 2-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Trout
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wade W (13-7) 6.0 4 3 3 3 4 0 100 2.98   
B. Keiser 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 26 4.50   
B. Hill SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wade 53
Batters Faced: K. Wade 26, B. Keiser 8, B. Hill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wade 9-5, B. Keiser 2-2, B. Hill 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wade 100-60, B. Keiser 26-16, B. Hill 16-7
WP: K. Wade
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wade Fields
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 19926
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