MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/01/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1957 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (74-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (65-75) 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
Fontanez Shuts Out St. Louis, 6-0
Goose eggs were the order of the day for the St. Louis Explorers as starter Dario Fontanez shut them out, 6-0, at Blockbuster Stadium. The Los Angeles pitcher struck out 5 and walked 0 while allowing 7 hits.

"Fontanez was good but he wasn't flawless," St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood said. "We had a few opportunities to make something happen and we didn't do it. Not to take anything away from Los Angeles, but this is on us."

Checking out his stats for the season, Fontanez has racked up 13 wins and 11 losses in 30 starts, posted a 3.26 ERA, and struck out 121 batters in 204.1 innings.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 0 12
B. Tudor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 4 17
C. Panetta LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .296 9 45
T. Adams 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .341 23 80
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 10 52
C. Bartels C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 11 53
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 11 61
T. Guinn SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 4 45
B. Trout P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 8
   G. Kittle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Pickett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 28
   J. Thurlow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0 0 5 12      
a - T. Pickett pinch hit for G. Kittle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta (19, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Adams (29, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Tudor (11, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tudor 2 , C. Panetta 3 , T. Adams 3 , G. Parker , T. Guinn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darnell , T. Adams , C. Bartels
GIDP: G. Parker , C. Bartels
Sac Bunt: B. Trout
Hit by Pitch: T. Guinn
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Parker (4) , T. Guinn (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .279 24 68
N. Parsons CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .256 5 55
K. Frederick 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .302 13 62
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .234 14 44
   a-R. Montoya PR, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 10
H. Katzen 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .291 2 49
R. Bias 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .230 2 33
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .246 5 24
T. Pickering C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .157 1 14
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 4
Totals 30 6 8 6 3 3 13      
a - R. Montoya pinch ran for E. Ronnebaum in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick (27, 2nd Inning off B. Trout, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Ronnebaum (4, 5th Inning off B. Trout, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , N. Parsons , K. Frederick 2 , E. Ronnebaum 3 , H. Katzen , R. Bias , P. Villamil , T. Pickering
2-out RBI: K. Frederick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ronnebaum , P. Villamil
GIDP: P. Villamil
Sac Bunt: D. Fontanez
Sac Fly: R. Bias
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bias-Frederick-Katzen, Bias-Frederick-Katzen)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout L (14-7) 4.0 7 6 4 2 3 0 79 3.39   
G. Kittle 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 7.59   
J. Thurlow 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 29
Batters Faced: B. Trout 22, G. Kittle 9, J. Thurlow 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 3-6, G. Kittle 6-2, J. Thurlow 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 79-51, G. Kittle 32-19, J. Thurlow 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Kittle 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (13-11) 9.0 7 0 0 0 5 0 112 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 78
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 112-72
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Fontanez
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 19153
Special Notes: LF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases.
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