MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
04/08/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (1-0) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 12 1
Kansas City Bulls (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 2
Explorers Drop Bulls, 4-3
The Kansas City Bulls inaugurated their 1975 season with a tough 4-3 loss in 11 innings to the St. Louis Explorers at Independence Field. Right Fielder Gary Parker had perhaps the best performance for St. Louis. St. Louis reliever Alex Alonso picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Dennis Greenlee was saddled with the loss. Bernie Tate earned his 1st save, after closing out the game.

Tom Guinn came through with a big-time hit for St. Louis. The shortstop smacked a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to give his team the lead, 4-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"That was your kind of game, if you like high drama," said Explorers manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .200 1 1
B. Raab 1B 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 0
C. Panetta LF 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Parker RF 5 2 3 0 1 1 3 .600 0 0
C. Bartels C 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .400 0 2
J. Darnell 3B, 2B 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .000 0 1
K. Osterhage CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Pickett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Trout P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Martinez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 4 12 4 4 5 22      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 9th
b - F. Martinez pinch hit for B. Trout in the 9th
c - K. Campbell pinch hit for R. Morton in the 10th
d - T. Pickett substituted for A. Alonso in the 11th

BATTING
Triples: G. Parker (1, 2nd Inning off S. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Guinn (1, 11th Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 4 , B. Raab , C. Panetta 3 , G. Parker 5 , C. Bartels 2 , K. Osterhage , D. Bieler
2-out RBI: C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , B. Raab , C. Bartels , J. Darnell , K. Osterhage , K. Campbell
GIDP: C. Panetta
Sac Bunt: T. Guinn , B. Trout
Hit by Pitch: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Darnell-Bieler-Raab, Martinez-Darnell-Raab)
OF assists: 1 (Parker(Lester at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
L. Moses 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
C. Taylor LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 1 2
K. Durick RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-D. Conley PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Tislow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Davis 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .500 0 1
D. Lester 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Smith C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
   d-H. Lahr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Carter P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Cortez PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3 5 4 17      
a - D. Conley pinch ran for K. Durick in the 8th
b - E. Cortez pinch hit for B. Cole in the 8th
c - D. Tislow pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 10th
d - H. Lahr pinch hit for I. Smith in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McLemore (1, 1st Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Durick (1, 8th Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (1, 8th Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore 3 , C. Taylor 4 , K. Durick 3 , T. Davis 2 , D. Lester , I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Moses 2 , E. Cortez
GIDP: T. Davis , D. Lester
Sac Bunt: D. Lester , S. Carter
Sac Fly: C. Taylor
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: L. Moses (1) , T. Davis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Alva-Lester-Davis)
OF assists: 1 (McLemore(Panetta at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout 8.0 9 3 3 5 3 1 98 3.38   
R. Morton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
A. Alonso W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
B. Tate SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 50
Batters Faced: B. Trout 36, R. Morton 3, A. Alonso 3, B. Tate 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 12-7, R. Morton 2-1, A. Alonso 1-1, B. Tate 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 98-62, R. Morton 11-8, A. Alonso 8-5, B. Tate 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter 7.2 9 3 3 0 3 0 109 3.52   
B. Cole 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
B. Crosby 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 26 0.00   
D. Greenlee L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 28 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 52
Batters Faced: S. Carter 32, B. Cole 2, B. Crosby 10, D. Greenlee 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 13-6, B. Cole 0-1, B. Crosby 3-1, D. Greenlee 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 109-73, B. Cole 4-4, B. Crosby 26-15, D. Greenlee 28-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cole 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Carter
Balk: B. Crosby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Parker
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 29209
Special Notes: RF Ken Durick was injured while running the bases.
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