MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
09/12/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 2031 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (64-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
St. Louis Explorers (80-65) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 9 0
Blockbusters Suffer One-Run Loss at St. Louis
In a tight contest between the St. Louis Explorers and the Los Angeles Blockbusters, Marty Clark was the determining factor. The St. Louis right-hander sparkled in his team's 3-2 win. The Explorers now have a record of 80-65 with the win over Los Angeles.

Bernie Tudor had a critical at-bat with two out in the bottom of the sixth for St. Louis. He came through with a run-scoring single to put St. Louis in front, 3-0.

"That's how you're going to be successful," said Explorers manager Ray Fleetwood. "It starts with pitching and it will always be pitching."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .294 18 68
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 5 30
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 12 70
B. May 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304 7 87
P. Villamil SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .238 3 35
K. McDaniel LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 6 39
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .246 3 16
   b-E. Ronnebaum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 19 45
J. Zimmerman C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 2 16
B. Richter 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 2 27
R. Weintraub P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 3
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 4 8
   J. Hampton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
Totals 29 2 5 2 2 3 6      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for K. McDaniel in the 7th
b - E. Ronnebaum substituted for L. Messenger in the 7th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for R. Weintraub in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Messenger (7, 7th Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. May (31, 7th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , B. May 2 , P. Villamil , L. Messenger 2 , B. Richter
2-out RBI: L. Messenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Zimmerman
GIDP: J. Brookins , N. Parsons , K. McDaniel
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (May-Villamil-Katzen)
OF assists: 1 (Parsons(Osterhage at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 3 41
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1 36
C. Panetta LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .252 6 40
   a-T. Pickett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 17
G. Parker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265 12 59
C. Bartels C 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 13 55
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 11 64
B. Tudor 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .236 3 30
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 4 49
M. Clark P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .161 0 4
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3 0 3 8      
a - T. Pickett substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: G. Parker (5, 4th Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , C. Panetta 2 , G. Parker 3 , C. Bartels 2 , K. Osterhage , B. Tudor , D. Bieler
2-out RBI: B. Tudor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bartels
GIDP: G. Parker
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Guinn-Bieler-Tudor, Guinn-Bieler-Tudor, Darnell-Bieler-Tudor)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub L (5-8) 7.0 8 3 3 0 2 0 98 4.59   
J. Hampton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 51
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 28, J. Hampton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 8-10, J. Hampton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 98-62, J. Hampton 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark W (13-8) 7.1 5 2 2 2 3 0 112 2.39   
R. Morton SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 61
Batters Faced: M. Clark 27, R. Morton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 9-8, R. Morton 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 112-65, R. Morton 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marty Clark
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 19177
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