MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
09/13/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 2076 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (88-60) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 15 0
St. Louis Explorers (55-93) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 11 2
Explorers Drop Contest, 7-5, to Chicago
The Chicago Traders saddled the St. Louis Explorers with a loss at Corps of Discovery Stadium. The final score was 7-5. Greg Russell was 2 for 5, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Chicago third baseman scored 1 run and drove in 4. Picking up the save was William Matz. He's now 4 for 5 in save chances. The win boosted Chicago to 88-60.

Early in the game, Russell had a grand slam home run for Chicago. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Traders on top, 4-0.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Chicago manager Larry Link.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .270 7 50
F. Precourt CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .288 11 39
J. Madsen LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .267 25 94
J. Benson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272 24 83
   c-L. Cox RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 7 27
J. Sledd 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315 9 68
   D. Strzelczyk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. McCord PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183 5 12
   G. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 13
   C. Hardage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
G. Russell 3B 5 1 2 4 0 3 3 .261 12 55
B. Richter SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .264 5 42
E. White C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .283 14 51
J. Storey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 2
   a-B. Watson 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .269 3 22
Totals 39 7 15 7 2 4 19      
a - B. Watson substituted for J. Storey in the 5th
b - W. McCord pinch hit for D. Strzelczyk in the 7th
c - L. Cox substituted for J. Benson in the 7th
d - E. Estrada pinch hit for G. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Madsen (40, 2nd Inning off H. Estes, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. White (19, 8th Inning off R. Goolsby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Russell (12, 1st Inning off H. Estes, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 2 , F. Precourt , J. Madsen 2 , J. Benson , J. Sledd , W. McCord , G. Russell 5 , B. Richter 2 , E. White 4 , B. Watson
2-out RBI: J. Madsen , G. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , J. Madsen , J. Benson , G. Russell , J. Storey
GIDP: R. Fuentes , F. Precourt
Sac Bunt: J. Storey
Sac Fly: B. Watson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Richter (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Richter-Fuentes-Watson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Parker CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .233 3 14
A. Voeller 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .258 2 55
C. Panetta LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .346 15 78
F. Warnock RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .212 25 72
D. Fox 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .218 2 13
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .266 5 37
F. Najera SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .242 0 13
J. O'Neil C 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .198 9 40
H. Estes P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 3
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-L. Tipton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .199 2 14
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Pickett PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .268 3 30
Totals 35 5 11 5 5 4 19      
a - L. Tipton pinch hit for M. Clark in the 7th
b - T. Pickett pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: F. Warnock (3, 1st Inning off J. Storey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Parker , A. Voeller , C. Panetta 2 , F. Warnock 3 , D. Fox , D. Bieler 2 , F. Najera 2 , J. O'Neil
2-out RBI: A. Voeller , C. Panetta , F. Warnock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Parker , F. Warnock , D. Fox
GIDP: G. Parker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bieler (3)
CS: D. Bieler (6)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fox 2 (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Najera-Bieler-Fox, Najera-Bieler-Fox)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Storey 4.1 5 1 1 1 2 0 59 3.18   
D. Strzelczyk W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.00   
G. Allen 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 42 3.96   
C. Hardage 0.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 23 36.00   
W. Matz SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Storey 50
Batters Faced: J. Storey 18, D. Strzelczyk 4, G. Allen 9, C. Hardage 8, W. Matz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Storey 8-2, D. Strzelczyk 2-1, G. Allen 3-2, C. Hardage 1-0, W. Matz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Storey 59-36, D. Strzelczyk 15-8, G. Allen 42-22, C. Hardage 23-14, W. Matz 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Strzelczyk 1-0 , W. Matz 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Estes L (0-5) 5.0 12 6 4 1 2 1 95 4.96   
M. Clark 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.51   
R. Goolsby 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 30 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Estes 24
Batters Faced: H. Estes 27, M. Clark 6, R. Goolsby 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Estes 5-6, M. Clark 4-0, R. Goolsby 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Estes 95-61, M. Clark 13-10, R. Goolsby 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Clark 2-0
Balk: M. Clark
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Russell
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 13966
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