MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/15/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2088 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (79-71) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 1
Kansas City Bulls (82-67) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Explorers Deal Kansas City 4-1 Defeat
The St. Louis Explorers beat the Kansas City Bulls, 4-1, at Independence Field. Starting pitcher Randy Birch was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. Alex Alonso converted his 2nd save in 3 tries. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for St. Louis.

Ken Osterhage had a direct impact on the outcome. Osterhage contributed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put St. Louis up, 4-0.

St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood called it "a darn good win."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bieler 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 4 40
A. Voeller 3B 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .291 4 47
G. Parker LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .277 12 66
B. Raab 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .255 13 78
C. Bartels C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 20 68
B. Roberts RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .239 2 17
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .292 13 68
T. Guinn SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 4 51
   a-J. Escobeda SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
R. Birch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 0 6
   H. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   c-B. Tudor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 1 14
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 7 12      
a - J. Escobeda substituted for T. Guinn in the 3rd
b - K. Campbell pinch hit for R. Birch in the 6th
c - B. Tudor pinch hit for H. Estes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts (5, 2nd Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Raab (13, 2nd Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bieler , A. Voeller , G. Parker , B. Raab 4 , B. Roberts 2 , K. Osterhage , J. Escobeda , B. Tudor
2-out RBI: K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , K. Campbell
GIDP: G. Parker 2 , B. Roberts
Sac Bunt: A. Voeller
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Voeller (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Voeller-Bieler-Raab)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .326 28 79
H. Lahr LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .306 4 18
C. Taylor 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .270 25 104
K. Durick RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .273 18 91
D. Tislow 2B 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 .283 17 56
R. Turner 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .237 4 9
D. Lester SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .261 5 33
   b-E. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 6 46
   c-M. Alva SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 3 44
E. Rodriguez C 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 .249 2 28
T. McDonald P 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .190 0 4
   a-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 14
   S. Papa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-D. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 3 28
   T. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1 7 8 39      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for T. McDonald in the 6th
b - E. Cortez pinch hit for D. Lester in the 7th
c - M. Alva substituted for E. Cortez in the 8th
d - D. Conley pinch hit for S. Papa in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Lester (7, 6th Inning off H. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 2 , K. Durick 2 , D. Tislow , D. Lester 3 , E. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , K. Durick , R. Turner , E. Cortez , T. McDonald 2
GIDP: H. McLemore
Hit by Pitch: E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr 2 (31) , C. Taylor (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (18)
Double Plays: 3 (Tislow-Lester-Taylor, Turner-Tislow-Taylor, Alva-Tislow-Taylor)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch W (6-1) 5.0 4 0 0 5 5 0 102 3.02   
H. Estes 3.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 44 5.57   
A. Alonso SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 59
Batters Faced: R. Birch 24, H. Estes 15, A. Alonso 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 7-3, H. Estes 3-3, A. Alonso 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 102-58, H. Estes 44-22, A. Alonso 11-8
Hit Batsmen: H. Estes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald L (10-9) 6.0 7 4 4 3 5 1 102 4.16   
S. Papa 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 5.40   
T. Mitchell 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 44
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 27, S. Papa 6, T. Mitchell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 3-9, S. Papa 3-0, T. Mitchell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 102-63, S. Papa 23-15, T. Mitchell 10-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Birch
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 19831
Special Notes: SS Tom Guinn was injured in a collision at a base.
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