MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
09/27/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 2233 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (91-69) 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 14 0
Washington Eagles (63-97) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 2
Eagles Beaten By Explorers, 5-4
The St. Louis Explorers downed the Washington Eagles, 5-4, at Monument Field. The Explorers were led by Ken Osterhage. Osterhage was 2 for 3 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs. Rick Morton was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 8 save opportunities. With the victory, the Explorers upped their record to 91-69.

A key moment came when Osterhage faced Washington hurler Alex Fonseca in the top of the seventh. The Explorers, who were trailing 4-3, had the bases loaded. Osterhage got a 1-2 changeup and hit a 2-run single.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood. "It's usually not just one thing."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .313 5 52
C. Panetta LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .257 7 53
   d-T. Pickett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 17
T. Adams 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .316 13 55
   a-G. Parker PH 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .272 14 66
   b-B. Tudor 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 3 30
T. Guinn SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 47
D. Bieler 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .269 6 56
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 2 3 0 1 0 .265 14 75
K. Campbell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .311 1 5
J. O'Neil C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
J. Gonzalez P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .190 1 4
   c-F. Martinez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 23
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 5 14 5 0 7 16      
a - G. Parker pinch hit for T. Adams in the 7th
b - B. Tudor substituted for G. Parker in the 7th
c - F. Martinez pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 8th
d - T. Pickett substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bieler (19, 4th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Adams (20, 5th Inning off A. Fonseca, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Darnell (31, 7th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 3 , C. Panetta 2 , T. Adams 2 , T. Guinn , D. Bieler 3 , K. Osterhage 2 , K. Campbell , J. O'Neil , J. Gonzalez , F. Martinez
2-out RBI: T. Adams , K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , K. Campbell 2 , J. O'Neil , J. Gonzalez
GIDP: J. Darnell
Sac Bunt: K. Osterhage
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bieler-Guinn-Adams, Guinn-Bieler-Tudor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 6 39
G. Long SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 4 39
L. Wools 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .311 8 76
B. Raab 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 11 85
V. Marshall LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .270 11 68
J. Lawler CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .240 7 57
J. Stites RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .268 0 7
L. Perry C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288 0 15
A. Fonseca P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .156 0 3
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-P. Soroka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 19
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 0 11      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for R. Grill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Stites (3, 4th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Wools (7, 3rd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lawler (7, 6th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cook , G. Long , L. Wools 3 , V. Marshall 2 , J. Lawler 5 , J. Stites 2 , A. Fonseca
2-out RBI: A. Fonseca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Marshall , L. Perry
GIDP: L. Wools , J. Lawler
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (24) , V. Marshall (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Cook-Raab)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez W (11-4) 7.0 8 4 4 2 0 1 97 2.39   
R. Morton SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 43
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 30, R. Morton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 14-6, R. Morton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 97-66, R. Morton 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (10-25) 7.0 14 5 3 0 5 0 106 4.17   
R. Grill 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 38
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 36, R. Grill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 5-11, R. Grill 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 106-75, R. Grill 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Grill 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Osterhage
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 14402
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