MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
04/30/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 275 - TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (8-11) 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
New York Knickerbockers (11-9) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 0
Explorers Win, 5-3, at New York
St. Louis left-hander Jimmy Trent pitched his team to victory over the New York Knickerbockers at Knickerbocker Stadium. The final score was 5-3. Don Dalton recorded the save for St. Louis, his 4th of the season. The victory makes St. Louis 8-11.

St. Louis relied on the hitting of Fernando Martinez to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Explorers on top, 1-0. For the game, Martinez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It feels good to get this one," Martinez told the St. Louis Times.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .191 0 3
F. Martinez SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .300 1 7
J. Horrigan 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .290 2 5
B. Fulton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .239 3 10
C. Panetta LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 0 8
   a-T. LaDuke RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
G. Kiss RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .218 1 4
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .194 0 1
J. O'Neil C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .208 0 3
J. Trent P 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   D. Dalton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 7 12      
a - T. LaDuke substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Horrigan (3, 1st Inning off J. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Fulton (4, 1st Inning off J. Espinoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Martinez (1, 1st Inning off J. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 2 , F. Martinez 5 , J. Horrigan 2 , B. Fulton 2 , G. Kiss , D. Bieler , J. O'Neil , J. Trent 2
2-out RBI: T. Pickett , F. Martinez , J. Trent
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Horrigan , B. Fulton 2 , G. Kiss
Sac Bunt: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kiss (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Baker LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 0 5
C. Hull RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283 0 3
F. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .181 0 5
C. Fee C 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .189 1 4
P. Barrera 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .235 1 6
R. Zink 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .326 1 3
   J. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Lockner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .116 0 1
R. Palmer CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095 0 0
   c-D. DeHaan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 0 2
J. Espinoza P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 0 1
   a-G. Trent PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Brown 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
   d-L. Benitez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 4
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 6 11      
a - G. Trent pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 8th
b - R. Brown substituted for G. Trent in the 9th
c - D. DeHaan pinch hit for R. Palmer in the 9th
d - L. Benitez pinch hit for R. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Zink (1, 2nd Inning off J. Trent, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (1, 4th Inning off J. Trent, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hull 2 , F. Chavez , C. Fee 4 , P. Barrera , R. Zink 2
2-out RBI: P. Barrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Barrera , R. Zink , J. Espinoza
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Trent W (2-2) 7.2 5 3 3 3 5 1 134 2.77   
D. Dalton SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Trent 59
Batters Faced: J. Trent 31, D. Dalton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Trent 9-9, D. Dalton 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Trent 134-82, D. Dalton 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dalton 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espinoza L (1-2) 8.0 11 5 5 1 7 1 135 3.21   
J. Walker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espinoza 46
Batters Faced: J. Espinoza 36, J. Walker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espinoza 10-7, J. Walker 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espinoza 135-88, J. Walker 4-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Trent
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 19640
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