MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
04/30/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 312 - FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (12-11) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 7 0
Washington Eagles (10-12) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 3
Explorers Score Late to Beat Eagles, 4-3
St. Louis beat Washington at Monument Field, eking out a 4-3 win. The triumph was primarily due to left fielder Randy Barnes. He belted 2 home runs. Alex Alonso collected his 7th save. The loss makes Washington 10-12.

Jorge Gonzalez chipped in for St. Louis, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning. For the game, the pitcher threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball.

St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood praised his team's "no BS approach."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .320 1 2
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 9
R. Barnes LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .305 3 9
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 1 9
F. Boone 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 2 5
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Voeller 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .237 0 5
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 2 10
D. Bieler 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 1 11
   a-K. Campbell PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308 0 2
   b-T. Row 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
J. Gonzalez P 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .125 0 1
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Raab PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 2
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 6 9      
a - K. Campbell pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 7th
b - T. Row substituted for K. Campbell in the 7th
c - B. Raab pinch hit for R. Morton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Barnes 2 (3, 4th Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Kingery, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Guinn , R. Barnes 8 , A. Voeller 2 , K. Campbell , J. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: R. Barnes , K. Campbell , J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , J. Gonzalez
GIDP: F. Boone
Sac Bunt: K. Osterhage
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .138 0 6
J. Stites RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 2 12
L. Wools 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 .337 0 5
G. Long SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 1 12
D. Guest 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 2 10
J. Lawler CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .303 0 11
E. Cook 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .121 0 6
J. Olvera C 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .267 0 6
D. Alexander P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Wagstaff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3 4 3 12      
a - R. Wagstaff pinch hit for R. Grill in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olvera (3, 3rd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Stites 2 , L. Wools , D. Guest , J. Lawler , J. Olvera 2
2-out RBI: J. Lawler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Long
Sac Bunt: D. Alexander
Sac Fly: A. Cassill , L. Wools
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Wools (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stites (4) , G. Long (6) , D. Guest (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Guest-Long-Guest, Long-Guest)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez W (3-1) 7.0 5 3 3 4 1 0 95 2.70   
R. Morton H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.35   
A. Alonso SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 52
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 29, R. Morton 3, A. Alonso 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 10-9, R. Morton 0-1, A. Alonso 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 95-52, R. Morton 9-6, A. Alonso 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Alexander 6.2 6 3 1 2 5 1 102 4.35   
R. Grill 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.66   
R. Kingery L (1-3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 27 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Alexander 57
Batters Faced: D. Alexander 27, R. Grill 1, R. Kingery 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Alexander 10-3, R. Grill 0-1, R. Kingery 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Alexander 102-65, R. Grill 3-2, R. Kingery 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Grill 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Barnes
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 16594
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