MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
05/09/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 447 - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (18-15) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Washington Eagles (20-12) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 6 2
Eagles Earn Late Win
The Washington Eagles did just enough to secure a victory over the St. Louis Explorers, 5-4, in 12 innings at Monument Field. Nobody did more than pitcher Alex Fonseca. The win was credited to 24-year old right-handed pitcher Richie Kingery in relief. His record improves to 6-1. Robbie Goolsby took the loss. The win puts Washington at 20-12.

The Eagles got a clutch hit from first baseman Irv Olson. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Eagles.

"Took some scratching and clawing," said Fonseca. "But we got it done."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318 1 5
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 2 9
   b-D. Bieler 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 5
T. Adams 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 10
   a-A. Voeller 1B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 0 12
G. Parker RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .272 3 15
C. Panetta LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 1 14
   c-K. Osterhage CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .135 0 2
T. Pickett CF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .171 0 4
T. Guinn SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .247 1 9
J. O'Neil C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .159 1 5
   d-F. Najera PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 0 5
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Kittle P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. Wright PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 1 3
Totals 42 4 9 3 0 3 4      
a - A. Voeller substituted for T. Adams in the 1st
b - D. Bieler substituted for F. Martinez in the 9th
c - K. Osterhage substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th
d - F. Najera pinch hit for J. O'Neil in the 10th
e - C. Wright pinch hit for B. Tate in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Tudor , G. Parker 2 , C. Panetta , K. Osterhage , T. Pickett , T. Guinn , J. O'Neil , F. Najera
2-out RBI: T. Guinn
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Parker (5) , T. Pickett (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Pickett(Olvera at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Long SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 2 10
R. Golick LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 .346 2 14
L. Wools 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .256 0 11
M. Lockhart RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .325 9 25
J. Duersch 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .324 3 17
E. Laub 1B, CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .118 0 5
J. Lawler CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 0 7
   b-I. Olson PH, 1B 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .298 4 19
J. Olvera C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 1 5
   c-P. Soroka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 2
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Fonseca P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
   a-L. McGee PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 2 8
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Kill C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 3
Totals 38 5 6 5 5 5 7      
a - L. McGee pinch hit for A. Fonseca in the 8th
b - I. Olson pinch hit for J. Lawler in the 9th
c - P. Soroka pinch hit for J. Olvera in the 9th
d - G. Kill substituted for D. McCoy in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (9, 4th Inning off G. Kittle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Long , M. Lockhart 2 , I. Olson 2 , J. Olvera , L. McGee
2-out RBI: I. Olson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Wools , M. Lockhart 2 , P. Soroka
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Wools (8) , E. Laub (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Golick (1) , E. Laub (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Olson-Wools)
OF assists: 1 (Lockhart(Guinn at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kittle 7.2 4 3 3 3 2 0 118 2.94   
B. Tate BS (3) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 1.38   
R. Goolsby L (2-1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 33 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kittle 58
Batters Faced: G. Kittle 29, B. Tate 6, R. Goolsby 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kittle 12-8, B. Tate 2-1, R. Goolsby 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kittle 118-67, B. Tate 18-12, R. Goolsby 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Tate 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca 8.0 5 4 1 0 2 0 81 2.83   
D. McCoy 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
R. Kingery W (6-1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 64
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 29, D. McCoy 3, R. Kingery 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 16-5, D. McCoy 0-1, R. Kingery 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 81-55, D. McCoy 12-7, R. Kingery 37-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Fonseca
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 17291
Special Notes: 1B Tom Adams was injured while running the bases.
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