MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
05/09/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 459 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (19-13) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 8 2
Cleveland Bobcats (13-20) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Explorers Victorious at Cleveland, 4-1
Starting pitcher Marty Clark was a major factor in the 4-1 St. Louis Explorers triumph over the Cleveland Bobcats. The loss drops the Bobcats to 13-20.

St. Louis relied on the bat of Ken Osterhage to get the win. The center fielder ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the fifth inning to put the Explorers ahead, 2-0. For the game, Osterhage had 1 double and 1 triple in 5 at-bats.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .230 0 7
K. Osterhage CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .295 3 20
T. Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .339 2 7
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .370 1 11
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .222 3 15
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 3 20
T. Guinn SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .278 0 11
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .175 2 11
M. Clark P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308 0 1
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Tudor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 6
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3 3 1 14      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Osterhage (8, 1st Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Pickett (7, 7th Inning off R. Scherf, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Clark (1, 7th Inning off R. Scherf, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Osterhage (1, 5th Inning off R. Scherf, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 2 , K. Osterhage 5 , G. Parker , T. Guinn 2 , D. Bieler , M. Clark 2
2-out RBI: K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Adams , G. Parker 2 , C. Bartels
GIDP: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bieler (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .233 2 12
B. Harper 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .274 6 17
T. Crowell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .221 1 14
S. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .273 9 26
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 1 15
K. Gunn SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .268 4 15
K. Musumeci C 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .211 2 9
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 5
M. Sunseri CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 0 6
   b-R. Baum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Scherf P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 0 3 4 19      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for K. Musumeci in the 9th
b - R. Baum pinch hit for M. Sunseri in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Chirico , T. Crowell , B. Olivas , M. Sunseri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Crowell , S. Garcia 2 , K. Gunn , M. Sunseri
Sac Bunt: S. Garcia , R. Scherf
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crowell (8) , B. Olivas (4)
CS: P. Chirico (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olivas (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Olivas-Gunn-Crowell)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark W (2-2) 6.1 4 1 0 2 2 0 101 1.83   
J. Espinoza H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 13.50   
B. Tate SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 63
Batters Faced: M. Clark 27, J. Espinoza 5, B. Tate 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 11-6, J. Espinoza 2-1, B. Tate 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 101-64, J. Espinoza 28-14, B. Tate 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Scherf L (1-3) 9.0 8 4 3 3 1 0 117 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Scherf 55
Batters Faced: R. Scherf 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Scherf 13-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. Scherf 117-70
WP: R. Scherf
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marty Clark
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 11800
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