MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/22/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 590 - SATURDAY, MAY 22ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (23-21) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 8 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (18-25) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
Explorers Victorious at Los Angeles, 5-2
St. Louis and Los Angeles duked it out and the Explorers came out victorious.

St. Louis turned a good performance from starting pitcher Bob Trout into a 5-2 triumph over the Los Angeles Blockbusters at Blockbuster Stadium. Trout picked up the win for St. Louis, going 8 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 6-3.

Shortstop Tom Guinn made an impact for St. Louis, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Jon Hampton in the top of the fifth. For the contest, Guinn went 1-4 with a double.

Said losing manager John Trausch: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."

With the win, the Explorers have a record of 23-21.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .307 2 10
K. Campbell RF 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .452 0 16
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .244 4 20
F. Boone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .197 3 12
G. Parker LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 1 18
T. Row 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 2 5
D. Bieler 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222 1 13
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .182 2 12
B. Trout P 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 2
   a-R. Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 4 16
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 2 1 15      
a - R. Barnes pinch hit for B. Trout in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bieler (5, 5th Inning off J. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Guinn (10, 5th Inning off J. Hampton, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 2 , K. Campbell 3 , C. Bartels , G. Parker , D. Bieler 2 , K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Parker
GIDP: T. Row
Sac Bunt: T. Guinn , B. Trout
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bartels (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 0 11
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .355 4 13
J. Brookins RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .307 9 25
K. McDaniel LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 1 15
C. Arkle 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253 4 9
P. Popeck SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 3 23
W. Baker CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .233 0 4
S. Oubre C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .158 0 1
J. Hampton P 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .105 0 2
   R. Medved P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Katzen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 2 10
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 5 13      
a - H. Katzen pinch hit for R. Medved in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. McDaniel , C. Arkle 2 , H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , S. Oubre , J. Hampton
Sac Fly: J. Hampton
Hit by Pitch: P. Popeck
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (11) , W. Baker (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arkle-Popeck-Hampton, Arkle)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout W (6-3) 8.0 4 2 1 1 5 0 104 2.69   
A. Alonso SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 72
Batters Faced: B. Trout 30, A. Alonso 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 11-8, A. Alonso 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 104-70, A. Alonso 14-9
Hit Batsmen: B. Trout
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hampton L (4-3) 6.1 8 5 5 2 1 0 96 4.76   
R. Medved 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.73   
B. Kaiser 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hampton 36
Batters Faced: J. Hampton 29, R. Medved 5, B. Kaiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hampton 8-10, R. Medved 3-2, B. Kaiser 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hampton 96-61, R. Medved 20-14, B. Kaiser 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Medved 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Trout
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 19008
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