MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/23/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 605 - SUNDAY, MAY 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (24-21) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 12 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (18-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2
Blockbusters Stymied by Explorers, Lott
Pitcher Dick Lott was sensational for the St. Louis Explorers in his team's 6-1 triumph over the Los Angeles Blockbusters. Lott earned the win. St. Louis raised its record to 24-21 with the win.

Lott scattered 2 hits over 7.2 innings for the Explorers. With the win, Lott goes to 5-5 on the year with 44 strikeouts.

"Dick pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .304 2 11
K. Campbell RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .429 0 16
R. Barnes LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .270 5 18
F. Boone 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .204 3 13
A. Voeller 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 1 11
D. Bieler 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .229 1 15
K. Osterhage CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .191 2 12
S. Stevens C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .088 0 0
D. Lott P 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .087 0 1
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 6 12 6 0 6 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Guinn (11, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bieler (6, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Barnes (5, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 2 , R. Barnes 5 , F. Boone 2 , A. Voeller 2 , D. Bieler 3 , K. Osterhage 2 , D. Lott
2-out RBI: R. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barnes , D. Bieler , S. Stevens , D. Lott
Sac Bunt: K. Campbell
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Guinn-Boone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 2 10
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .353 4 13
J. Brookins RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308 9 25
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .288 2 22
K. McDaniel LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 1 15
   a-B. Capps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 0 2
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Atwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. May SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 11
C. Arkle 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 4 9
W. Baker CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 0 4
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
   b-K. Schmitt LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 5 9      
a - B. Capps pinch hit for K. McDaniel in the 7th
b - K. Schmitt substituted for L. Mitchell in the 8th
c - R. Gardner pinch hit for T. Atwood in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (6, 2nd Inning off D. Lott, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Brookins (11, 9th Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Frederick , J. Brookins 2 , B. May 2 , C. Arkle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Covarrubio , R. Gardner , W. Baker
GIDP: B. Capps
Sac Fly: A. Covarrubio
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Frederick (4) , C. Arkle (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott W (5-5) 7.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 99 2.44   
R. Birch 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 78
Batters Faced: D. Lott 26, R. Birch 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 10-8, R. Birch 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 99-64, R. Birch 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Birch 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (3-5) 7.0 5 1 0 0 4 0 71 2.67   
T. Benson 1.2 6 5 5 0 2 1 40 5.04   
T. Atwood 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 69
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 27, T. Benson 12, T. Atwood 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 10-7, T. Benson 2-2, T. Atwood 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 71-49, T. Benson 40-28, T. Atwood 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Lott
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 17607
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