MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
05/22/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 615 - MONDAY, MAY 22ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (24-21) 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 16 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (19-27) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 1
Explorers Victorious at Los Angeles, 6-4
St. Louis parlayed a decent outing from starter Pedro Juarez into a solid win over the Los Angeles Blockbusters. The final score was 6-4. The win gives St. Louis a season record of 24-21.

St. Louis left fielder Chuck Panetta contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 48th hit of the season and put the Explorers ahead, 2-1.

"Winning never gets dull," said Juarez.
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 0 0 0 2 .256 1 13
F. Martinez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 2 13
   b-B. Tudor 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 6
A. Voeller 1B, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .252 0 17
G. Parker RF 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .291 4 25
C. Panetta LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .291 2 24
   c-T. Pickett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 14
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .238 5 10
K. Osterhage CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .159 0 2
J. O'Neil C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .151 2 9
   a-T. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 1 12
   d-C. Wright C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3
P. Juarez P 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
Totals 42 6 16 6 1 7 19      
a - T. Adams pinch hit for J. O'Neil in the 9th
b - B. Tudor substituted for F. Martinez in the 9th
c - T. Pickett substituted for C. Panetta in the 9th
d - C. Wright substituted for T. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Guinn (7, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Martinez (7, 5th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Osterhage (1, 5th Inning off J. Hamby, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Parker (7, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Bieler (5, 5th Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 2 , F. Martinez 2 , A. Voeller , G. Parker 5 , C. Panetta 2 , D. Bieler 4 , K. Osterhage 3 , J. O'Neil 2 , P. Juarez 2
2-out RBI: G. Parker , C. Panetta , D. Bieler , J. O'Neil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guinn , C. Panetta , T. Adams
Hit by Pitch: D. Bieler
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 0 7
   c-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 4 13
O. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 3 13
J. Brookins RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .290 3 11
H. Katzen 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .319 4 18
N. Parsons CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .222 0 21
D. Kennedy 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .236 0 5
L. Craig C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 3 17
D. Obert SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .128 0 1
D. Fontanez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 2
   J. Hamby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .125 2 6
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Frederick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 8
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 5 6      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 7th
b - K. Frederick pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for R. Bias in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Parsons (7, 6th Inning off P. Juarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Montoya (2, 7th Inning off P. Juarez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , N. Parsons 3 , D. Kennedy 2 , L. Craig , D. Obert , R. Montoya 4
2-out RBI: N. Parsons , D. Kennedy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Kennedy
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Kennedy (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Juarez W (2-1) 9.0 8 4 4 2 5 1 128 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Juarez 58
Batters Faced: P. Juarez 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Juarez 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: P. Juarez 128-85
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (3-4) 4.2 11 5 5 0 3 1 73 3.75   
J. Hamby 2.1 4 1 1 0 3 0 50 3.18   
T. Benson 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 25
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 24, J. Hamby 11, T. Benson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 5-5, J. Hamby 0-4, T. Benson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 73-49, J. Hamby 50-32, T. Benson 22-15
Hit Batsmen: T. Benson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Juarez
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 15689
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