MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
05/31/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 689 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago Traders (30-20) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 0
St. Louis Explorers (22-28) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 2
Traders Win Nail-Biter in 10
The Chicago Traders found a way to sneak past the St. Louis Explorers, 3-2, in 10 innings. Chicago pitcher Randy Birch, for one, had a standout performance. St. Louis's current losing streak is now 5 games.

Marcus White had a direct impact on the outcome. White contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the tenth inning to put Chicago up, 3-2.

"The other side took advantage in some key situations," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .317 2 20
K. Mays LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 0 7
   d-W. McCord LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 8
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321 0 26
E. White C 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .304 4 29
J. Seidler 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .318 8 22
J. Sledd 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 2 21
   a-L. Cox RF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .135 0 3
S. Garcia RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .188 7 23
   b-M. White 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 .369 2 14
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .243 0 16
R. Birch P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .095 0 0
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 0 0
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 2 8 4 22      
a - L. Cox substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - M. White substituted for S. Garcia in the 7th
c - D. Fickes pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 9th
d - W. McCord substituted for K. Mays in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. White (7, 8th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt , K. Mays , E. White 3 , D. Lindsey , R. Birch
2-out RBI: D. Lindsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mays , J. Seidler , M. White , D. Lindsey , R. Birch
GIDP: R. Fuentes
Sac Fly: M. White
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Garcia 2 (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Lindsey-Seidler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .356 1 10
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .294 4 16
B. Raab 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .263 4 30
G. Parker RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .307 3 24
C. Panetta LF 5 1 3 0 0 2 2 .311 7 26
C. Bartels C 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .266 5 17
   e-F. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 1 6
T. Guinn SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 2 17
   a-B. Tudor PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .135 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 0 10
   b-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 0 1
   c-F. Najera SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
M. Clark P 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 0 2
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Darnell PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .202 1 10
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2 6 6 22      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 8th
b - K. Campbell pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 8th
c - F. Najera substituted for K. Campbell in the 9th
d - J. Darnell pinch hit for R. Morton in the 9th
e - F. Martinez pinch hit for C. Bartels in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Voeller (6, 3rd Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Darnell (2, 9th Inning off R. Weisenberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Voeller 4 , B. Raab , G. Parker , C. Panetta 3 , J. Darnell 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Osterhage , G. Parker 2 , C. Panetta , K. Campbell
GIDP: G. Parker
Sac Bunt: K. Osterhage , T. Guinn
Sac Fly: B. Raab , M. Clark
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: B. Raab (2) , C. Bartels (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Guinn-Raab)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch 7.1 8 1 1 3 5 0 114 1.46   
J. Calhoun H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.34   
R. Weisenberg W (2-1), BS (2) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 26 0.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 60
Batters Faced: R. Birch 32, J. Calhoun 3, R. Weisenberg 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 11-5, J. Calhoun 1-1, R. Weisenberg 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 114-74, J. Calhoun 14-7, R. Weisenberg 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark 7.2 6 2 1 5 3 0 99 1.57   
R. Morton 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 30 2.63   
R. Goolsby L (0-3) 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 19 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 59
Batters Faced: M. Clark 33, R. Morton 5, R. Goolsby 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 9-10, R. Morton 2-1, R. Goolsby 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 99-54, R. Morton 30-16, R. Goolsby 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morton 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Birch
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 18447
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