MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
04/14/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 71 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Explorers (2-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chicago Traders (4-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 8 0
Peters in Fine Form in 2-0 Win
Bobby Peters never let the Explorers get in a groove. The left-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the Traders to a win, 2-0. The save was credited to Chip Littlejohn, his 2nd. St. Louis drops to 2-4.

Peters, the Chicago left-hander, went 8.2 innings, allowing no runs on 5 hits. He collected 6 strikeouts.

"Not too many highlights on our side," said losing manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
F. Najera SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208 0 0
C. Panetta LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227 0 2
J. Horrigan 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316 0 2
   a-T. LaDuke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 0 1
B. Fulton 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .182 1 5
G. Kiss RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .118 0 0
   b-D. McLaughlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
C. Wright C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Trent P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0 3 6 11      
a - T. LaDuke pinch hit for J. Horrigan in the 9th
b - D. McLaughlin pinch hit for G. Kiss in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pickett (3, 3rd Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Najera (1, 9th Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 2 , F. Najera 2 , C. Panetta , J. Horrigan , B. Fulton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Panetta , D. McLaughlin
GIDP: B. Fulton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pickett (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Najera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 0 3
B. Watson 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
M. McCormick LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .333 0 3
J. Benson RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .217 0 3
   C. Littlejohn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Adair C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .056 0 0
T. Clay CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 0 2
B. Muller 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 0 1
P. Parker SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
B. Peters P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-E. Estrada RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2 1 7 11      
a - E. Estrada substituted for B. Peters in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. McCormick (1, 4th Inning off J. Trent, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Watson (1, 8th Inning off J. Trent, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Watson (1, 1st Inning off J. Trent, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Watson 8 , M. McCormick 4 , J. Benson , T. Clay , P. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Adair 2 , B. Muller
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. McCormick (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peters-Parker-Watson)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Trent L (1-1) 8.0 8 2 2 1 7 1 103 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Trent 64
Batters Faced: J. Trent 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Trent 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Trent 103-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters W (2-0) 8.2 5 0 0 3 6 0 117 0.00   
C. Littlejohn SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 77
Batters Faced: B. Peters 32, C. Littlejohn 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 8-10, C. Littlejohn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 117-74, C. Littlejohn 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Littlejohn 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Peters
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 22994
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