MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
06/02/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 761 - THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (31-24) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (21-35) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 5 X 11 15 0
Arkle Swings Blockbusters to 11-5 Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters trumped the St. Louis Explorers, 11-5, at Blockbuster Stadium. Los Angeles first baseman Champ Arkle was terrific. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. The winning pitcher was Bruce Shone. His record now stands at 3-1. The right-hander went 7.1 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits for the Blockbusters. The Blockbusters sport a record of 21-35.

Camarillo, California native Champ Arkle had a clutch at-bat in the bottom of the sixth for the Blockbusters. With Los Angeles trailing 4-3, he hit a 2-run single.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Arkle.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Parker RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .282 8 32
A. Voeller 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .328 4 15
F. Boone 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .254 2 19
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .291 6 17
T. Guinn SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .232 2 18
K. Osterhage CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 7 23
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Row PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 1 3
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .212 3 12
B. Roberts LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266 1 5
D. Gilson P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208 0 1
   a-S. Heidlebaugh CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5 3 6 14      
a - S. Heidlebaugh substituted for D. Gilson in the 6th
b - T. Row pinch hit for R. Sandoval in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: G. Parker (4, 1st Inning off B. Shone, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Roberts (1, 2nd Inning off B. Shone, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Parker 4 , A. Voeller 2 , C. Bartels , T. Guinn 2 , D. Bieler , B. Roberts 3 , D. Gilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Boone , D. Bieler
GIDP: C. Bartels
Sac Bunt: K. Osterhage
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Guinn (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bieler (11)
PB: C. Bartels
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Norton CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .291 1 17
B. May 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 .267 1 25
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .365 20 47
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .277 4 24
C. Panetta LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .279 3 20
   L. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Perez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .315 2 14
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hester SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .279 3 16
C. Arkle 1B 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .273 2 13
S. Oubre C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .226 1 6
B. Shone P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1
   a-L. Allen LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 4 8
Totals 39 11 15 9 3 2 20      
a - L. Allen substituted for B. Shone in the 8th
b - M. Perez pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta (12, 6th Inning off D. Gilson, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Hester (8, 8th Inning off B. Tate, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Arkle (2, 5th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Norton (1, 5th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Norton 6 , J. Brookins , H. Katzen , C. Panetta 2 , M. Perez , T. Hester 2 , C. Arkle 6 , S. Oubre 2 , B. Shone , L. Allen
2-out RBI: R. Norton , H. Katzen , M. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Norton , B. May 2 , T. Hester
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Norton (15)
CS: R. Norton (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Hester-Arkle)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Gilson L (4-4) 5.1 7 6 5 3 2 2 25 107 3.43   
R. Sandoval 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 21 1.59   
B. Tate 0.2 7 5 4 0 0 0 9 33 3.13   
J. Gonzalez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gilson 31
Batters Faced: D. Gilson 25, R. Sandoval 7, B. Tate 9, J. Gonzalez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gilson 10-3, R. Sandoval 4-1, B. Tate 1-1, J. Gonzalez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gilson 107-60, R. Sandoval 21-16, B. Tate 33-20, J. Gonzalez 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sandoval 1-1 , J. Gonzalez 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Shone W (3-1) 7.1 8 5 5 3 5 0 31 112 4.75   
L. Mitchell H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 1.55   
G. Forgette 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shone 44
Batters Faced: B. Shone 31, L. Mitchell 3, G. Forgette 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shone 9-6, L. Mitchell 1-0, G. Forgette 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shone 112-67, L. Mitchell 14-8, G. Forgette 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Mitchell 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Champ Arkle
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 14526
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