MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
06/03/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT CLEVELAND BOBCATS
GAME ID: 769 - FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (32-24) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 0
Cleveland Bobcats (31-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Explorers Squelch Bobcats Offense in Shutout Win
The St. Louis Explorers defeated the Cleveland Bobcats, 4-0, in part because of center fielder Ken Osterhage. Osterhage was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs for the Explorers. Ramon Juarez got the win, improving to 2-3. He worked 6.2 innings, giving up no runs on 7 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 3. The losing streak for Cleveland has now reached 4 games.

Tom Guinn, who finished 5th in the NBL in triples with 11 in 1974, had a direct impact on the outcome. Guinn contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the first inning to put St. Louis up, 1-0.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said St. Louis skipper Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Valdez LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .375 0 1
A. Voeller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .326 4 15
F. Boone 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .259 2 19
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285 6 17
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .228 2 19
K. Osterhage CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .281 8 24
B. Roberts RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 5
D. Bieler 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .219 3 12
R. Juarez P 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .143 0 1
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Parker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 8 32
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 4 14      
a - G. Parker pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bieler 2 (9, 2nd Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Valdez (1, 2nd Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Osterhage (5, 9th Inning off R. Tomlinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Osterhage (8, 6th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Valdez 2 , A. Voeller , F. Boone 2 , K. Osterhage 7 , D. Bieler 4 , R. Juarez
2-out RBI: R. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Valdez , A. Voeller , K. Osterhage , G. Parker
GIDP: F. Boone , C. Bartels
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Valdez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Bieler-Boone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Johnson C 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 10 20
B. Olivas 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .358 4 18
B. Harper LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 5 18
P. Chirico CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .363 4 44
A. Romano RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .295 10 40
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .344 6 32
K. MacPherson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .312 13 35
J. Baumann 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 .257 4 22
B. Elsner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 .069 0 2
   a-D. Pelletier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 5 10
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Booth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .417 2 5
   R. Tomlinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 8 0 6 3 22      
a - D. Pelletier pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 7th
b - B. Booth pinch hit for J. Goodyear in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chirico (25, 2nd Inning off R. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wilkins (16, 4th Inning off R. Juarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Olivas , P. Chirico 2 , A. Romano 3 , E. Wilkins 3 , K. MacPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baumann , B. Elsner 2 , B. Booth
GIDP: B. Harper
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilkins (9)
CS: B. Olivas (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Olivas-Baumann, Olivas-Wilkins-Baumann)
OF assists: 1 (Chirico(Bieler at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Juarez W (2-3) 6.2 7 0 0 3 3 0 29 104 3.39   
J. Gonzalez 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 25 2.25   
R. Morton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Juarez 60
Batters Faced: R. Juarez 29, J. Gonzalez 7, R. Morton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Juarez 11-5, J. Gonzalez 4-0, R. Morton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Juarez 104-68, J. Gonzalez 25-11, R. Morton 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gonzalez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Elsner L (4-3) 7.0 8 4 4 2 3 1 29 95 4.29   
J. Goodyear 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 3.44   
R. Tomlinson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 46
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 29, J. Goodyear 3, R. Tomlinson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 7-9, J. Goodyear 2-0, R. Tomlinson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 95-61, J. Goodyear 13-8, R. Tomlinson 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Osterhage
Ballpark: Lakefront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 20063
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