MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
06/11/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 881 - SUNDAY, JUNE 11TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (33-30) 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 8 2
St. Louis Explorers (31-33) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 1
Explorers Get Clonked by Traders, 9-4
Jimmy Benson was a vital contributor to the 9-4 Chicago victory over St. Louis. The Traders right fielder went 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Skip Crawford picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 10 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 7-5. The Traders are now 33-30, while the Explorers fall to 31-33.

Walt McCord aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring ground out in the top of the third. For the game, the center fielder was 1 for 5 with a double.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Benson said after the game.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rathbone LF 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .188 0 2
J. Sledd 1B 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 .329 8 29
   J. Storey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Farrell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 0 0
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Benson RF 3 1 1 5 2 1 2 .265 4 38
G. Russell 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 7 .206 6 22
W. McCord CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .243 0 4
E. Jacques C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .130 1 4
D. Fickes 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .188 0 0
D. Lindsey SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 0 10
S. Crawford P 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .171 0 1
   a-A. Garcia PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
Totals 36 9 8 9 7 9 23      
a - A. Garcia pinch hit for S. Crawford in the 7th
b - D. Farrell pinch hit for J. Storey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. McCord (2, 1st Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Russell (6, 1st Inning off T. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Benson (4, 4th Inning off T. Jones, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Farrell , J. Benson 4 , G. Russell 5 , W. McCord 2 , D. Lindsey , S. Crawford 2
2-out RBI: J. Benson , G. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Russell , E. Jacques 2
Sac Bunt: J. Sledd
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lindsey (14) , S. Crawford (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Fickes-Garcia)
OF assists: 1 (Benson(Voeller at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 2 9
T. Pickett CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 0 16
T. Adams 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .299 5 20
G. Parker RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .296 6 35
C. Panetta LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .285 2 33
A. Voeller 3B 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .264 0 21
T. Guinn SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .258 1 18
C. Wright C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .196 1 4
T. Jones P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. DeJoseph P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
   a-K. Osterhage PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 4
   J. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 5 24
Totals 37 4 12 4 1 3 13      
a - K. Osterhage pinch hit for R. DeJoseph in the 6th
b - F. Martinez pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Pickett (15, 1st Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Parker (8, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Panetta (10, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Voeller (7, 6th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 2 , T. Adams , G. Parker 4 , C. Panetta 2 , A. Voeller 5 , T. Guinn , K. Osterhage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tudor , T. Adams , C. Panetta
GIDP: T. Guinn
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett (15)
CS: G. Parker (13)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn (7)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford W (7-5) 6.0 10 4 4 0 3 0 110 3.91   
J. Storey 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.60   
R. Birch 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 39
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 27, J. Storey 5, R. Birch 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 6-7, J. Storey 0-3, R. Birch 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 110-72, J. Storey 16-8, R. Birch 15-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jones L (2-2) 3.1 4 8 7 5 3 2 98 8.69   
R. DeJoseph 2.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 50 2.43   
J. Gonzalez 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 38 1.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jones 18
Batters Faced: T. Jones 21, R. DeJoseph 13, J. Gonzalez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jones 5-3, R. DeJoseph 2-4, J. Gonzalez 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jones 98-59, R. DeJoseph 50-31, J. Gonzalez 38-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Benson
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 19219
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