MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/23/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 972 - SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (37-35) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Kansas City Bulls (35-34) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 9 1
Hardaway Now 5-5 After Beating Explorers
Independence Field featured a tense pitchers' duel.

Kansas City pitcher Waldo Hardaway did his part in helping his team defeat the St. Louis Explorers, 2-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Bob Crosby recorded his 15th save for Kansas City.

Hardaway was in the zone, shutting down St. Louis hitters over 7 innings. Hardaway, who threw 68 pitches, allowed 1 run on 2 hits. He also tallied 4 punchouts.

"Waldo is good at sticking to his strengths," said Kansas City manager DD Martin.

With the win, Kansas City goes to 35-34, while the Explorers fall to 37-35.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .207 0 10
F. Martinez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211 1 11
G. Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .311 9 42
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .191 4 25
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 8 34
T. Pickett LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .283 0 14
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 3 27
F. Najera SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 0 2
M. Clark P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
   D. Lott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
   a-A. Voeller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 3
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 5 12      
a - A. Voeller pinch hit for D. Lott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Osterhage (12, 9th Inning off B. Crosby, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Martinez , C. Bartels , K. Osterhage 2 , A. Voeller
2-out RBI: C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Parker , D. Bieler
Sac Bunt: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: F. Najera (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Najera-Tudor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .310 4 18
L. Moses 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .244 4 26
C. Taylor LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .287 13 36
E. Cortez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .198 3 13
D. Boggs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .252 6 19
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 2 12
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .216 4 25
H. Lahr CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 2 10
W. Hardaway P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
   a-D. Tislow PH, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 2 8
Totals 33 2 9 1 2 4 16      
a - D. Tislow pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Tislow (2, 7th Inning off D. Lott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador , L. Moses 2 , C. Taylor 2 , D. Boggs , I. Smith , W. Hardaway , D. Tislow 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Boggs 2 , I. Smith , H. Lahr
GIDP: C. Taylor
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Amador (15) , C. Taylor (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alva (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark 5.1 6 1 0 1 2 0 98 2.64   
D. Lott L (2-6) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 25 4.30   
B. Shone 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 55
Batters Faced: M. Clark 23, D. Lott 9, B. Shone 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 9-4, D. Lott 2-2, B. Shone 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 98-67, D. Lott 25-16, B. Shone 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lott 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway W (5-5) 7.0 2 1 0 0 4 0 68 2.22   
B. Crosby SV (15) 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 37 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 75
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 24, B. Crosby 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 13-4, B. Crosby 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 68-47, B. Crosby 37-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Waldo Hardaway
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 18995
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