MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
06/22/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 976 - SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (36-32) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
St. Louis Explorers (35-36) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 10 3
Explorers Beat Bulls, 5-2
The St. Louis Explorers downed the Kansas City Bulls, 5-2. The hitting star was center fielder Ken Osterhage. Osterhage was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Explorers. St. Louis pitcher Marty Clark got the win, upping his record to 4-1. Dick Scorza got the loss. St. Louis is now 35-36, while Kansas City is 36-32.

St. Louis took a 5-2 lead on Osterhage's 7th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Pat Thornton in the bottom of the seventh, propelled St. Louis to the win.

"If I do my job, we've usually got a good chance to win the game," said Osterhage.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McLemore CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 11 32
   a-H. Lahr CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .294 3 9
M. Alva SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .268 2 25
C. Taylor 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .287 11 48
K. Durick RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .272 9 40
E. Cortez LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .269 2 13
   c-D. Conley PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 1 13
D. Tislow 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .320 6 28
L. Moses 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .245 1 14
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .246 0 12
D. Scorza P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .103 0 1
   b-T. Davis PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 2 11
   P. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Lester PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 17
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 10 23      
a - H. Lahr substituted for H. McLemore in the 1st
b - T. Davis pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 6th
c - D. Conley pinch hit for E. Cortez in the 7th
d - D. Lester pinch hit for P. Thornton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lahr (5, 3rd Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Moses (3, 4th Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Lahr 3 , E. Cortez 2 , D. Tislow , L. Moses 2 , T. Davis
2-out RBI: T. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , K. Durick 2 , E. Rodriguez , D. Scorza
GIDP: C. Taylor , L. Moses
Sac Bunt: D. Tislow
Sac Fly: D. Tislow
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: L. Moses (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Moses-Tislow-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Voeller 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .328 1 17
K. Osterhage CF 4 2 2 2 0 2 3 .293 7 25
B. Raab 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .255 5 38
G. Parker RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .288 5 35
C. Panetta LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .317 9 41
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Tudor PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 1 8
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 6 25
J. Darnell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .192 1 11
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .212 2 16
M. Clark P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .176 0 2
   a-T. Pickett LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 4
Totals 34 5 10 5 3 6 19      
a - T. Pickett substituted for M. Clark in the 6th
b - B. Tudor pinch hit for A. Alonso in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta (13, 1st Inning off D. Scorza, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Osterhage (13, 1st Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Darnell (7, 4th Inning off D. Scorza, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Bieler (3, 6th Inning off P. Thornton, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Raab (16, 7th Inning off P. Thornton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Osterhage (7, 7th Inning off P. Thornton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Voeller , K. Osterhage 6 , B. Raab 3 , G. Parker , C. Panetta 2 , C. Bartels , J. Darnell 2 , D. Bieler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Osterhage , J. Darnell 2 , T. Pickett
GIDP: C. Panetta
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (4) , D. Bieler (11) , M. Clark (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Darnell-Bieler-Raab, Darnell-Bieler-Raab)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza L (5-4) 5.0 6 3 3 2 5 0 67 4.26   
P. Thornton 3.0 4 2 2 1 1 1 49 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 46
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 23, P. Thornton 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 3-6, P. Thornton 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 67-45, P. Thornton 49-34
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark W (4-1) 5.1 5 2 0 3 4 0 98 2.19   
A. Alonso H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 27 1.20   
R. Morton SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 55
Batters Faced: M. Clark 25, A. Alonso 7, R. Morton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 6-5, A. Alonso 1-1, R. Morton 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 98-60, A. Alonso 27-14, R. Morton 35-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alonso 2-1
Balk: M. Clark
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Osterhage
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 19417
Special Notes: CF Haskell McLemore was injured while throwing the ball.
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