MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
09/26/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 2698 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
San Diego Captains 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 1
San Diego Extends Series Lead in Low-Scoring Affair
The San Diego Captains got a strong game from starter Ray Heath, but it was some clutch hitting that ultimately delivered the win.

The Captains took the 3-1 win over the Denver Burros in Game 2 of the Divisional Round in a 9th inning walk-off. The win capped off a fine outing for the right-handed Heath. Heath threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball in the win, which gave the Captains a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

San Diego got a knockout punch from Ron Byrd. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"The ending was a real humdinger," Heath told reporters after the game.

Game 3 is scheduled for Friday at Gates Crescent Park in Denver.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0
J. Bitting CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143 0 1
J. Crabtree 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .143 0 1
T. Clark C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
B. Raley SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 1 1
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hoffmeier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Purter P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Sentner PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 4 16      
a - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for D. Smith in the 9th
b - L. Sentner pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Moret (1, 1st Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Gunn (1, 9th Inning off E. Prater, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Moret 5 , J. Crabtree , K. Gunn 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , T. Clark , D. Smith , L. Sentner
GIDP: T. Clark
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 2 (4)
CS: G. Moret (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raley-Gunn-Crabtree)
OF assists: 1 (Moret(Peters at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
R. Roe CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Howard 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 0 1
J. Hammit 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   a-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-T. Row 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
E. Peters C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .111 0 0
G. Jordan 1B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .500 0 1
R. Byrd RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .286 1 2
R. Heath P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-W. Henry PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
   D. Armstrong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 3 6 10      
a - B. Anderson pinch hit for J. Hammit in the 1st
b - T. Row substituted for B. Anderson in the 2nd
c - W. Henry pinch hit for R. Heath in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Byrd (1, 9th Inning off R. Morton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins , R. Barnes 2 , T. Row , E. Peters , R. Byrd 4 , R. Heath , W. Henry
2-out RBI: R. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , B. Anderson
GIDP: R. Byrd
Sac Fly: D. Howard
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Howard-Jordan)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter 7.1 7 1 1 2 5 0 101 1.23   
D. Scorza 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.50   
R. Morton L (0-2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 16 20.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 63
Batters Faced: W. Purter 29, D. Scorza 2, R. Morton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 12-3, D. Scorza 0-2, R. Morton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 101-63, D. Scorza 9-6, R. Morton 16-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath 7.0 6 1 1 3 4 0 119 1.29   
D. Armstrong 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
E. Prater W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 62
Batters Faced: R. Heath 29, D. Armstrong 2, E. Prater 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 8-7, D. Armstrong 1-1, E. Prater 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 119-72, D. Armstrong 5-3, E. Prater 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Heath
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 33787
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