MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
07/05/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1136 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (50-34) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
San Diego Captains (53-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Chicago Blanks San Diego, Birch Winner
Chicago Traders starter Randy Birch really did a number on the San Diego Captains, shutting them out, 2-0, on 3 hits in a complete game victory. He issued 1 walk and had 3 strikeouts.

"We didn't have good at-bats," said San Diego manager Joe Mack. "I don't make excuses, but when we were playing the game, our energy didn't show. That comes from either extremely good pitching or extremely lousy hitting and seeing as our team has a bunch of good hitters, I have to tip my cap to Birch."

This year, Birch has a 6-6 mark in 16 starts with a 4.04 ERA. He has given up 82 hits in 91.1 innings, struck out 47 and issued 44 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .244 batting average against him.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .335 5 28
W. McCord LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267 8 37
R. Fuentes 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .332 3 45
E. White C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .269 3 33
L. Cox RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .200 9 30
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 8 46
M. White 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 0 22
T. Karoly SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .145 0 3
R. Birch P 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .185 1 3
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: W. McCord (16, 5th Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Fuentes (24, 5th Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt , W. McCord 2 , R. Fuentes 2 , E. White , J. Sledd , T. Karoly
2-out RBI: W. McCord , R. Fuentes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , M. White , R. Birch
GIDP: L. Cox
Sac Bunt: W. McCord , L. Cox
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fuentes (7)
Double Plays: 2 (White-Fuentes-Sledd, White-Fuentes-Sledd)
OF assists: 1 (Precourt(Anderson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Barnes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356 20 69
J. Locricchio 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 1 19
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 4 50
R. Roe CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 34
E. Peters C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 19 46
W. Henry 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 0 14
   a-G. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 3 20
   c-P. Parkyn 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 2 14
T. Row 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 29
   b-B. Anderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 7 36
   d-J. Quinlan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 3 17
R. Byrd RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 3 17
R. Heath P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
   e-G. Kaminski PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 3
Totals 27 0 3 0 1 3 5      
a - G. Jordan pinch hit for W. Henry in the 8th
b - B. Anderson pinch hit for T. Row in the 8th
c - P. Parkyn substituted for G. Jordan in the 9th
d - J. Quinlan substituted for B. Anderson in the 9th
e - G. Kaminski pinch hit for R. Heath in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Locricchio , R. Roe , B. Anderson
GIDP: R. Barnes , E. Wilkins
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Barnes (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Row (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Henry-Locricchio)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch W (6-6) 9.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 91 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 83
Batters Faced: R. Birch 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 91-56
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath L (10-2) 9.0 6 2 2 3 7 0 116 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 71
Batters Faced: R. Heath 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 13-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 116-69
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Birch
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:17
Attendance: 24853
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