MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/17/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1290 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
San Diego Captains (49-45) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
New York Knickerbockers (49-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 7 2
Knickerbockers Down Captains, 4-3
The New York Knickerbockers had to overcome a fine effort from San Diego pitcher Ray Heath to win, 4-3, in 10 innings at Knickerbocker Stadium. Heath went 8 innings and allowed no runs. The winner was New York reliever Brian Williams, now 6-5. The loser was John Espersen. New York raised its record to 49-44 with the win.

New York got a clutch hit from Larry Fletcher. The first baseman launched a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said San Diego manager Joe Mack.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 5 27
B. Anderson CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .255 10 42
R. Barnes LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .336 15 58
F. Boone 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .271 5 44
E. Peters C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .223 10 34
   b-G. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 4 12
   J. Espersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Row 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 0 32
R. Byrd RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .186 0 14
R. Rodgers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 8 39
R. Heath P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .085 0 1
   a-R. Roe PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .207 4 26
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Kaminski C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 8
Totals 39 3 9 3 2 4 19      
a - R. Roe pinch hit for R. Heath in the 9th
b - G. Jordan pinch hit for E. Peters in the 10th
c - G. Kaminski substituted for D. Fields in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Boone (10, 5th Inning off J. Forbes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins , R. Barnes 3 , F. Boone 4 , E. Peters , T. Row
2-out RBI: F. Boone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barnes , E. Peters , R. Byrd , R. Rodgers
GIDP: F. Boone
Hit by Pitch: E. Wilkins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (20)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Peters (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Row-Boone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 11 37
S. Wright 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 14 52
J. Madsen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 5 33
S. Wells 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .272 6 43
B. Marston CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .238 5 42
D. Lamons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 10 36
R. Hotz C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .225 5 29
B. White 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .224 2 15
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
J. Forbes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152 0 0
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 13 36
   D. Torre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-L. Fletcher 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 4 9
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 4 12      
a - R. Freeman pinch hit for W. Houston in the 8th
b - L. Fletcher substituted for D. Torre in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hotz (5, 9th Inning off D. Fields, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Fletcher (4, 10th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , J. Madsen , B. Marston 2 , R. Hotz 4 , B. White , L. Fletcher 4
2-out RBI: R. Hotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright , B. White
GIDP: S. Wright
Sac Bunt: J. Forbes
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Marston (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. White (5) , J. Forbes (3)
Double Plays: 1 (White-Lamons)
OF assists: 1 (Marston(Boone at 3rd base))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath 8.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 123 3.47   
D. Fields BS (3) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 20 4.50   
J. Espersen L (0-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 76
Batters Faced: R. Heath 29, D. Fields 6, J. Espersen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 13-6, D. Fields 3-0, J. Espersen 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 123-75, D. Fields 20-11, J. Espersen 4-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes 7.1 7 3 3 1 2 0 99 2.73   
W. Houston 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.48   
D. Torre 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 5.06   
B. Williams W (6-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 53
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 31, W. Houston 3, D. Torre 5, B. Williams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 11-7, W. Houston 0-0, D. Torre 2-1, B. Williams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 99-70, W. Houston 13-9, D. Torre 17-12, B. Williams 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Houston 1-0
WP: J. Forbes
Hit Batsmen: J. Forbes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Heath
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 17756
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