MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/05/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1594 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (71-43) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 10 2
Chicago Traders (60-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 0
Captains Victors, 5-4, at Chicago
The San Diego Captains did just enough to sneak past the Chicago Traders, 5-4, at Union Field. San Diego pitcher Dave Fields, in particular, had a standout performance. San Diego, at 71-43, is 6½ games up in the National Baseball League Western Division.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Ernie Wilkins? The two-time All-Star Wilkins stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to put San Diego up, 2-0. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

Said San Diego manager Joe Mack: "At the end of the day, these guys have to perform between the lines, and I think they did."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 0 3 0 1 1 2 .295 11 50
E. Wilkins SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .305 9 56
R. Byrd RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .288 3 53
G. Locke 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 6 20
   a-T. Stallings 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 8 54
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .355 17 64
J. Hammit 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .306 4 20
R. Roe CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .305 5 49
G. Austin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .240 2 10
D. Fields P 2 2 1 4 1 0 2 .068 1 5
Totals 34 5 10 5 6 5 23      
a - T. Stallings substituted for G. Locke in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (28, 7th Inning off M. Arnold, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Fields (1, 8th Inning off R. Birch, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 3 , E. Wilkins 3 , R. Barnes 2 , J. Hammit , G. Austin , D. Fields 4
2-out RBI: D. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Howard , G. Locke 2 , G. Austin
GIDP: R. Byrd
Sac Fly: D. Fields
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes 2 (31)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Howard (7) , J. Hammit (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Locke, Howard-Wilkins-Stallings, Wilkins-Howard-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .299 2 30
F. Precourt CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .298 2 54
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .320 12 53
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 15 62
E. White C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .235 5 35
G. Russell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .214 9 39
B. Richter SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .145 1 3
D. Farrell RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .243 1 5
M. Arnold P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .154 0 0
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. McCord PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 11
   G. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Jacques PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 8
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 3 15      
a - W. McCord pinch hit for R. Birch in the 8th
b - E. Jacques pinch hit for G. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. White (5, 9th Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Farrell (1, 9th Inning off D. Fields, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes , J. Sledd , E. White 5 , G. Russell , D. Farrell 4
2-out RBI: E. White , D. Farrell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd , J. Madsen 2
GIDP: J. Madsen , G. Russell
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Richter-Fuentes-Sledd, Precourt-Russell)
OF assists: 1 (Precourt(Barnes at 3rd base))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fields W (9-7) 9.0 6 4 1 4 3 2 114 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fields 64
Batters Faced: D. Fields 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fields 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fields 114-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Arnold L (2-6) 7.0 7 2 2 5 4 0 115 3.09   
R. Birch 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 32 1.82   
G. Allen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Arnold 54
Batters Faced: M. Arnold 31, R. Birch 7, G. Allen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Arnold 6-9, R. Birch 0-2, G. Allen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Arnold 115-58, R. Birch 32-17, G. Allen 9-5
WP: M. Arnold , R. Birch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Fields
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 23721
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