MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/05/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2018 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (81-63) 1 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 4 18 22 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (66-79) 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 7 11 2
Peters Stars in 18-7 Captains Win
A 4-RBI performance from the slugging catcher Earl Peters helped the San Diego Captains beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 18-7. The winning pitcher was Mark Pike. He tossed 116 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits. The second-place Captains have won 4 straight games.

San Diego center fielder Ron Roe contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the second. With two down, he hit a sinker to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 113rd hit of the season and put the Captains ahead, 3-1.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said San Diego manager Joe Mack.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 2 3 1 2 0 5 .270 14 45
R. Roe CF 7 2 3 2 0 2 8 .246 7 39
R. Barnes LF 6 3 3 4 1 1 4 .328 19 96
T. Stallings 1B 6 2 2 2 1 2 3 .275 18 83
E. Peters C 5 2 4 4 1 0 3 .231 17 62
W. Henry 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 5 .218 2 7
G. Jordan RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .230 8 29
T. Row 3B 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 .303 1 11
M. Pike P 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .145 0 6
   a-J. Hammit PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 25 74
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   b-D. Howard PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252 13 54
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 46 18 22 16 9 8 34      
a - J. Hammit pinch hit for M. Pike in the 6th
b - D. Howard pinch hit for R. Wisniewski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Row 2 (8, 2nd Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Peters (11, 5th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Barnes (34, 5th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Peters (17, 4th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Henry (2, 7th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes (19, 9th Inning off K. Morrison, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 3 , R. Roe 3 , R. Barnes 7 , T. Stallings 2 , E. Peters 8 , W. Henry 5 , G. Jordan 2 , T. Row 4 , M. Pike
2-out RBI: R. Roe , R. Barnes , T. Stallings 2 , E. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roe , E. Peters , W. Henry 2 , M. Pike
GIDP: R. Barnes 2
Sac Bunt: R. Wisniewski
Sac Fly: G. Jordan
Hit by Pitch: T. Row
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Henry-Wilkins-Stallings, Henry-Wilkins-Stallings)
OF assists: 1 (Jordan(Bias at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .283 25 74
R. Adair C 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .232 6 38
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 .231 15 45
H. Katzen 1B 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 .286 2 51
   a-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 3 10
   b-K. Frederick 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 14 67
   d-D. Kennedy PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 15
N. Parsons CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .251 5 55
R. Bias 3B 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 .232 2 34
D. Obert 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .213 6 26
P. Villamil SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .242 5 25
R. Weintraub P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 1 8
   L. Messenger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .404 10 28
   B. Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   c-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 15 50
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   K. Morrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-R. Pakula PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 4 20
Totals 35 7 11 6 11 9 24      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 6th
b - K. Frederick substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th
c - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 7th
d - D. Kennedy pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 8th
e - R. Pakula pinch hit for K. Morrison in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Brookins (25, 1st Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (15, 5th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 4 , R. Adair , E. Ronnebaum 4 , H. Katzen , D. Kennedy , N. Parsons , R. Bias 2 , D. Obert , P. Villamil , R. Weintraub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , R. Bias , D. Obert , B. Anderson
GIDP: E. Ronnebaum , D. Obert
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (6)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (8) , P. Villamil (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Obert-Villamil-Katzen, Obert-Villamil-Katzen)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (14-11) 5.0 7 6 6 7 5 2 116 3.49   
R. Wisniewski 3.0 4 1 1 4 3 0 81 2.41   
B. Meade 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 27
Batters Faced: M. Pike 27, R. Wisniewski 16, B. Meade 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 4-4, R. Wisniewski 2-3, B. Meade 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 116-61, R. Wisniewski 81-45, B. Meade 14-10
WP: R. Wisniewski
Hit Batsmen: B. Meade
Balk: M. Pike
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub L (10-11) 2.0 9 7 7 3 1 0 74 5.30   
L. Messenger 2.2 8 6 4 1 1 1 58 6.38   
B. Anderson 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 1 67 2.20   
T. Benson 1.1 1 3 3 3 2 0 35 5.37   
K. Morrison 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 4
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 18, L. Messenger 16, B. Anderson 13, T. Benson 8, K. Morrison 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 3-1, L. Messenger 2-3, B. Anderson 4-1, T. Benson 1-1, K. Morrison 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 74-42, L. Messenger 58-38, B. Anderson 67-41, T. Benson 35-18, K. Morrison 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Messenger 2-1 , B. Anderson 1-0 , K. Morrison 3-3
Hit Batsmen: R. Weintraub
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earl Peters
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 15938
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