MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/25/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2202 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (91-67) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (65-93) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
Losing Trend Continues for Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Blockbusters extended their losing streak with a defeat by the San Diego Captains.

San Diego beat Los Angeles on the strength of starting pitcher Mark Pike's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. Pike, who finished 3rd in the NBL in wins with 18 in 1971, went the distance for San Diego. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits.

Ron Roe, who finished 2nd in the NBL in triples with 11 in 1970, had a direct impact on the outcome. Roe contributed a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to put San Diego up, 2-0.

"Same old, same old, unfortunately," said losing manager John Trausch.

At 91-67, the Captains have a slim two-game lead in the National Baseball League Western Division.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roe CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .251 7 62
T. Row 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 1 50
R. Barnes LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .345 26 109
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 6 79
E. Peters C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 29 81
J. Locricchio 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 4 43
R. Byrd RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .285 5 31
R. Rodgers 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .226 0 4
M. Pike P 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .081 0 3
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes (49, 5th Inning off L. Shears, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Row (34, 7th Inning off L. Shears, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Roe , T. Row 2 , R. Barnes 3 , E. Wilkins , J. Locricchio , R. Byrd
2-out RBI: , R. Barnes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barnes , E. Wilkins 2 , R. Rodgers
GIDP: E. Peters
Sac Bunt: M. Pike
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Roe (29) , R. Barnes (48)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Locricchio-Wilkins-Locricchio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .300 21 77
N. Parsons CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .232 5 32
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .309 12 74
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 22 51
B. May 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298 7 90
B. Richter SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 2 27
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 17
T. Pickering C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 0 0
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 5 10
O. Gaskins 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .303 0 7
   d-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
L. Shears P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 6 42
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 10
Totals 33 2 7 1 3 6 10      
a - K. McDaniel pinch hit for L. Shears in the 7th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for B. Richter in the 9th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for T. Pickering in the 9th
d - G. Strum pinch hit for O. Gaskins in the 9th
e - D. Kennedy pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brookins (28, 3rd Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. McDaniel (14, 7th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Montoya (5, 9th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 2 , H. Katzen , B. May , R. Montoya 4 , O. Gaskins , L. Shears , K. McDaniel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , N. Parsons 2 , E. Ronnebaum , B. May
GIDP: E. Ronnebaum
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (13)
Double Plays: 1 (May-Gaskins-Katzen)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (13-10) 9.0 7 2 2 3 6 1 123 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 68
Batters Faced: M. Pike 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 123-79
WP: M. Pike
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Shears L (0-3) 7.0 7 4 3 2 1 0 95 5.46   
W. Guilmette 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 28 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Shears 48
Batters Faced: L. Shears 30, W. Guilmette 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Shears 13-6, W. Guilmette 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Shears 95-58, W. Guilmette 28-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Pike
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 12105
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