MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/04/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 3 - TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (0-1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
San Diego Captains (1-0) 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 X 8 13 0
Pike Finds Groove in 8-1 San Diego Triumph
The San Diego Captains ushered in the 1972 season with a win versus the St. Louis Explorers at San Diego Sporting Complex. The final score was 8-1. Starting Pitcher Mark Pike, who finished 3rd in the NBL in wins with 18 last year, had a standout performance.

Pike, the winner, is now 1-0. In 9 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 4 hits, while collecting 7 Ks. He essentially shut down the St. Louis offense.

"What a dismal performance," lamented losing manager Ray Fleetwood.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Adams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .250 0 1
C. Panetta LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Guinn SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
J. O'Neil C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Prentice P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. DeJoseph P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Voeller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   T. Phillips P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 7 10      
a - A. Voeller pinch hit for R. DeJoseph in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (1, 4th Inning off M. Pike, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Adams (1, 4th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Adams 3 , G. Parker 2 , C. Panetta , J. O'Neil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Martinez , D. Bieler
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DeJoseph-O'Neil-Adams)
PB: J. O'Neil 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
   a-N. Lane PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Hughes 3B, SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
R. Barnes LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
T. Stallings 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
E. Peters C 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .750 0 1
D. Howard 2B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .000 0 1
R. Byrd RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
R. Roe CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .333 0 2
M. Pike P 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 35 8 13 7 3 3 12      
a - N. Lane pinch hit for E. Wilkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hughes (1, 3rd Inning off D. Prentice, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Barnes 2 (2, 1st Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off R. DeJoseph, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Wilkins (1, 3rd Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 3 , D. Hughes 2 , R. Barnes 6 , T. Stallings 2 , E. Peters 3 , R. Byrd 2 , R. Roe , M. Pike
2-out RBI: T. Stallings , R. Roe , M. Pike
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , M. Pike
GIDP: R. Byrd
Sac Fly: D. Howard
Team LOB: 7
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice L (0-1) 2.2 8 6 6 2 1 0 72 20.25   
R. DeJoseph 4.1 5 2 2 1 1 0 49 4.15   
T. Phillips 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 13
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 18, R. DeJoseph 18, T. Phillips 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 5-2, R. DeJoseph 5-6, T. Phillips 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 72-47, R. DeJoseph 49-33, T. Phillips 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. DeJoseph 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 119 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 80
Batters Faced: M. Pike 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 119-81
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Pike
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 30198
Special Notes: Randy Barnes ties the SDC regular season game record for triples with 2.
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