MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/12/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 59 - SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (2-3) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
San Diego Captains (4-1) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 11 2
Captains Walk It Off for 4th Win of Season
San Diego second baseman Waymond Henry played a vital role in his team's 5-3 conquest of Los Angeles. He went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for San Diego. The winner was Brian Meade in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Larry Messenger took the loss. The loss puts Los Angeles at 2-3.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Henry hit a fastball from Larry Messenger for a 2-run home run. The Captains, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Henry said in his postgame press conference.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Covarrubio C 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .235 0 0
J. Brookins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 2 8
K. Frederick 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .421 0 5
   c-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   d-J. Quinlan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .381 0 2
B. May 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .278 0 4
   a-R. Montoya PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-P. Popeck 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
N. Parsons CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   L. Messenger P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 1 19      
a - R. Montoya pinch ran for B. May in the 6th
b - P. Popeck substituted for R. Montoya in the 6th
c - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 8th
d - J. Quinlan substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick (2, 1st Inning off E. Payne, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Covarrubio 2 , K. Frederick 3 , H. Katzen , N. Parsons
2-out RBI: K. Frederick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pakula , A. Covarrubio , H. Katzen , B. May , N. Parsons
Sac Bunt: P. Villamil , B. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: B. May
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Frederick-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .143 1 4
W. Henry 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .350 1 2
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .421 2 6
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .105 0 2
   b-G. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   J. Espersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Boone 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 3
R. Roe RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .312 0 2
T. Row 3B, SS 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .500 0 5
G. Kaminski C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
E. Payne P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Locricchio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   c-R. Rodgers SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 3 17      
a - J. Locricchio pinch hit for D. Fields in the 7th
b - G. Jordan pinch hit for E. Wilkins in the 7th
c - R. Rodgers substituted for J. Locricchio in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Henry (1, 3rd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Barnes (1, 3rd Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Roe (1, 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Henry (1, 9th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Henry 6 , R. Barnes 3 , F. Boone , R. Roe 4 , T. Row 4
2-out RBI: R. Roe , T. Row
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jordan , F. Boone , E. Payne
GIDP: G. Kaminski
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes (1) , E. Wilkins (3)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 6.1 9 3 3 2 0 0 107 4.26   
L. Messenger L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 37 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 41
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 29, L. Messenger 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 9-9, L. Messenger 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 107-62, L. Messenger 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Messenger 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Payne 6.2 5 3 3 2 1 0 109 4.05   
D. Fields 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13.50   
J. Espersen 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 0.00   
B. Meade W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Payne 51
Batters Faced: E. Payne 29, D. Fields 1, J. Espersen 7, B. Meade 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Payne 14-5, D. Fields 0-1, J. Espersen 4-1, B. Meade 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Payne 109-66, D. Fields 4-3, J. Espersen 32-17, B. Meade 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Meade 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Payne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Waymond Henry
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 23066
Special Notes: 2B Bill May was injured being hit by a pitch. RP John Espersen was injured while pitching.
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