MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
05/26/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 620 - MONDAY, MAY 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (27-18) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 8 11 2
San Diego Captains (26-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 4
Traders Victorious at San Diego, 8-1
The Chicago Traders defeated the San Diego Captains, 8-1, in National Baseball League action at San Diego Sporting Complex. Fran Precourt pulled his weight. The 7-year veteran was 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The winner was Randy Birch, who threw 114 pitches over 7.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 1 run on 9 hits. The second-place Traders hiked their record to 27-18.

With Chicago leading 2-0 in the top of the seventh, Precourt hit a fastball from Dario Fontanez for a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Traders ahead, 4-0.

San Diego manager Joe Mack said his team was "out of sync."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .313 2 18
T. Rathbone LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .218 0 11
   a-W. McCord LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 2 8
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .337 0 24
E. White C 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .299 4 28
   c-G. Auclair PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 0
J. Seidler 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .324 8 22
J. Sledd 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 1 18
K. Mays RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290 0 7
D. Lindsey SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 0 14
R. Birch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 0 0
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Garcia PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 7 23
   R. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 7 0 4 8      
a - W. McCord substituted for T. Rathbone in the 7th
b - S. Garcia pinch hit for V. Hensley in the 9th
c - G. Auclair pinch hit for E. White in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fuentes (15, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. White (6, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Seidler (5, 8th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Precourt (3, 5th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Precourt (2, 7th Inning off D. Fontanez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 8 , T. Rathbone , R. Fuentes 2 , E. White 3 , J. Seidler 3 , K. Mays , D. Lindsey
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , K. Mays
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rathbone , E. White , K. Mays
Sac Bunt: R. Birch
Sac Fly: E. White
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fuentes (3)
CS: T. Rathbone (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Seidler (4) , V. Hensley (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Fuentes-Lindsey-Seidler, Sledd-Fuentes-Seidler)
OF assists: 1 (Mays(Locricchio at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodgers 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .330 2 17
W. Henry 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 4 17
R. Barnes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .374 11 35
T. Row SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .328 0 21
F. Boone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .282 3 23
G. Jordan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 1 3
R. Byrd RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .200 0 10
E. Peters C 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .235 3 12
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0
   a-J. Locricchio PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 1 11
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 6 25
Totals 34 1 9 1 3 3 17      
a - J. Locricchio pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 7th
b - B. Anderson pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Locricchio (2, 7th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rodgers 3 , R. Barnes , T. Row , G. Jordan , R. Byrd 2 , J. Locricchio 2
2-out RBI: R. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Row , F. Boone , G. Jordan , E. Peters , D. Fontanez
GIDP: W. Henry , E. Peters
Sac Bunt: W. Henry
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: W. Henry 2 (10) , T. Row (5) , E. Peters (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch W (6-2) 7.2 9 1 0 2 3 0 114 1.49   
V. Hensley 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.00   
R. Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 60
Batters Faced: R. Birch 31, V. Hensley 4, R. Gonzalez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 9-8, V. Hensley 1-0, R. Gonzalez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 114-68, V. Hensley 13-5, R. Gonzalez 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Hensley 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez L (4-4) 7.0 8 4 3 0 3 1 96 3.06   
B. Elsner 2.0 3 4 2 0 1 0 33 6.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 50
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 29, B. Elsner 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 10-7, B. Elsner 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 96-67, B. Elsner 33-21
WP: D. Fontanez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fran Precourt
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 16814
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