MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/29/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 654 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (35-14) 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 6 11 0
Chicago Traders (29-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 2
Captains Deal Traders 6-2 Loss
San Diego left fielder Randy Barnes made his presence felt in the 6-2 Captains triumph over the Chicago Traders. Barnes went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. San Diego, at 35-14, is 6 games up in the National Baseball League Western Division.

The Traders had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Captains going into the top of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 25-year old center fielder Bob Anderson came to the plate. Anderson hit a solo home run on a 1-1 sinker from Chicago hurler Randy Birch. It was Anderson's 4th home run of the year.

"We had a nice day," said San Diego skipper Joe Mack.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .280 4 23
W. Henry 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 0 8
R. Barnes LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .382 10 43
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .322 3 34
E. Peters C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .231 11 31
J. Locricchio 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .386 1 13
R. Roe CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .285 3 24
P. Parkyn 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .253 1 8
J. Espersen P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 0 3
   a-G. Jordan PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .221 3 16
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Kelly PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
   D. Gilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6 5 1 22      
a - G. Jordan pinch hit for J. Espersen in the 7th
b - J. Kelly pinch hit for H. McDonnell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Locricchio (5, 2nd Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Parkyn (3, 7th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Roe (16, 8th Inning off W. Stolz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Anderson (4, 6th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes (10, 9th Inning off W. Stolz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 4 , R. Barnes 6 , E. Wilkins , E. Peters , J. Locricchio 3 , R. Roe 2 , P. Parkyn 2 , G. Jordan
2-out RBI: R. Barnes , E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , E. Peters , J. Locricchio , R. Roe 2 , P. Parkyn
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (19) , E. Wilkins (19)
CS: R. Barnes (4) , J. Locricchio (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .339 3 21
T. Rathbone RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227 0 8
   a-L. Cox RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .160 4 15
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .284 4 22
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .320 2 24
W. McCord LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 5 28
D. Fickes 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 0 3
M. White 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .218 0 11
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 0 6
R. Birch P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 1 4
   W. Stolz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Mays PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .236 0 6
Totals 37 2 10 2 1 2 18      
a - L. Cox substituted for T. Rathbone in the 4th
b - R. Barber pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 7th
c - K. Mays pinch hit for W. Stolz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (21, 1st Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Rathbone (8, 3rd Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. White (1, 9th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 2 , T. Rathbone 2 , J. Sledd 2 , W. McCord , D. Fickes 2 , M. White 3 , R. Birch , K. Mays
2-out RBI: J. Sledd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. McCord
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: W. McCord (3) , D. Lindsey (8)
PB: E. White
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen W (3-4) 6.0 7 1 1 0 2 0 75 2.09   
H. McDonnell 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.61   
D. Gilson 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 33 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 56
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 25, H. McDonnell 4, D. Gilson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 10-6, H. McDonnell 3-0, D. Gilson 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 75-57, H. McDonnell 11-6, D. Gilson 33-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch L (2-4) 6.0 5 4 4 3 1 1 107 5.44   
J. Calhoun 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 0.42   
W. Stolz 2.0 4 1 1 2 0 1 53 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 44
Batters Faced: R. Birch 27, J. Calhoun 5, W. Stolz 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 9-7, J. Calhoun 2-1, W. Stolz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 107-65, J. Calhoun 20-12, W. Stolz 53-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Barnes
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 17307
Special Notes: CF Tim Rathbone was injured while running the bases.
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