MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
10/17/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 2720 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Chicago Traders 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 1
League Championship Series Goes the Distance, San Diego Prevails
The San Diego Captains and Chicago Traders hooked up in a classic League Championship Series that went right down to the wire.

In the end, it's San Diego heading off to the World Series, after a 4-2 win at Union Field tonight earned the 4-3 series win.

Outside Union Field, whether they were supporters of San Diego or Chicago, many fans talked about how it was a series they would never forget.

Larry Allen played the hero for the Captains in the series, as his MVP performance included a .360 batting average, with a .385 on-base percentage. He also had 2 home runs, 5 RBI and scored 4 runs.

The San Diego Captains will play against the San Francisco Seagulls in the next round. San Francisco won their series against the Montreal Habitants 4 games to 3. The World Series schedule will be announced after the League Championship Series finishes.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 1 3
R. Roe CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .170 0 1
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .319 3 6
   c-R. Byrd RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
D. Robertson 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .250 1 4
   d-D. Murphy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 2
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .370 2 5
N. Lane 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 3 6
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Allen RF, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .310 3 6
J. McLeod C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
M. Pike P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   a-T. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Hughes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 1
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 3 7      
a - T. Harris pinch hit for M. Pike in the 7th
b - D. Hughes substituted for G. Forgette in the 9th
c - R. Byrd substituted for R. Barnes in the 9th
d - D. Murphy substituted for D. Robertson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes (3, 3rd Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Robertson (1, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Wilkins (2, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Allen (3, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Barnes 3 , D. Robertson 4 , E. Wilkins 6 , L. Allen 4
2-out RBI: D. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robertson , L. Allen
GIDP: L. Allen
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wilkins-Howard-Robertson, Howard-Murphy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .255 0 2
B. Richter SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .261 0 5
G. Russell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .188 0 4
J. Madsen LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .234 2 4
E. White C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .250 1 7
F. Precourt CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .300 3 12
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .189 1 3
J. Benson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 0 3
L. Cox P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 1 1
   S. Crawford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   a-W. McCord PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   M. Getz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Estrada PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 4 3 18      
a - W. McCord pinch hit for S. Crawford in the 4th
b - B. Watson pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 6th
c - E. Estrada pinch hit for M. Getz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Madsen (1, 4th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Fuentes (3, 5th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sledd (1, 9th Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 4 , B. Richter , J. Madsen 3 , F. Precourt , J. Sledd 4 , E. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , F. Precourt , W. McCord
GIDP: G. Russell
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: G. Russell
Double Plays: 1 (Richter-Fuentes-Sledd)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (2-2) 6.0 5 1 1 4 3 0 86 3.12   
G. Forgette H (1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 0 1 31 2.08   
R. Wisniewski SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 57
Batters Faced: M. Pike 27, G. Forgette 10, R. Wisniewski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 9-6, G. Forgette 3-3, R. Wisniewski 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 86-52, G. Forgette 31-20, R. Wisniewski 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wisniewski 2-0
WP: M. Pike
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox L (0-2) 3.1 6 4 4 0 2 3 60 4.60   
S. Crawford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.50   
J. Calhoun 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 1.93   
M. Getz 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 35 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 32
Batters Faced: L. Cox 16, S. Crawford 2, J. Calhoun 7, M. Getz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 6-2, S. Crawford 1-1, J. Calhoun 5-1, M. Getz 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 60-42, S. Crawford 9-5, J. Calhoun 22-14, M. Getz 35-22
WP: L. Cox
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Pike
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 35536
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