MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
10/10/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 2719 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Industrials 3 1 3 2 0 1 3 0 0 13 14 3
San Diego Captains 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 15 2
Pittsburgh Takes League Championship Series
Fans of the San Diego Captains groaned when Don Keough stepped up to the plate in the League Championship Series.

And for good reason too, as the Pittsburgh Industrials player was instrumental in guiding his team to a 4-1 series win over the Captains.

The series was clinched tonight at San Diego Sporting Complex, with Pittsburgh coming out on top 13-8 in the deciding game.

Keough's strong series included a .500 batting average, with a .565 on-base percentage. He had 3 home runs, drove in 7 RBI and scored 7 runs.

The Pittsburgh Industrials will play against the Houston Drillers in the next round. Houston won their series against the Detroit Wolverines 4 games to 1. The World Series schedule will be announced after the League Championship Series finishes.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Isenbarger 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 5
D. Keough LF 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 .385 5 10
A. Robinson 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .325 4 13
K. MacPherson 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .200 1 3
T. McClellan C 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .275 2 7
C. Chavez CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .091 1 2
L. Ward RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .300 3 9
G. Schon SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .192 1 5
B. Briggs P 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .222 0 0
   J. Lonergan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 13 14 13 1 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (3, 2nd Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. MacPherson (2, 7th Inning off G. Forgette, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Keough 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Espersen, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Wisniewski, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. MacPherson (1, 1st Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Robinson (4, 3rd Inning off R. Wisniewski, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Chavez (1, 3rd Inning off R. Wisniewski, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Ward (3, 6th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Isenbarger , D. Keough 9 , A. Robinson 5 , K. MacPherson 6 , T. McClellan , C. Chavez 4 , L. Ward 6 , G. Schon , B. Briggs
2-out RBI: D. Keough , C. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Briggs
GIDP: R. Isenbarger , T. McClellan
Sac Fly: G. Schon
Hit by Pitch: D. Keough
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Isenbarger , K. MacPherson , L. Ward
Double Plays: 1 (Schon-Isenbarger-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Row SS 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 .238 0 1
B. Anderson RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .222 1 3
G. Jordan 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 1 7
   D. Armstrong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Wilkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   D. Gilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Stallings PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Kaminski PH 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Barnes LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .349 1 6
E. Peters C 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .316 2 7
D. Howard 2B 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .278 2 9
J. Hammit 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .154 0 6
R. Roe CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .171 0 2
J. Espersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Henry PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 1
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Byrd 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .192 1 2
Totals 41 8 15 8 3 5 22      
a - W. Henry pinch hit for K. Craig in the 2nd
b - R. Byrd substituted for R. Wisniewski in the 4th
c - E. Wilkins pinch hit for D. Armstrong in the 5th
d - T. Stallings pinch hit for D. Gilson in the 6th
e - G. Kaminski pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard (2, 2nd Inning off B. Briggs, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Byrd (1, 8th Inning off B. Briggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes (3, 8th Inning off J. Lonergan, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Howard (2, 4th Inning off B. Briggs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Anderson , T. Stallings , R. Barnes 4 , E. Peters 2 , D. Howard 7 , J. Hammit , R. Roe , R. Byrd 4
2-out RBI: D. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , R. Barnes , E. Peters , D. Howard , R. Roe
GIDP: R. Roe
Sac Fly: E. Peters
Hit by Pitch: J. Hammit
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Row , J. Hammit
Double Plays: 2 (Howard-Row-Jordan, Row-Howard-Jordan)
PB: E. Peters
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Briggs W (2-0) 7.0 13 6 6 1 4 1 131 5.23   
J. Lonergan 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 43 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Briggs 30
Batters Faced: B. Briggs 36, J. Lonergan 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Briggs 8-7, J. Lonergan 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Briggs 131-84, J. Lonergan 43-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lonergan 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Briggs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen L (0-2) 1.1 5 4 4 0 1 2 27 8.53   
K. Craig 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
R. Wisniewski 1.2 4 5 4 1 2 3 38 30.86   
D. Armstrong 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
D. Gilson 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 4.50   
G. Forgette 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 31 9.00   
B. Meade 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 23
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 9, K. Craig 1, R. Wisniewski 10, D. Armstrong 4, D. Gilson 4, G. Forgette 12, B. Meade 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 2-1, K. Craig 1-0, R. Wisniewski 2-0, D. Armstrong 1-3, D. Gilson 0-2, G. Forgette 3-2, B. Meade 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 27-17, K. Craig 4-3, R. Wisniewski 38-23, D. Armstrong 13-10, D. Gilson 11-10, G. Forgette 31-22, B. Meade 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Craig 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Forgette
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Keough
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 36824
Special Notes: Don Keough sets the PIT playoff game record for runs with 4.
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