MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
06/24/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 1045 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (44-30) 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 14 0
Kansas City Bulls (34-41) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 2
5-for-6 Game for Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins did a number on the Bulls in the 8-4 San Diego victory -- and the number was 5. The Captains shortstop banged out 5 hits in 6 at-bats at Independence Field to lead his club past the Kansas City Bulls.

"I felt good in the batter's box," he said. "I had confidence in my swing and knew that it was there and that I could get the job done."

Ernie Wilkins singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and grounded out in the 9th.

In 73 games this season, Wilkins is batting .301 with 93 hits and 4 home runs. He has scored 41 runs and driven in 27.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 6 2 5 1 0 0 0 .301 4 27
D. Howard 2B 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 .279 8 36
T. Stallings 1B 6 0 0 1 0 2 12 .275 8 46
E. Peters C 6 1 2 3 0 2 6 .227 12 30
B. Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .257 2 16
   a-N. Lane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   b-R. Baum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 3
D. Hughes 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .275 0 14
R. Byrd CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .312 2 30
T. Harris RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .261 0 3
R. Heath P 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .152 0 4
   L. Pates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8 7 6 34      
a - N. Lane pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 7th
b - R. Baum substituted for N. Lane in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Byrd (12, 2nd Inning off B. Crosby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Peters (12, 1st Inning off B. Crosby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 5 , D. Howard , E. Peters 5 , B. Anderson , D. Hughes 2 , R. Byrd 2 , T. Harris , R. Heath
2-out RBI: , E. Peters 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stallings , B. Anderson 2 , N. Lane , T. Harris
GIDP: E. Peters
Sac Fly: T. Harris
Hit by Pitch: D. Howard
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Wilkins-Stallings)
OF assists: 1 (Harris(Lahr at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .259 1 11
R. Colbourne 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 1 12
E. Cortez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 12 33
C. Taylor LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .324 14 39
J. Rafferty 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .400 1 5
   a-J. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 2
   c-R. Turner 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 3 19
R. Kremer 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .285 6 28
H. Cummings C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .265 4 19
M. Alva SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .165 2 11
B. Crosby P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 3
   P. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Smith PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .238 1 7
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 5 15
Totals 32 4 7 4 5 7 12      
a - J. Miller pinch hit for J. Rafferty in the 7th
b - L. Smith pinch hit for P. Thornton in the 7th
c - R. Turner substituted for J. Miller in the 8th
d - K. Durick pinch hit for A. Luce in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Smith (1, 7th Inning off R. Heath, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Taylor (1, 8th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Rafferty (1, 2nd Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , R. Colbourne , C. Taylor 4 , J. Rafferty 4 , M. Alva , L. Smith 3
2-out RBI: H. Lahr , L. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , R. Kremer 2 , M. Alva
GIDP: J. Rafferty
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (2) , H. Cummings (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Colbourne-Kremer)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath W (10-4) 8.2 7 4 4 5 7 1 141 2.65   
L. Pates 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 56
Batters Faced: R. Heath 36, L. Pates 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 6-11, L. Pates 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 141-89, L. Pates 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Pates 1-0
WP: R. Heath 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Crosby L (6-6) 6.0 11 6 6 5 4 1 124 3.83   
P. Thornton 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 27 4.91   
A. Luce 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 34 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crosby 25
Batters Faced: B. Crosby 34, P. Thornton 7, A. Luce 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crosby 3-11, P. Thornton 1-1, A. Luce 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crosby 124-71, P. Thornton 27-16, A. Luce 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Thornton 2-2
Hit Batsmen: P. Thornton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Wilkins
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 20022
Special Notes: Ernie Wilkins ties the SDC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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