MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/14/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1289 - FRIDAY, JULY 14TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (54-37) 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 7 8 3
New York Knickerbockers (48-47) 1 0 1 0 1 2 10 0 X 15 13 1
Win Lifts Knickerbockers to 48-47
New York second baseman Steve Wright contributed significantly to his team's 15-7 win over the San Diego Captains. Wright, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1968 draft, went 2 for 3 with 4 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Knickerbockers. Joaquin Hernandez earned the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. He upped his record to 2-2. The victory gives New York a record of 48-47.

New York took control in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Wayne Baker hit a run-scoring single to make it 7-6, Knickerbockers.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Baker said.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .281 9 44
   a-W. Henry PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 11
E. Wilkins SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306 7 40
R. Byrd RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .302 3 44
G. Locke 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .290 2 8
E. Peters C 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .234 16 44
J. Hammit 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .382 2 8
R. Roe CF 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .299 4 39
R. Barnes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .357 15 56
M. Pike P 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .170 0 7
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7 6 6 21      
a - W. Henry pinch hit for D. Howard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hammit (1, 1st Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Locke (2, 5th Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Locke (2, 1st Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Peters (16, 9th Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Byrd , G. Locke 6 , E. Peters 4 , J. Hammit 4 , R. Barnes
2-out RBI: G. Locke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , G. Locke , R. Roe , M. Pike
GIDP: M. Pike
Sac Fly: M. Pike
Hit by Pitch: E. Peters
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins (13) , J. Hammit (2) , R. Barnes (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Howard-Locke)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF, LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .268 14 40
S. Wright 2B 3 4 2 0 2 1 2 .291 13 51
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 .247 7 46
R. Freeman LF, CF 3 1 1 4 1 1 3 .215 24 61
W. Baker CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .269 1 36
   c-D. DeHaan PH, RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258 2 10
R. Zink 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .203 6 25
R. Hotz C 5 2 2 3 0 2 1 .229 3 12
D. Lamons SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .315 7 34
R. Schifsky P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .027 0 0
   a-D. Mateo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 5 27
   J. Hernandez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   b-P. Barrera PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .225 0 7
   B. Owen P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
Totals 37 15 13 14 7 10 16      
a - D. Mateo pinch hit for R. Schifsky in the 5th
b - P. Barrera pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 7th
c - D. DeHaan pinch hit for W. Baker in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez 2 (13, 3rd Inning off M. Pike, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off M. Pike, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Wright (3, 1st Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hotz (3, 6th Inning off M. Pike, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , S. Wright 4 , F. Chavez 4 , R. Freeman , W. Baker 2 , D. DeHaan , R. Zink , R. Hotz 5 , P. Barrera
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , R. Freeman , D. DeHaan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , W. Baker , R. Zink 2
GIDP: D. Lamons
Sac Fly: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Chavez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike L (11-6) 6.1 10 9 8 4 7 1 115 3.35   
J. DeWitt 0.1 2 6 0 3 1 0 34 2.27   
G. Forgette 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 22
Batters Faced: M. Pike 32, J. DeWitt 8, G. Forgette 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 10-1, J. DeWitt 0-0, G. Forgette 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 115-66, J. DeWitt 34-16, G. Forgette 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeWitt 2-2 , G. Forgette 3-2
WP: M. Pike , J. DeWitt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky 5.0 7 6 6 4 4 1 106 7.04   
J. Hernandez W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 36 3.23   
B. Owen 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 29
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 27, J. Hernandez 9, B. Owen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 7-4, J. Hernandez 2-3, B. Owen 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 106-61, J. Hernandez 36-21, B. Owen 23-14
Hit Batsmen: R. Schifsky
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wright
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 17957
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