MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
07/27/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1414 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (49-53) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0
San Diego Captains (53-50) 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5 9 1
Blockbusters Handed 5-3 Loss by San Diego
The San Diego Captains knocked off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-3, in National Baseball League action at San Diego Sporting Complex. San Diego pitcher and Brooklyn, New York, native Ed Payne had an outstanding performance. Ed Prater earned his 14th save, after closing out the game. The Captains are now 53-50, while the Blockbusters fall to 49-53.

The Captains picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"I just tried to attack the bottom of the zone," Payne said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pakula RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .210 1 6
J. Quinlan 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 14
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 6 13
   b-T. Hester 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
J. Brookins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 20 57
H. Katzen 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 6 50
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 6 21
   e-G. Strum 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .423 0 2
   g-A. Covarrubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 9 39
B. May 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .254 1 8
N. Parsons CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 4 29
   d-E. Laub PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 2 21
E. Jacques C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165 0 6
P. Villamil SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236 1 18
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073 1 2
   J. Trent P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .314 14 47
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 0 6 4      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for J. Quinlan in the 6th
b - T. Hester substituted for L. Messenger in the 6th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 7th
d - E. Laub pinch hit for N. Parsons in the 7th
e - G. Strum substituted for R. Montoya in the 7th
f - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for J. Trent in the 8th
g - A. Covarrubio pinch hit for G. Strum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Villamil (11, 8th Inning off B. Meade, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. May (1, 2nd Inning off E. Payne, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Ronnebaum (14, 8th Inning off B. Meade, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pakula 2 , B. May 4 , P. Villamil 2 , E. Ronnebaum 4
GIDP: L. Messenger
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (May-Quinlan-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262 11 46
W. Henry 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .266 5 33
R. Barnes LF 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .331 17 62
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Roe PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 5 30
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
E. Peters C 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .224 10 39
F. Boone 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .275 6 50
M. Alford RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273 0 0
T. Row SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 0 37
R. Rodgers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 8 41
E. Payne P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 0 2
   a-J. Locricchio LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 3 22
Totals 32 5 9 4 3 1 18      
a - J. Locricchio substituted for E. Payne in the 6th
b - R. Roe pinch hit for R. Gordon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes 2 (19, 1st Inning off B. Anderson, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 2 , W. Henry , R. Barnes 5 , E. Peters , T. Row , J. Locricchio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Boone , M. Alford , E. Payne
GIDP: R. Rodgers
Hit by Pitch: E. Peters
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Henry (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Henry-Row-Boone)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson L (7-6) 6.1 9 5 5 3 1 0 103 3.21   
J. Trent 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.52   
C. Franklin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 33
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 31, J. Trent 2, C. Franklin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 8-9, J. Trent 1-1, C. Franklin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 103-61, J. Trent 7-4, C. Franklin 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Trent 3-0
WP: B. Anderson
Hit Batsmen: B. Anderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Payne W (5-2) 5.1 3 1 1 0 4 1 88 2.97   
R. Gordon H (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.77   
B. Meade 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 6 3.62   
E. Prater SV (14) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Payne 62
Batters Faced: E. Payne 19, R. Gordon 5, B. Meade 3, E. Prater 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Payne 10-2, R. Gordon 2-1, B. Meade 0-0, E. Prater 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Payne 88-55, R. Gordon 19-12, B. Meade 6-5, E. Prater 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gordon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Payne
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 20347
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