MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
04/15/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 148 - SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (6-5) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
St. Louis Explorers (5-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2
San Diego Edges St. Louis, 3-2
The San Diego Captains eked out a 3-2 win versus the St. Louis Explorers at Corps of Discovery Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Mark Pike. He was terrific. Pike, the winner, moves to 3-0. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 1 and giving up 1 walk. Jack DeWitt sewed up the save, his 3rd.

A key moment came with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Pike hit a cutter from Glenn Kittle for a 2-run single, putting San Diego up, 2-0.

"Mark is good at sticking to his strengths," said San Diego manager Joe Mack.

With the win, San Diego climbs to 6-5.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .283 1 2
D. Hughes 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .324 0 3
R. Barnes LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .348 0 1
T. Stallings 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .300 1 7
D. Howard 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .161 1 6
R. Roe CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .324 1 9
R. Byrd RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 0 1
G. Austin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .222 0 1
M. Pike P 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .300 0 3
   a-W. Henry PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3 5 4 24      
a - W. Henry pinch hit for M. Pike in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (1, 3rd Inning off G. Kittle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Wilkins (3, 7th Inning off G. Kittle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 3 , D. Hughes 3 , R. Barnes , T. Stallings , D. Howard , R. Byrd , G. Austin 2 , M. Pike 2
2-out RBI: D. Howard , M. Pike
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , R. Barnes , T. Stallings , D. Howard , R. Roe
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 0 1
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 0 0
T. Adams 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .300 0 4
C. Panetta LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 0 4
D. Bieler 2B, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .129 0 0
T. LaDuke RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .200 1 2
T. Guinn SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 0 2
   a-B. Tudor PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 3
J. O'Neil C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 1
   c-A. Voeller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 6
G. Kittle P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-G. Parker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 0 3
   M. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 2 10      
a - B. Tudor pinch hit for T. Guinn in the 7th
b - G. Parker pinch hit for G. Kittle in the 7th
c - A. Voeller pinch hit for J. O'Neil in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez (2, 6th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. LaDuke (1, 7th Inning off M. Pike, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pickett , F. Martinez 2 , T. Adams 2 , D. Bieler , T. LaDuke 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Panetta 2 , T. LaDuke , A. Voeller
Sac Bunt: T. LaDuke
Hit by Pitch: D. Bieler
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Adams (1) , D. Bieler (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Panetta (1) , G. Kittle (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez, Guinn-Martinez)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (3-0) 7.0 4 2 2 1 1 1 110 1.50   
J. DeWitt SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 61
Batters Faced: M. Pike 27, J. DeWitt 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 10-10, J. DeWitt 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 110-62, J. DeWitt 19-13
Hit Batsmen: M. Pike
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kittle L (1-1) 7.0 10 3 3 4 3 0 122 2.45   
M. Clark 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 39 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kittle 44
Batters Faced: G. Kittle 33, M. Clark 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kittle 6-10, M. Clark 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kittle 122-71, M. Clark 39-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Pike
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 19635
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