MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
08/02/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 1553 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (68-42) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 13 1
Milwaukee Dairymen (52-59) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 12 0
Captains Winners, 8-5, at Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
San Diego first baseman Grammercy Locke made his presence felt in the 8-5 Captains triumph over the Milwaukee Dairymen. Locke was 2-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The winning pitcher was John Espersen. He tossed 105 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 10 hits. The Captains have an impressive 68-42 record.

In the first inning, Locke had a 3-run home run for San Diego. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Captains on top, 3-0.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Locke.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .287 11 49
E. Wilkins SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .301 8 51
R. Byrd RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .293 3 51
G. Locke 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .214 6 19
R. Barnes LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .356 17 63
J. Hammit 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .313 4 19
R. Roe CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .308 5 49
G. Austin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240 2 10
J. Espersen P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 0 2
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Anderson PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .278 4 28
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 2 5 12      
a - B. Anderson pinch hit for J. DeWitt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard 2 (24, 1st Inning off D. Favela, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Favela, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Locke (4, 7th Inning off D. Favela, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hammit (6, 8th Inning off D. Valenti, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Anderson (13, 8th Inning off D. Valenti, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Wilkins (10, 2nd Inning off D. Favela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Locke (6, 1st Inning off D. Favela, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard 4 , E. Wilkins 3 , R. Byrd 2 , G. Locke 6 , R. Barnes 2 , J. Hammit 3 , R. Roe , B. Anderson 2
2-out RBI: E. Wilkins , G. Locke , R. Roe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , R. Byrd , R. Barnes , G. Austin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (29) , R. Roe (7)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Locke-Wilkins-Espersen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .370 5 43
G. Austin 1B, SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .277 7 43
L. Morford LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .271 6 50
R. Bryce 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .258 1 30
C. Arkle 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .218 5 28
L. Hughes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 4 25
D. Adams C 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .254 0 7
C. Bragg SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 2 42
   b-R. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 3 9
   J. Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Favela P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   P. Costabile P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-T. Davis PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 4 17
   D. Valenti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Desormeau PH, 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
Totals 38 5 12 5 2 4 15      
a - T. Davis pinch hit for P. Costabile in the 7th
b - R. Adams pinch hit for C. Bragg in the 8th
c - R. Desormeau pinch hit for D. Valenti in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (21, 5th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Austin (7, 3rd Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Desormeau (1, 8th Inning off G. Forgette, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Morales , G. Austin 6 , L. Morford 2 , R. Bryce 2 , L. Hughes , D. Adams 3 , R. Desormeau 4
2-out RBI: G. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Morford , C. Arkle , L. Hughes , C. Bragg
GIDP: C. Bragg
Sac Fly: C. Arkle
Team LOB: 9
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen W (10-4) 6.2 10 3 1 2 3 1 105 2.44   
J. DeWitt H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.85   
G. Forgette 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 30 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 47
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 32, J. DeWitt 1, G. Forgette 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 7-9, J. DeWitt 0-1, G. Forgette 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 105-68, J. DeWitt 5-2, G. Forgette 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeWitt 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Favela L (0-1) 6.2 11 6 6 1 4 1 122 8.10   
P. Costabile 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.80   
D. Valenti 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 21 2.79   
J. Butler 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Favela 31
Batters Faced: D. Favela 31, P. Costabile 1, D. Valenti 6, J. Butler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Favela 9-6, P. Costabile 0-1, D. Valenti 0-2, J. Butler 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Favela 122-78, P. Costabile 1-1, D. Valenti 21-15, J. Butler 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Costabile 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Grammercy Locke
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 17578
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