MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/07/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1625 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (73-43) 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 13 1
St. Louis Explorers (50-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2
Captains Win at St. Louis, 7-1
San Diego Captains starter John Espersen hurled his team past the St. Louis Explorers, 7-1. San Diego is now 73-43, 6½ games up in the National Baseball League Western Division.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Grammercy Locke? The San Diego first baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Captains on top, 2-0. For the game, Locke had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"A confident pitcher is a dangerous thing," said San Diego manager Joe Mack. "That's what John is right now."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .309 9 56
R. Roe CF 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .310 5 50
G. Locke 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .223 7 24
E. Peters C 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .227 21 59
W. Henry 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .256 1 12
   a-R. Barnes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .359 17 64
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
B. Anderson LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .275 5 30
T. Row 3B, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .311 0 14
T. Harris RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .179 0 7
J. Espersen P 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 0 2
   R. Barc P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Hammit PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 4 20
Totals 40 7 13 5 5 2 18      
a - R. Barnes pinch hit for W. Henry in the 9th
b - J. Hammit pinch hit for R. Barc in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Peters (8, 1st Inning off D. Lott, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Locke (5, 1st Inning off D. Lott, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Roe (20, 6th Inning off D. Lott, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 3 , R. Roe 4 , G. Locke 3 , E. Peters 2 , W. Henry , R. Barnes , B. Anderson , T. Row
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Peters , W. Henry 2 , J. Espersen , J. Hammit
GIDP: E. Peters
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Henry-Wilkins-Locke)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .269 3 18
F. Martinez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .300 8 45
T. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .294 12 46
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 7 60
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 2 19
T. Pickett LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 0 21
   a-W. Romero PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 1 23
C. Wright C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .196 1 13
D. Lott P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .151 1 2
   T. LaDuke P 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 .167 2 4
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 4 19      
a - W. Romero pinch hit for T. Pickett in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wright (5, 3rd Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. LaDuke (2, 8th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Tudor 2 , G. Parker , C. Wright 2 , T. LaDuke 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Adams , T. LaDuke
GIDP: K. Osterhage
Hit by Pitch: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pickett (8)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Adams (8) , T. Pickett (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Tudor-Adams)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen W (11-4) 7.2 4 1 1 2 3 1 101 2.38   
R. Barc 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.22   
K. Craig 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 35 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 68
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 29, R. Barc 1, K. Craig 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 7-11, R. Barc 0-1, K. Craig 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 101-66, R. Barc 3-3, K. Craig 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Barc 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Espersen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott L (11-7) 5.1 9 7 6 4 2 0 123 3.07   
T. LaDuke 3.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 57 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 22
Batters Faced: D. Lott 30, T. LaDuke 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 3-11, T. LaDuke 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 123-68, T. LaDuke 57-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. LaDuke 1-0
WP: D. Lott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Espersen
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 14776
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