MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/18/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 164 - SUNDAY, APRIL 18TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (7-5) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 10 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (6-6) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 0
Captains Drop Blockbusters, 5-2
The San Diego Captains picked up a win at Blockbuster Stadium, knocking off the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 5-2. Starting pitcher Mark Pike played a key role in the triumph. Pike, now 2-1, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 11 hits, while striking out 3, walking 3, and allowing 2 runs. San Diego is now 7-5.

Troy Stallings chipped in a solo home run for San Diego in the top of the fourth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

In postgame comments to the San Diego Daily, Stallings said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roe CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 2 8
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .220 1 3
R. Barnes LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .354 1 6
T. Stallings 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .200 1 3
R. Byrd RF 2 1 1 2 1 0 4 .429 1 9
D. Howard 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .194 1 4
D. Hughes 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .324 0 2
G. Austin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 0
M. Pike P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 1
Totals 32 5 10 5 4 2 14      
BATTING
Triples: R. Roe (1, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Byrd (1, 8th Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Stallings (1, 4th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Roe 4 , E. Wilkins , R. Barnes 2 , T. Stallings 5 , R. Byrd 3 , D. Howard , D. Hughes
2-out RBI: R. Byrd , D. Howard
GIDP: R. Byrd
Sac Fly: R. Byrd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (5)
CS: E. Wilkins (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 0 0
H. Katzen 2B 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .265 0 6
K. Frederick 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .195 0 2
   a-H. Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 3
   b-R. Bias 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .372 2 5
M. Herron 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 .240 1 3
N. Parsons CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 .154 0 5
L. Craig C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .200 0 2
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 0 1
L. Messenger P 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 1 5
   C. Hentschel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 0 2
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2 3 3 21      
a - H. Rhodes pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 7th
b - R. Bias substituted for H. Rhodes in the 8th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for C. Hentschel in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (3, 3rd Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Craig (1, 8th Inning off M. Pike, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Messenger (1, 3rd Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 5 , K. Frederick , R. Bias , E. Ronnebaum 2 , L. Craig 2 , L. Messenger 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ronnebaum , M. Herron 2 , N. Parsons 2 , R. Montoya
Hit by Pitch: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Gonzalez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Katzen-Villamil-Frederick, Herron-Frederick, Katzen-Frederick)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (2-1) 9.0 11 2 2 3 3 1 140 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 57
Batters Faced: M. Pike 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 140-91
Hit Batsmen: M. Pike
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger L (1-1) 7.2 10 5 5 4 2 1 125 3.47   
C. Hentschel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
J. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 37
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 33, C. Hentschel 1, J. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 7-10, C. Hentschel 0-1, J. Wilson 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 125-73, C. Hentschel 1-1, J. Wilson 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hentschel 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Pike
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 22178
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