MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
08/09/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 1643 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (74-44) 0 5 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 11 11 0
St. Louis Explorers (51-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
St. Louis Punchless in 11-0 Loss to Captains
Mark Pike was in a zone of his own most of the day, shutting out the St. Louis Explorers on 3 hits.

"He was too darn good for us today," grumbled St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood after the 11-0 loss to the San Diego Captains.

Pike finished with 6 strikeouts and 7 walks in a strong outing.

In the postgame press conference, San Diego manager Joe Mack said Pike "had good velocity, good movement and had those guys off balance. He just pitched his butt off."

To this point in the season, Pike shows a 15-7 record, 24 starts, 180 innings, 110 strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 .293 11 53
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 1 4 1 0 2 .306 10 60
R. Byrd RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .286 5 57
G. Locke 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225 7 24
E. Peters C 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .227 22 60
J. Hammit 3B 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .309 5 21
R. Roe CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .308 6 51
R. Barnes LF 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 .352 17 64
M. Pike P 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .148 0 7
Totals 38 11 11 11 7 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard (25, 7th Inning off R. DeJoseph, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Wilkins (10, 2nd Inning off G. Kittle, 3 on, 1 out) , E. Peters (22, 3rd Inning off T. LaDuke, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Roe (6, 5th Inning off T. LaDuke, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hammit (5, 5th Inning off T. LaDuke, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Byrd (5, 6th Inning off R. DeJoseph, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard 3 , E. Wilkins 4 , R. Byrd 4 , G. Locke , E. Peters 4 , J. Hammit 7 , R. Roe 4
2-out RBI: D. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Peters 2
GIDP: R. Roe
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Locke-Wilkins-Pike)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tudor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265 3 18
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .297 8 45
T. Adams 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .293 12 46
G. Parker RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .287 7 60
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 2 19
T. Pickett LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .202 0 21
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 1 23
J. O'Neil C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .159 4 19
G. Kittle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   T. LaDuke P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 2 4
   a-D. Bieler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 6 20
   R. DeJoseph P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0 7 6 19      
a - D. Bieler pinch hit for T. LaDuke in the 5th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Parker 2 , R. DeJoseph
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Martinez , T. Guinn 2
GIDP: G. Parker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pickett (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn 2 (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Guinn-Tudor-Adams)
OF assists: 1 (Osterhage(Howard at 3rd base))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (15-7) 9.0 3 0 0 7 6 0 123 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 80
Batters Faced: M. Pike 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 123-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kittle L (6-10) 1.1 1 5 4 5 1 1 54 4.34   
T. LaDuke 3.2 6 3 3 0 2 3 73 3.18   
R. DeJoseph 4.0 4 3 3 2 1 1 55 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kittle 24
Batters Faced: G. Kittle 11, T. LaDuke 17, R. DeJoseph 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kittle 1-2, T. LaDuke 2-7, R. DeJoseph 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kittle 54-25, T. LaDuke 73-51, R. DeJoseph 55-32
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Pike
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 15763
Special Notes: RP Tony LaDuke was injured while pitching.
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