MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/18/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1769 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (77-49) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 15 0
Washington Eagles (60-67) 0 0 6 0 2 0 4 0 X 12 12 0
Duersch Helps Washington Outscore San Diego
The Washington Eagles beat the San Diego Captains, 12-10, at Monument Field. The win was due in part to third baseman Jerry Duersch, who was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Ramon Juarez, who is tied for 6th in the NBL in wins with 13, was the winner. He's now 13-8. The loser was John Espersen. Bob Viola, credited with the save, is now 1 for 1 in save opportunities.

Washington left fielder Lee McGee delivered a 3-run home run in the bottom of the third. Overall, he went 3 for 4, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and knocked in 4.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Duersch.

The first-place Captains have lost 4 straight games.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .289 14 57
E. Wilkins SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .301 10 63
B. Anderson RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .268 5 30
G. Locke 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .243 8 28
E. Peters C 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .229 22 65
T. Row 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .320 0 17
   d-R. Byrd PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 5 60
R. Roe CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .305 6 55
R. Barnes LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .349 17 66
J. Espersen P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 2
   a-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 12
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Hammit PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314 5 22
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068 1 5
   R. Barc P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Stallings PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 8 54
Totals 39 10 15 10 4 7 17      
a - W. Henry pinch hit for J. Espersen in the 4th
b - J. Hammit pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 7th
c - T. Stallings pinch hit for R. Barc in the 9th
d - R. Byrd pinch hit for T. Row in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Row (10, 1st Inning off R. Juarez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Hammit (9, 7th Inning off R. Juarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Howard (14, 7th Inning off R. Juarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard 5 , E. Wilkins , B. Anderson 2 , G. Locke , E. Peters , T. Row 2 , R. Byrd , R. Roe 2 , R. Barnes 2 , J. Hammit 2 , T. Stallings
2-out RBI: , E. Peters 2 , T. Row , R. Byrd , R. Roe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roe
GIDP: E. Wilkins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (36)
CS: B. Anderson (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Row-Howard-Locke, Wilkins-Howard-Locke)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .279 3 19
G. Long SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .273 15 61
M. Lockhart RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .297 21 69
J. Duersch 3B 4 3 3 4 0 0 1 .282 11 68
L. McGee LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .262 6 21
I. Olson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289 11 57
J. Lawler CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .265 4 36
J. Olvera C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .196 4 26
R. Juarez P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .169 0 1
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Soroka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 7
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   B. Viola P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0 0
Totals 33 12 12 12 2 2 13      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for D. McCoy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lawler (21, 3rd Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. McGee (9, 7th Inning off D. Fields, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. McGee (6, 3rd Inning off J. Espersen, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Duersch (11, 5th Inning off G. Forgette, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cook , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Duersch 6 , L. McGee 7 , I. Olson , J. Lawler 3
2-out RBI: M. Lockhart , J. Duersch 2 , L. McGee
GIDP: L. McGee , J. Olvera
Sac Bunt: R. Juarez
Sac Fly: E. Cook , J. Lawler
Hit by Pitch: E. Cook
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Long-Olson, Duersch-Cook-Olson)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen L (11-6) 3.0 5 6 6 1 1 1 52 2.85   
G. Forgette 3.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 37 4.76   
D. Fields 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 16 3.95   
R. Barc 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 23
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 15, G. Forgette 12, D. Fields 6, R. Barc 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 4-4, G. Forgette 1-7, D. Fields 1-1, R. Barc 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 52-31, G. Forgette 37-17, D. Fields 16-10, R. Barc 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Barc 2-1
WP: D. Fields
Hit Batsmen: R. Barc
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Juarez W (13-8) 6.1 10 7 7 2 4 1 109 4.04   
D. McCoy H (6) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.78   
R. Kingery 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.33   
B. Viola SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 18 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Juarez 27
Batters Faced: R. Juarez 28, D. McCoy 6, R. Kingery 3, B. Viola 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Juarez 7-5, D. McCoy 2-2, R. Kingery 0-0, B. Viola 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Juarez 109-68, D. McCoy 22-14, R. Kingery 6-4, B. Viola 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Viola 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Duersch
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 15562
Special Notes: CL Richie Kingery was injured while pitching.
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