MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/20/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1799 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (78-50) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1
Washington Eagles (61-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Captains Snatch 2-1 Win
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the San Diego Captains and Washington Eagles.

Washington wasted a solid 8-inning effort from starting pitcher Tom McAteer, losing to San Diego, 2-1, at Monument Field. Picking up the win was Mark Pike. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. The right--hander struck out 4 and walked 6.

Earl Peters, who is tied for 4th in the NBL in home runs with 22, had a direct impact on the outcome. Peters contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to put San Diego up, 2-0.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Peters said after the game.

San Diego improves to 78-50 with the win. They lead their division by 2½ games.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 14 57
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 10 63
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .347 17 67
G. Locke 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 8 28
   a-T. Stallings 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 9 56
E. Peters C 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .229 22 66
T. Row 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .310 0 17
R. Roe CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 6 55
R. Byrd RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 5 60
M. Pike P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .134 0 7
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2 3 3 11      
a - T. Stallings substituted for G. Locke in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard (26, 6th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 2 , E. Wilkins , R. Barnes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Pike
Sac Fly: E. Peters
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (37)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Howard-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Soroka 2B 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .207 0 7
G. Long SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 15 61
M. Lockhart RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295 21 69
J. Duersch 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .281 11 68
V. Marshall 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .311 1 13
   a-I. Olson PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 11 57
R. Golick LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .315 5 48
   b-A. Cassill PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .354 2 11
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lawler CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .267 4 37
J. Olvera C 4 0 2 0 0 2 5 .198 4 27
T. McAteer P 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .145 1 4
   c-L. McGee PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 7 24
Totals 32 1 7 1 7 4 26      
a - I. Olson pinch hit for V. Marshall in the 8th
b - A. Cassill pinch hit for R. Golick in the 8th
c - L. McGee pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Lockhart , J. Duersch , R. Golick , A. Cassill , J. Lawler , J. Olvera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duersch , V. Marshall , T. McAteer 2 , L. McGee
GIDP: J. Duersch
Sac Fly: J. Lawler
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Soroka 2 (7)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike W (16-8) 7.1 5 1 1 6 4 0 125 2.99   
J. DeWitt SV (18) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 62
Batters Faced: M. Pike 33, J. DeWitt 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 10-8, J. DeWitt 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 125-73, J. DeWitt 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeWitt 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer L (8-12) 8.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 102 4.19   
D. McCoy 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 67
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 30, D. McCoy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 7-14, D. McCoy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 102-63, D. McCoy 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom McAteer
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 16852
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