MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
08/22/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1815 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (68-63) 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 1
San Diego Captains (79-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Traders Reel-In 4-1 Win Over Captains
Chicago pitcher William Matz did his part in helping his team defeat the San Diego Captains, 4-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the left-hander. Jimmy Calhoun notched his 29th save in 34 chances. The win puts Chicago at 68-63 this season.

Tim Rathbone had a direct impact on the outcome. Rathbone contributed a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put Chicago up, 2-0.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Rathbone said after the game.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .310 2 32
F. Precourt CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .302 3 63
J. Sledd 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .315 12 61
   c-A. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
J. Benson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 9 62
G. Russell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .210 9 46
T. Rathbone LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .198 2 5
   b-L. Cox LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .173 1 1
E. Jacques C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198 1 10
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .223 0 12
W. Matz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   J. Storey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 3
   a-D. Fickes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 2
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. McCord PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 2 15
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 3 3 6 11      
a - D. Fickes pinch hit for J. Storey in the 7th
b - L. Cox substituted for T. Rathbone in the 7th
c - A. Garcia substituted for J. Sledd in the 8th
d - W. McCord pinch hit for R. Birch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fuentes (38, 6th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Fuentes (6, 4th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Rathbone (2, 5th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 6 , F. Precourt , J. Sledd 2 , J. Benson , G. Russell , T. Rathbone 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Russell
GIDP: J. Benson , W. McCord
Sac Bunt: F. Precourt
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Precourt (18) , L. Cox (10)
CS: R. Fuentes (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lindsey (30)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .299 10 64
D. Howard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .286 14 57
R. Barnes LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .350 17 67
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 9 56
E. Peters C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 22 66
T. Row 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .304 0 18
   b-R. Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 5 60
   c-J. Hammit 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 5 22
B. Anderson RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .269 5 31
R. Roe CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .305 7 58
R. Heath P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .145 0 5
   a-G. Locke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 8 28
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 12
Totals 33 1 6 1 4 6 15      
a - G. Locke pinch hit for R. Heath in the 7th
b - R. Byrd pinch hit for T. Row in the 8th
c - J. Hammit substituted for R. Byrd in the 9th
d - W. Henry pinch hit for J. DeWitt in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Wilkins , R. Barnes 2 , B. Anderson , R. Roe , R. Heath
2-out RBI: E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Howard , T. Row
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Howard-Wilkins-Stallings, Wilkins-Howard-Stallings)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz W (3-4) 5.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 83 1.18   
J. Storey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.68   
R. Birch 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 35 2.09   
J. Calhoun SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 62
Batters Faced: W. Matz 19, J. Storey 3, R. Birch 11, J. Calhoun 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 8-3, J. Storey 2-0, R. Birch 0-5, J. Calhoun 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 83-45, J. Storey 12-10, R. Birch 35-21, J. Calhoun 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath L (15-6) 7.0 8 4 4 0 5 1 112 2.72   
J. DeWitt 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 39 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 50
Batters Faced: R. Heath 27, J. DeWitt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 7-7, J. DeWitt 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 112-73, J. DeWitt 39-17
WP: R. Heath
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Matz
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 22240
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