MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
08/28/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 1901 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (64-72) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
San Diego Captains (83-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 6 10 1
Captains Stun Eagles, 6-2
The San Diego Captains picked up a win at San Diego Sporting Complex, dropping the Washington Eagles, 6-2. John Espersen, who is tied for 10th in the NBL with a 2.73 ERA, was the difference-maker. The first-place Captains, at 83-52, now lead their division by 2 games.

Randy Barnes hit a bases-clearing triple off Don McCoy in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Captains in front, 5-2. Barnes had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 3.

Barnes attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 3 23
G. Long SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 15 61
M. Lockhart RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 22 71
J. Duersch 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .275 11 69
L. McGee LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .266 7 25
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 13 60
J. Olvera C 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .201 4 29
B. Brosnahan CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .221 1 6
   b-R. Golick PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 6 55
R. Juarez P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .169 0 1
   a-A. Cassill LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 11
Totals 32 2 7 1 3 3 17      
a - A. Cassill substituted for R. Juarez in the 8th
b - R. Golick pinch hit for B. Brosnahan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. McGee (10, 2nd Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Olson (14, 7th Inning off J. Espersen, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (30, 8th Inning off E. Prater, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Golick (22, 9th Inning off E. Prater, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 2 , J. Duersch , L. McGee 3 , I. Olson 2 , J. Olvera , R. Golick 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cook , J. Olvera , R. Juarez 2 , A. Cassill
Sac Bunt: J. Olvera
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275 14 57
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .298 10 64
B. Anderson RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .273 5 34
G. Locke 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .248 9 32
E. Peters C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .227 23 68
T. Row 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 0 19
   b-R. Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 5 61
   c-J. Hammit 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 5 23
R. Roe CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .297 7 59
R. Barnes LF 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .355 17 75
J. Espersen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 0 2
   a-T. Stallings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 9 59
   E. Prater P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 32 6 10 6 2 3 14      
a - T. Stallings pinch hit for J. Espersen in the 7th
b - R. Byrd pinch hit for T. Row in the 8th
c - J. Hammit substituted for R. Byrd in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Barnes (9, 8th Inning off D. McCoy, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard , E. Wilkins 2 , G. Locke 2 , E. Peters , R. Roe , R. Barnes 4 , E. Prater
2-out RBI: R. Barnes , E. Prater
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Peters , T. Stallings
Sac Fly: B. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: D. Howard , R. Barnes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Wilkins (13)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Row (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Roe-Peters)
OF assists: 1 (Roe(Lockhart at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Juarez 7.1 5 2 2 2 2 0 101 4.02   
D. McCoy L (1-5), BS (3) 0.1 5 4 4 0 1 0 14 5.40   
T. Morton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Juarez 60
Batters Faced: R. Juarez 30, D. McCoy 6, T. Morton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Juarez 11-8, D. McCoy 0-0, T. Morton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Juarez 101-66, D. McCoy 14-8, T. Morton 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McCoy 1-1 , T. Morton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Juarez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen 7.0 3 1 0 2 3 0 81 2.73   
E. Prater W (2-2) 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 35 1.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 70
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 27, E. Prater 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 4-14, E. Prater 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 81-53, E. Prater 35-23
Balk: J. Espersen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Espersen
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 19677
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